School of Visual Arts

 From your first year, you will be making films the same way you will be doing it during your career. Not only with state-of-the-art equipment, but with actors and crews. You will learn to communicate well, whether you are developing your idea into a screenplay, or directing an actor in a scene.

Great performances make great films. We demystify the actor for you by requiring that you learn the fundamentals of acting, and by including actors in every aspect of your creative process. The result will be stronger performances in your finished work, making your story all the more memorable.

Storytelling is emphasized from the first week to the end of your experience at SVA: If you can't get your idea on paper, you can't get it onto the screen.

Our goal is to nurture well-rounded filmmakers who are thoroughly prepared for the industry. By the end of your second year you will have practiced every discipline, whether you have decided your specialization or not. You will know by doing. In your fourth year, we offer two practical classroom courses, Film and Entertainment Law, and Career Strategies, both designed to give you a competitive edge in a challenging marketplace.

SVA is one of the best-equipped film schools in the country with digital facilities that rival many professional studios. You will have total access to all the gear and technology you need. Beyond that, you will have access to all our faculty - Oscar-winners among them - whether or not you are taking their class.

Where is "on location" for your developing film career? New York City, one of the most vital film centers in the world. The Dusty Film Festival and Awards, sponsored by SVA with the support from the New York and Hollywood film industries, is staged each spring before graduation. The winning films are shown on the big screen at one of New York's most prestigious theaters - quite a ways from that first spark of an idea in freshman year.

Just to see your personal vision pass through all the phases of collaborative filmmaking, and then move as light through a lens onto a screen, is reward enough. Whether that screen is world-famous or not, it's an experience you won't want to miss.

SVA Application

First-Time Freshmen

Submit all admissions and scholarship materials postmarked by

February 1, 2009

Online Application and:

A) Two-Part Essay
A portfolio is not required of film and video applicants. Instead, applicants are required to submit a two-part essay.

Part One
In the first part, applicants must describe an imaginative story or significant real-life event in 500 words or less. This essay should be told as a short story with a plot, including a clear beginning, middle and end.

Part Two
In the second part, applicants must adapt the story from part one into cinematic terms using 1,000 words or less. By retelling the same story in these terms, the applicant is encouraged to be very visually descriptive, using camera cues/angles and dialogue. By controlling these elements, the applicant as filmmaker must engage the reader, communicate the significance behind the event or story, and take the reader someplace the filmmaker feels is worth the ride.

The essays are not meant to be scripts or screenplays. The admissions review will focus on an applicant's storytelling ability and how successfully images, ideas and plot are communicated.

The essays should be double-spaced and neatly printed or typed and each page numbered and labeled with the applicants name.

Film and Video Work
Film and video work is not required but may be submitted. It is likely that not more than two minutes of film, video, or digital work will be reviewed. As such, this work should be submitted cued to the appropriate starting point. A written description of the applicant's role in the work should also be included.

Film and video work cannot take the place of the two-part essay.

B) silas h. rhodes scholarship application

The scholarships are awarded strictly on merit and recognize the creative and

academic achievements of applicants. 

https://www.applyweb.com/apply/svag/pdf/undergraduate-scholarships.pdf

ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT:

-A scholarship application form (see reverse).

-A letter of recommendation from an art teacher.

-For film and video entrants, a portfolio is not required. Instead,

the two-part essay submitted for admission will be reviewed. In

addition to the essays, applicants may also submit a 30-second

selection of film or video work on 1⁄2" VHS tape or DVD.

Attach all materials and mail to:

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS/SHRS

School of Visual Arts

209 East 23 Street

New York, NY 10010-3994

C) Financial Aid Information

Students interested in fi nancial aid must fi le the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is required

for all forms of federal fi nancial aid, including student loans. The FAFSA should be fi led by the fi rst week of February 2008.

PLEASE NOTE: When filing, be sure to include SVA’s Title IV School Code—007468.

D) Statement of Intent

In 500 words or less, discuss your reasons for pursuing undergraduate study in the visual arts. Feel free to include any information

about yourself, your goals and interests that may not be immediately apparent from the review of your transcripts or portfolio.

E) Honors Program  Application

The Honors Program is designed for applicants who seek academic enrichment and challenges to complement their studio course work at the School of Visual Arts. The program is open to first-time freshman in Advertising; Animation; Cartooning; Computer Art, Computer Animation & Visual Effects; Fine Arts; Graphic Design; Illustration; Film and Video and Photography.

