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Rejection

I received this letter in the mail on Thursday:

November 10, 2003
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Stan:

Thank you for your submission to the Best of Production II Spring and Summer 2003. The films submitted were very strong this semester, and the judges had a difficult time making their selections. Though your film was not accepted for the screening, I want to thank you for your participation and wish you the best of luck with your future work. The Take 1 Festival will be held on Wednesday, November 19, at 6:00 P.M., in Room 302 of the 1004 S. Wabash [sic — it should be 1104] building.

Sincerely,
The Production II Coordinator

I feel pretty ambivalent. In one sense, I feel shot down by the judges. In another sense, I had no idea my film was submitted for selection to begin with. And that means I was one of the top in our particular class, which actually makes me feel good.

I was told I shouldn’t feel bad, and that comedies never do well at Take 1. I always thought it was because the comedies submitted weren’t funny, which may be a precedent that still holds true. The general consensus is that the judges believe that the only films that qualify as “best” are the ones that either have some sort of deep meaning (or the ones that seem like they have some sort of deep meaning) or are very artistic (read: “shitty”).

Oh well.

Tags: Best of, film school, letter, Production II, rejection, Summer 2003 semester

Posted by Stan on November 15, 2003 5:09 PM  | Permalink | School Rants | Digg It