MA Media Producing Application Requirements

In Tisch Special Programs, we look for people with unique points of view, who hope to make creative work with an impact. We want to get a sense of who you are in your own words beyond what we can infer from your résumé/CV. What ideas do you have and what are you curious about? What kinds of projects are you interested in making or re-making? 

Your statement of purpose should provide information about why you're applying to this program. What are your academic and professional goals? Tell us how your experiences, successes, and failures have shaped how you see the world. 

Length: Please limit your statement to 3 pages maximum, double spaced, 12 point font.

A professional résumé listing academic background, work experience, honors, affiliations with professional organizations, papers presented at conferences, published work, etc. If you have a LinkedIn account, please provide us with the URL to your profile.

Photograph: Include a photograph of yourself.

Applicants are required to ask recommenders to submit their letters through the online application system. Preferred recommenders: one professional, one personal.

Official academic transcripts or unofficial photocopies of academic transcripts should be scanned and uploaded. Applications that are missing transcripts will not be submitted for admissions review until the application is complete. If accepted, then applicants will be asked to mail in hard copies of official academic transcripts. Questions about the online application for admission should be addressed to the Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Admissions Office (212) 998-1918 or tisch.gradadmissions@nyu.edu. Questions about the MA in Media Producing degree should be referred to Virginia Gonzales at (212) 998-1500 or e-mail: tsp.ma.producing@nyu.edu.

Use a webcam or smart phone to record yourself. We are not looking for special effects, as long as we can see and hear you clearly.

Upload a 1-2 minute video where you tell us about yourself and what interests you about the entertainment business. We will not be judging the production value of this submission; we encourage applicants to use cameras that are readily available to them (e.g. cell phones or computers). We are not looking for polished/edited videos; it is meant to be a short video where you tell us something about yourself that we cannot get from other aspects of your application.

You can upload to YouTube, Vimeo, etc. Please upload your video as a part of your online application on the Digital Portfolio Page.

Submission of a creative portfolio is required in order for us to assess your creative aspirations. Portfolio materials need not be professional-quality work. Applicants are encouraged to submit work that is reflective of their interests and experiences.

You must submit ALL of the following:

Dramatic Story: The Dramatic story is a required short narrative writing exercise. Write a two-page story which builds dramatic tension and begins with the line, “Immediately, when I flipped the switch....”

Format for the Dramatic Story: 2 pages, double-spaced, 12-point font. (Save as a PDF and upload to the application.)

Visual Submission: Present a maximum of 8 still photographs of a single character at work or at a location or a maximum of 8 still photographs that tells a story.

Concept: Describe one concept for a feature-length script, narrative film, or television show that you would like to develop.

Format for the Concept: Write no more than one page, typed, double-spaced, 12-point font. (Save as a PDF and upload to the application.)