I DID IT! + applicant approved!

Alright. Newsflash:

Melbourne is way past the deadline, which means they didn't take me.:think:

Brisbane : I just called them and they didn't like my audition DVD :blink:  :cry2: :loudcry:

Well, at least my choice is nice and easy, a choice of one.

And the winner is:

[size=11pt]WAGGA WAGGA[/size]!  :cool:
(I just love that name!)


:)
Annemarie
 
I'm sorry to hear that the others didn't react to your application.... :cry:

However, still pleased that you are able to go to Wagga Wagga... you should have som fun there anyway... :up:

Keep your chin up and see it from the positive site... you are going to Oz no matter what.... :up:

Greetz,
Koen
 
Annemarie,

Do you know why your audition DVD wasn't good enough?
Did they say anything about that?

I don't know what kind of experience you have with being an actress,
but perhaps you can learn a lot of the comments they give.
So yo can make an audition DVD on a higher level next time.

Bert
 
[quote author=TheBroute link=topic=3354.msg40265#msg40265 date=1134403672]

Do you know why your audition DVD wasn't good enough?[/quote]

*sigh*No, they just said "the portfolio did not match the entry requirements"
and I got the feeling I won't get more information out of them. They seem
a bit uptight over there. Maybe the VCA (Melbourne) will eventually say something.

I'd also like to know what I could have done better.
I can think of a couple of things actually, the monologues they got
were not quite the way I wanted them to be. I felt that, but
at my current level I just wasn't able to do them any better.
Well, perhaps, but I just didn't have a connection to those
characters' situations. While the third one, the one they got
in Wagga, was one that really got me coocking right from the start.
I hardly needed to work on it, something just carried me all
the way through.

Maybe I was also a bit too liberal with my choice of words at the
introductions, maybe a bit too informal. I don't know.
Or maybe they just wanted people with more experience and control.
And relaxation  :-D I'm still terrible at relaxation!

So yeah, I'm just guessing.  :oops: And I'm not very experienced :|
But I wonder how many people are experienced BEFORE they go to school!  :? :-D


:-D Koen:

Thanks Dude :up:. You're right, one school thought I was good enough and I'm going to
Australia. And I have a very easy choice. Otherwise I would have had a
hard time deciding. Hmm. Maybe it was my destiny :)


:)
Annemarie
 
[quote author=jassian link=topic=3354.msg40268#msg40268 date=1134407695]
No, they just said "the portfolio did not match the entry requirements"
[/quote]

And did you ask what these entry requirements are?
I think it's very important to know!

Anyway......you got an offer in Wagga......just go for it.
They just give you the good feeling.
And offcourse you need to work hard on it, but they give you the advantage
and they believe you can make that progression in your proffession.

And try to be yourself in the introduction.
Show and promote yourself, but be yourself!

Good luck!

Bert
 
[quote author=TheBroute link=topic=3354.msg40274#msg40274 date=1134411631]
And try to be yourself in the introduction.
Show and promote yourself, but be yourself!
[/quote]

That's exactly what I did. I also wanted to make sure, that if they
don't take me, it would be for the right reasons. So perhaps their
philosphy and mine simply don't match.


[quote author=TheBroute link=topic=3354.msg40274#msg40274 date=1134411631]
And did you ask what these entry requirements are?
I think it's very important to know!
[/quote]

Well, I'm not so sure. I feel more like letting it rest for now.
In the end it's just a matter of opinion.
And I really... well, not that I'm going to blame others,
but my impression is that the people from the QUT (brisbane)
international office didn't really care. For one thing they never told
me that here was a list of suggested monologues. I found it by
accident a few days ago. And when I suggested that they'd send it
to future students next year they didn't even listen! The good
woman just changed topic.
Other officials won't even talk to me but send me straight to the international
office again. So at this point I feel like, if they really don't care, that's their loss  :evil:
 
[quote author=jassian link=topic=3354.msg40318#msg40318 date=1134421142]

Well, I'm not so sure. I feel more like letting it rest for now.

