Hey, congrats apple on getting an interview!

JB Fan: I got the same email and also haven't received an interview (yet?). I think they sent that out to everyone, though all it's done is make me even more nervous.

I wish they gave a timeframe for how long they take to schedule the interviews. From what I've heard, several hundred people will be invited across all disciplines (I was told by a faculty member that 100 directors alone get called), but it seems like if they had a list of people they wanted and several people making calls they could get it all done in a week or two max.

Apple, without divulging any personal info if you don't want to, is your last name near the beginning of the alphabet? Maybe they're calling in alphabetical order and they just haven't gotten to me yet. Or maybe they're not doing screenwriting yet. Or maybe...oh, I should just give it up...

Anybody else remember being this anxious during undergraduate applications? I definitely wasn't.

Jerry Bruckheimer Fan, I received that email too. I don't want to get my hopes up, because it looks like a general letter that everyone will get. But after all of this waiting, I have to say it does feel nice to get something that acknowledges what could be a potential interview invite. If they do call, hopefully it's soon.

By the way, what disciple did you apply for?

Insearchof_, I applied to the directing discipline. Yeah, hopefully we'll get those phone calls soon.

I don't know they are calling in alphabetical order because my Last name starts with W.
And I sent my application to AFI mid Nov.

quote:

Originally posted by apple:
I don't know they are calling in alphabetical order because my Last name starts with W.
And I sent my application to AFI mid Nov.

W? Well, maybe they're going in reverse alphabetical order (*crosses fingers*)...or more likely they're not. I did send my app at the last possible moment, though (mailed it November 29th if I recall correctly). Amazing that they're scheduling interviews before February 1st since transcripts/recs don't have to be in by then.

Who knows, it could be anything determining the order people are called. Discipline, location, perhaps there's no method to the madness at all. I need to stop psyching myself out or I'll end up not leaving the house and sitting by the phone for the next two months, lol...

(thx for the info btw, apple, and congrats again on getting an interview)

Producing applicant's recommendation letters are due by Dec 1st but other desciplines' are due by Feb 1st.
I guess they are calling to Producing earlier.

"The application deadline has been extended to May 15, 2011 for the following disciplines: cinematography, editing, producing and production design."

Anyone have any ideas on the significance of this?

means they didn't get enough variety as they would like. Or not enough people applied.

I think they're extending the deadlines because they didn't receive enough applicants for those disciplines.

They did it last year for Cinematography, Editing and Production Design as well.

I got the same message everyone got last Friday, and I was contacted this morning for Producing interview. It will be a phone interview for me.

Good luck everyone. It seems that they take time to call people.

It means acceptance nortification date will be extended too?

Just got the call: I'll be interviewing at AFI January 31st. Guess I'll have to be way more upbeat than I normally am Monday mornings...

Congrats !

Good luck to all in their interviews, and congratulations!

I received a call yesterday for an interview. It will take place in New York on March 2nd.

Congrats☆

The people who got calls, can you please mention the discipline to which you applied? As I would like to know if only the producing applicants are being called or if they have started for other disciplines aswell.

Hey guys, I'm applying to the cinematography discipline, and I'm waiting and hoping to get a call. What discipline are you, R. Sid?

I received the interview invite for the Directing discipline.

quote:

Originally posted by R. Sid:
The people who got calls, can you please mention the discipline to which you applied? As I would like to know if only the producing applicants are being called or if they have started for other disciplines aswell.

I was called for screenwriting.