The Making of Frank's First Film | NYU Tisch School of the Arts

1998! This was my first year of formal film production and it was attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) with some very talented and cool people. In this short collection of in-camera edited clips (this is raw footage straight off the tape) we take a short look at the Making Of scenes behind one of my classmates' first films (a silent film) shot on 16mm reversal film. Yes, film students use Skateboard Dollies! And just like this, too. We shot this in Frank's dorm room, by the way. Pretty simple shoot.

This is the first semester of the first year of actual Production, where you are learning all the very basic things. An amazing amount of knowledge and craft goes into filmmaking. Here, we are doing silent films just to learn the language of cinema. No sound or color, yet. Just black and white silent shorts so we could learn how to communicate on the fundamental levels before we moved on in complexity.

A lot of my friends from NYU have gone on to do some wild stuff in the film production as well as acting world and I wouldn't be surprised if one day this footage (or some of my other footage) is included in documentaries about one or another of them. But this was when we were just newbies at Film School. And having a hell of a time, too.

Acting in this scene are Frank Wilson and myself. Crew is Jesse Hove and Mark McLanahan.


Shot at 200 Water Street, on the 28th floor in New York City.

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[nezua]

Well, I'm sure things vary, you know? I guess I went in with about a 3.9? You do have to hand in a Creative Portfolio if you are applying to the art or film school, etc. And I'd imagine they want to see you are standing out in your grade/class in some way. You know, the usual..."extra-curricular" activities. I am not an intake counselor so I"m guessing at all of this. Overall, it's a pretty competitive school situation. But hey, they let me in! ;)

[RockandRoll21395]

@nezua how many projects should be in a film portfolio and what kind of projects?

[nezua]

@RockandRoll21395 i really don't know all the particulars, sorry. but you can submit paintings, music you've recorded/engineered, your own home amateur films, etc. anything creative at all that shows your stuff. as far as how many, you can ask that and other particular questions of the admissions office. just call up TSOA and inquire. good luck!

[ElectricRunner007]

Cool video! I am actually a sophomore at Tisch taking Sight & Sound Film right now and it's fun to see the same process from 12 years ago! (except we are using digital light meters now)

[RockandRoll21395]

@nezua how many projects should be in a film portfolio and what kind of projects? thanks

[kisame426]

i would love to get accepted to NYU tisch school of the arts (film major) =)

[starstuckfromthetop]

what does your gpa have to be like in order to get in and what are the requirements? thanks!!