[/quote]

It's probably the best thing to do.
Put your energy in the positive opportunities.

Go for it girl!
 
I can't believe it!

Can you guys guess who just called ? (at ten past midnight, but that's fine)The VCA!
The Victorian College of the Arts! The what? Second most elite acting school in
the whole big country of Australia? And they said they want me!!!!
.. and they apologized for taking so long.

Oh my god!  :w00t:

These people are so good, especially their first year.
Oh, this is so hard. My mind and heart are set for Wagga, I don't really
like the thought of living in Melbourne. But this is so hard to refuse! :shocking: :speechless: :wow3: :win1:


Well, no matter what, my self confidence just got a big boost.

...  can't believe it, I must really be quite good...  :stupid2: :crazy: :cool: :lol: :p :evil:



OK, let's see if I'll manage to get some sleep now.
Good night!
 
Well......that's great news.
Now you have the choice of two opportunities!

Gongrats from me!

I think you can't sleep this night,
because you are a little confused by this situation.

Which one you have to choose.......it's all going on in your mind tonight.
Well.......choose the best opportunity for yourself.
Listen to your heart and follow your female instinct.
Which one gives you the best offer......the best prospects.......

Good luck girl........you're gonna make it in ozzie!
Great!
 
Thanks!

I just heard that the VCA is apparently THE BEST school in all of Australia!!!
(So I really don't need to worry about Brisbane) :roll:

Problem:
The VCA international office sent me an email that if I don't
hear from them by 7 December, that's that.

So when Brisbane didn't take me . I sent an acceptance
email to Wagga already. And the letter itself is on the way, too.


Which means that the choice is already made in a way.
Or can I turn it back? I don't know.

You're right, I really couldn't sleep. Oh my god...
I mean the VCA has the best training, but I just feel a little claustrophibic
about living in a city the size of Melbourne. Wagga on the other hand
is really nice and small and open. And that is important for me too.


I don't know what to do, yet. They gave me 2 days to think
about it, and I just don't know...
 
I understand your problem and your doubts.
It's gonna be very hard to decide.

But you allready confirm Wagga by email and letter.
Can you turn it back?.......I really don't know
Do you want to turn it back?

Now you have 2 days to think about that question.

For the best opportunities you choose VCA,
but you have a good feeling about Wagga.

Perhaps you can contact VCA and tell them you want to come to them,
but after the dead line was past you start to negotiate with another school.
Perhaps they have a solution for that.

It's only a suggestion from me.....
Good luck!

Bert
 
:dance: :congrats: :dance:  :thinking: :readinginbed: :applaus:  :blahblah: :blahblah: :cheer: :thankyou: :clap:

I think this will sume it up for ya I guess...

Really great that youhave the choice now.
I hope you will follow your heart and do what you think is best. :up:

By the way what is wrong with living in Melbourne??

Let us know what it's gonna be...

Greetz, :later:

Koen
 
[quote author=TheBroute link=topic=3354.msg40358#msg40358 date=1134467625]

Perhaps you can contact VCA and tell them you want to come to them,
but after the dead line was past you start to negotiate with another school.
Perhaps they have a solution for that.

[/quote]

This is a thought I have on my mind as well. And I think that's what I will do.
Maybe I can join for a summer workshop or get my masters degree there
after Wagga. ... some day in the future  :-D

My boyfriend suggested that I make a pro-contra list for both schools.

Melbourne. Well, it's noisy! And it's buzzy and it... kinda feels like a place
where Australians are trying to not be Australians, if that makes any sense.
And if you want an affordable, quiet place to live you got to live really far out.
And the school is located close to this really busy road, it's so loud, you can
hear those cars so overbearingly, presently even in the park!

That's a good point for my list.

Thanks for all your support!!!!


