Apply for the Sun Cinematography Award

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Applications for the 2011 Cycle are closed. The deadline was September 9, 2011.

Note that there are three (3) steps in the application process, and missing any of the three will render your application ineligible. Please read what follows below carefully before you begin!

The Application Process

Step 1: Make sure you are planning to take Advanced Cinematography

This award is designed to work in conjunction with the Advanced Cinematography class, and enrolling in that class is a requirement for eligibility.

Read all of the eligibility rules and requirements before starting, as this award is intended for a very specific type of recipient.

Please note that we reserve the right to make an exception to this rule for a qualified candidate who will use the scholarship for development of her cinematography reel as she would be doing in CTPR 557.

Step 2: Fill out our online application form

Be prepared to spend time on the application form. You cannot edit it after submitting, and you will be asked a number of questions.

Before you begin, have the following on hand:

  • Contact information for a faculty reference.
  • Information about any advanced projects you have worked on while at USC.
  • A personal statement. This is your chance to familiarize us with you as a person and you as an artist. What makes you unique?
  • You will also be asked to answer two short open-ended questions.

Start here »

Step 3: Mail us a DVD of your Reel

Click here to read more about your reel and what, specifically, is required »

Your DVD must be postmarked no later than the application deadline. If the postmark on the envelop is after this date, your sumbission will become ineligible.

Please send an NTSC formatted DVD.

Do not label your DVD with a sticker label. If you do, we may not watch your DVD, which will render your application ineligible. Sharpie is a completely acceptable method for labeling your DVD.

Your DVD packaging will not, in any way, improve your chances of receiving this award.  Do not spend money on fancy inserts or labeling.  If you have already spent that money and have a professional looking reel, good for you! If you have not, do not feel shy about sending us a *well-protected* copy of your reel on a DVD with handwritten information on the top.

Please label your DVD with your name, email address and phone number.

DVDs must be mailed to:

SunRain Productions, LLC
P.O. Box 5945
Glendale, CA  91221-5945