Film  Program  Questionnaire  Fall  2015    Please  create  one  document  that  includes  the  following  and  save  it  as  a  PDF.        

1. Your  name,  telephone  number,  address  and  email,  SFU  student  number  or  application  reference  number    

2. Complete  the  questionnaire:    

a. Are  you  currently  attending  SFU?  If  yes,  what  program  are  you  studying?  If  no,  what  is  your  highest  education  level  and  where  did  you  attend?  

 b. Describe  any  background  in  filmmaking,  related  artistic  pursuits,  academic  study  or  other  

experiences  that  have  prepared  you  for  a  university-­‐level  filmmaking  program.  How  do  you  hope  to  build  on  this  experience  at  SFU?  (250  words)  

 c. Is  there  a  particular  aspect  of  film/video  (e.g.  writing,  producing,  directing,  cinematography,  

editing,  criticism,  etc.)  that  you  might  pursue  in  the  future?  What  are  your  goals  five  years  from  now?  Fifteen  years?  How  do  you  expect  to  achieve  these  goals?  (250  words)  

 d. Describe  a  five-­‐minute  16mm.  film  you  would  like  to  make  in  your  first  year  of  the  program.  Your  

film  will  not  have  synchronized  dialogue,  but  can  include  music,  narration  and  sound  effects  (no  music  videos  please).  (500  words)  

 e. Briefly  analyze  a  film  you  have  seen  recently.  Explain  what  you  found  interesting  about  the  way  it  

was  made.  Would  you  have  made  it  differently?  (250  words)    

f. Discuss  a  critical,  historical  or  theoretical  book  or  article  that  you  have  read  recently,  and  explain  how  it  has  influenced  your  view  of  what  cinema  is  or  could  be?  (250  words)  

 g. What  do  you  feel  you  can  contribute  to  your  community  and/or  society  at  large?  (250  words)  

 3. Your  unofficial  transcript  

 The  PDF  can  be  made  in  any  software  you  want  and  can  be  done  in  something  as  simple  as  Word.  The  goal  is  to  have  a  single  document  combining  the  answers  and  the  unofficial  transcript,  for  the  committee  to  read  and  refer  to  during  the  interview  rather  than  several  separate  images  and  documents.      Please  save  the  PDF  named  in  this  format:  yourfamilyname_filmquestionnaire.pdf  and  send  it  to  sca_apply@sfu.ca.      Interview  will  be  arranged  after  the  March  9th  deadline.