In any case I will never ever have to doubt my acting skills
again. I have to improve my level of training of course and
there's so much to learn, but I must be doing something right! :-D :evil:
 
Melbourne. Well, it's noisy! And it's buzzy and it... kinda feels like a place
where Australians are trying to not be Australians, if that makes any sense.
Click to expand...
No it does not make sense to me at all this remark.
 
Making a pro-contra list for both schools.......that's also a good idea.
I hope that it all make clear for you to make the best choice.

And the summer workshop at VCA in the future after Wagga is also a possibility.
Do you think VCA agree with that?
And do you have a good feeling about that?
I think you must choose the one with the best opportunities and best prospects for the future.
Do not only think what's best for you at short term.  

But anyway..........you must be a very talented person
and it must be good for your self confidence that both schools are satisfied with your acting skills.

Good luck with the doubts and the choice of the best decision.

Bert
 
[quote author=Mieke link=topic=3354.msg40372#msg40372 date=1134471635]
Melbourne. Well, it's noisy! And it's buzzy and it... kinda feels like a place
where Australians are trying to not be Australians, if that makes any sense.
Click to expand...
No it does not make sense to me at all this remark.
[/quote]

I can imagine it's difficult. I'm trying to put a very personal
perception into words. So I can see why this might not make
sense to everybody.

I does to me  :-D. But I don't think that helps anybody else.
 
[quote author=TheBroute link=topic=3354.msg40376#msg40376 date=1134472386]

And do you have a good feeling about that?[/quote]

I think this is the key question.
(I hope my 'deliberations' won't bore anyone to tears)

Making a choice which is good in the long run?
Even if it bothers me on short term?
No, I don't think I can do that anymore.
That's what I used to do and it was wrong for me.

I made a conscious choice to stop 'playing it safe' and to
trust my intution. Even if it conflicts with rationality.

Hell, if I'd wanted to play it safe I would have remained a
programmer and tried to maybe become a better programmer or
computer scientist. But instead I'm going off to Australia to be an artist.

This is 'gut feeling' time. And what does it tell me?
There is a reason why I was in such a rush to accept Wagga.
Because, I really wanted to go there. And because I have a
good feeling about the people there. So I know Wagga is a
good choice.

VCA. Something bothers me about it.
I am so honored by their offer. So charmed by the "presence"
of the teacher who called, that I have the urge to accept.
"It's the VCA!" People say, "go ahead", "are you crazy?"
"They're the best", "They'll give you the best oportunities",
"You have to go there!". But something is holding me back.

If I'd really wanted to go there I wouldn't have given up
when I didn't hear from them. I would have investigated,
emailed, phoned them. But I was quite content without
any news from them. By being accepted by them I have
"proven my worth". And maybe I can got to workshops
or take other classes there one day to formalize a
connection with their school.

The only rational argument is that they are too theater based.
I would rather want a balance and rather one that tends towards
the screen. Which is what I will have in Wagga, a lot of work with
cameras.

The real reason, though, is not rational or logical.
Just the feeling that it's not where I'm supposed to be.

The first year. The first year perhaps. And that keeps tempting me.
If I could do the first year only and then move on?


hmmm.   I thought I had an answer, but I'm not quite there yet.

and there's also this thought, that I do have the oportunity
to become part of the elite...  Is that what I really want?
To be shaped into something far greater than I am now...
won't that happen in Wagga as well?
 
The reason that you didn't phone or mailed VCA at first......
was it because of the respect you have for them?
I think you dind't want to push too hard, because you where scared that it will have a negative effect on your chances there. 

But at the other hand you said you prefere to work with cameras rather then the theatre work.
Well......then your choice is made.......isn't it?
You have a good feeling with Wagga and also the oportunities.
I think you are the right person at the right place there.

And probably in the near future you can think about that offer at VCA.
Then you have even more chances, because you have more experience with acting with cameras
and also with acting skills in Australia.

I think your choice is made now!

Bert
 
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