Backround- I am a transfer applicant, applying to the Cinema Studies Program at Tisch.
If you had the opportunity to spend one day in New York City with a famous New Yorker, who would it be and what would you do? (Your New Yorker can be anyone - past or present, fictional or non-fictional - who is generally associated with New York City; they do not necessarily have to have been born and raised in New York City.)
At first I wrote about Martian Scorsese, but he seems too cliche. I think Asimov would be a smarter choice.
If I could spend the day with one famous New Yorker, I would chose Martin Scorsese. The man's passion and technique is legendary, he is undoubtedly the greatest filmmaker of our time. Perhaps we could simply take a stroll through Greenwich Village and end up having lunch in Little Italy. There I could talk to him about my favorite moments in his films, and get his advice on my own screenplays and ideas. I am certain that even a couple brief hours spent learning from him would inspire greatness within me.
Write a haiku, limerick, or short (eight lines or less) poem that best represents you.
After spending hours sitting at my computer trying to type a perfect Limerick I have given up and wrote this poem for better or worse:
The eager chap tried to reckon the friendliness of life.
A quiet job, suburban house, a lovely wife?
He shivered a bit and considered a diabolical possibility.
A world plagued by anger, violence, and hostility?
The fellow paused for one last consideration.
Perhaps it's all just some balanced combination.
In the year 2050, a movie is being made of your life. Please tell us the name of your movie and briefly summarize the story line.
This one is killing me. As some who wants to study what this very question asks, I don't how you can make a tangible film about someone studying well, film. So I wrote this (my other career choice is film editor):
We are sitting down with filmmaker (name), whose autobiographical film is set for release summer 2050. The movie entitled "The Editor" chronicles Mr. (last name's) work for the government disguising some of the most phenomenal conspiracies of the century. In New York, some decades ago, he witnesses our own government approve the unspeakable torture and slaying of a respected foreign dictator during a covert operation. (last name) is kidnapped and imprisoned to avoid disgrace to the country and a nuclear holocaust. During his time in captivity he is ordered to use his seamless film editing skills to doctor sensitive recordings of government cover ups. He is made to preserve a dishonorable political ideals, corrupting his morals in the process. The film also depicts his escape and trial.
Please tell us what led you to select your anticipated academic program and/or NYU school/college, and what interests you most about your intended discipline.
I think this is alright, but I know NYU is looking for a unquie witty student and again this feels like a cliche response:
New York University has a reputation for greatness, and Tisch School of the arts is definitely no exception. Some of the most iconic film makers in the industry have learned from the brilliant faculty of Tisch, and it is my hope to have the same privilege. I have chosen the cinema studies program because I have a sensational passion for the visual power of film. As someone with a profound respect for the art, I am thrilled to analyze movies, and could spend hours writing intelligently about them. Cinema studies should add yet another dimension to my relationship with film.
I have not fully edited these for spelling/grammar, I will do that later once I decide on my final answers. No need to correct mistakes like that :)
If you had the opportunity to spend one day in New York City with a famous New Yorker, who would it be and what would you do? (Your New Yorker can be anyone - past or present, fictional or non-fictional - who is generally associated with New York City; they do not necessarily have to have been born and raised in New York City.)
At first I wrote about Martian Scorsese, but he seems too cliche. I think Asimov would be a smarter choice.
If I could spend the day with one famous New Yorker, I would chose Martin Scorsese. The man's passion and technique is legendary, he is undoubtedly the greatest filmmaker of our time. Perhaps we could simply take a stroll through Greenwich Village and end up having lunch in Little Italy. There I could talk to him about my favorite moments in his films, and get his advice on my own screenplays and ideas. I am certain that even a couple brief hours spent learning from him would inspire greatness within me.
Write a haiku, limerick, or short (eight lines or less) poem that best represents you.
After spending hours sitting at my computer trying to type a perfect Limerick I have given up and wrote this poem for better or worse:
The eager chap tried to reckon the friendliness of life.
A quiet job, suburban house, a lovely wife?
He shivered a bit and considered a diabolical possibility.
A world plagued by anger, violence, and hostility?
The fellow paused for one last consideration.
Perhaps it's all just some balanced combination.
In the year 2050, a movie is being made of your life. Please tell us the name of your movie and briefly summarize the story line.
This one is killing me. As some who wants to study what this very question asks, I don't how you can make a tangible film about someone studying well, film. So I wrote this (my other career choice is film editor):
We are sitting down with filmmaker (name), whose autobiographical film is set for release summer 2050. The movie entitled "The Editor" chronicles Mr. (last name's) work for the government disguising some of the most phenomenal conspiracies of the century. In New York, some decades ago, he witnesses our own government approve the unspeakable torture and slaying of a respected foreign dictator during a covert operation. (last name) is kidnapped and imprisoned to avoid disgrace to the country and a nuclear holocaust. During his time in captivity he is ordered to use his seamless film editing skills to doctor sensitive recordings of government cover ups. He is made to preserve a dishonorable political ideals, corrupting his morals in the process. The film also depicts his escape and trial.
Please tell us what led you to select your anticipated academic program and/or NYU school/college, and what interests you most about your intended discipline.
I think this is alright, but I know NYU is looking for a unquie witty student and again this feels like a cliche response:
New York University has a reputation for greatness, and Tisch School of the arts is definitely no exception. Some of the most iconic film makers in the industry have learned from the brilliant faculty of Tisch, and it is my hope to have the same privilege. I have chosen the cinema studies program because I have a sensational passion for the visual power of film. As someone with a profound respect for the art, I am thrilled to analyze movies, and could spend hours writing intelligently about them. Cinema studies should add yet another dimension to my relationship with film.
I have not fully edited these for spelling/grammar, I will do that later once I decide on my final answers. No need to correct mistakes like that :)
