<p>I’m applying to USC’s undergraduate film production program (School of Cinematic Arts). I consider myself to be a strong candidate considering my grades, the essays and materials on my application, my creative portfolio, and awards/press coverage regarding my films, etc.</p>
<p>For one of the supplemental materials I have to send along with my application they ask me:</p>
<p>“Video Option: Create a brief narrative video in which you had a major creative role. The video can be either live-action or animation, fiction or documentary, but it should reflect your aesthetic tastes and intellectual and emotional interests. (no more than five minutes)”</p>
<p>Now here’s one of my movies. I made it with other students for a fun48 “48-hour” film competition, it showed at my school’s Film Festival and even got a good review in the local newspaper:</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Baked To The Future](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIZjiBFsNE]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSIZjiBFsNE)</p>
<p>I think it’s obvious what’s in discussion here. </p>
<p>May be useful to inform that I live in California. USC is in California. In the state of Cali marijuana is legalized for medicinal purposes. The moral of the film’s story actually is anti-marijuana (in a potentially ironic way). </p>
<p>My other option is to take my favorite short film, which is ten minutes long, and try to butcher it into under five minutes. Every director’s worst nightmare…</p>
<p>What do you all have to say?</p>