Applicants interested in applying to the Honors Program should submit this form with the required essay to the Office of Admissions.

Application Essay (required)

Write a 500 word essay on the theme: Why Art?

Essays should be typed and double-spaced.

Please submit the essay with this form to the Offi ce of Admissions

Attach all materials and mail to:

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS/HONORS

School of Visual Arts

209 East 23 Street

New York, NY 10010-3994

Application A-13

Busking Data

Monday, Dec 15, 2008 Tunnel under 14th St and 6th Ave 6:00-8:45 PM $35.00
someone gave me a water bottle
In the Aeroplane, over the sea by Nutro Milk Hotel - made money so I played it twice in the set

Suggested Busking Locations

8th Avenue on the E train platform
Times Square
Lexington Avenue and 59th street
Grand Central
N&R platform at 14th street

These are the Official spots; I'm trying to figure out what time to be where for best audiences:

Performance Locations
Long Island Rail Road

LIRR Penn Station, Site #2
Main corridor near entrance to 1,2,3 lines, below 7th Avenue

LIRR Penn Station, Site #3
Main corridor near entrance to A,C,E lines, below 8th Avenue
Metro-North Railroad

MN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, GRAYBAR
Passageway to east entrance, next to Graybar building/420 Lexington

MN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, LOWER LEVEL
Lower Dining concourse, opposite Tracks 105 and 106
New York City Transit

125th STREET and 8th AVENUE
Mezzanine area above downtown A,C,E lines
125th STREET and LEXINGTON
Platform area of 4,5,6 lines

14th STREET, UNION SQUARE, N&R
Mezzanine above last stairs to N, R, Q lines, southwest corner of station near entrance

28th STREET, Lexington Avenue
Platform area on the uptown side of the 6 line

34th STREET, SIXTH AVENUE (Herald Square)
Mezzanine area above N,R,Q lines, opposite the entrance

42nd STREET, 6th AVENUE
North end of the mezzanine below 6th Avenue, near entrance
42nd STREET, 8th AVENUE
Mezzanine area above A,C,E lines, below Port Authority

53rd STREET, Lexington Avenue
Corridor between 6 line and E, F lines, by the stairs to downtown 6 line

59th STREET, LEXINGTON AVENUE
North end platform area of the 6 line

68th STREET, LEXINGTON AVENUE
Temporarily closed

ASTOR PLACE
Near entrance area, platform areas of 6 line

ATLANTIC AVENUE, Pacific Street in Brooklyn
COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 60th STREET

2 locations
--Mezzanine above uptown 1 line, near 60th Street entrance
--Wide platform area of uptown 1 line

COURT STREET, BORO HALL in Brooklyn
Mezzanine of 2,4,R lines, near entrance

DUFFY SQUARE, TKTS
Closed due to construction

FULTON STREET, UPTOWN #4
Uptown Platform area, closed due to construction

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, MEZZANINE
Mezzanine area above 4,5,6 line

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, SHUTTLE
Mezzanine area at Shuttle line

GRAND ARMY PLAZA in Brooklyn
Platform area of 2,3 lines between the two stairways

Rockefeller Center, 50th STREET
Mezzanine area of B,D,F lines, near entrance at 50th street

Roosevelt AveNUE in Jackson Heights, Queens
Mezzanine level above E,F,G,R lines

TIMES SQUARE, 42nd STREET
Mezzanine opposite the Shuttle line, below 42nd and Broadway

SHEA STADIUM/ WILLETS AVENUE in Queens
Near entrance to 7 line, before exit ramp or on ramp

YANKEE STADIUM in the Bronx
Mezzanine of C, D, 4

Media about Busking

Film
http://www.storybids.com/marketplace/262.html
Busking the System
feature length documentary about Subway musicians, or Buskers, in New York City

Book
Underground Harmonies: Music and Politics in the Subways of New York by Susie J. Tanenbaum

Article
Kaki King at confluence of the L, F, and V lines below 14th Street and Sixth Avenue
Kaki King's Busker Therapy
Guileless dervish emerges from the subway, (real-life) guitar in hand
By Rob Trucks
Tuesday, March 18th 2008 at 1:34pm

http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-03-18/music/kaki-king-s-busker-therapy/

Radio
A violinist and classical toy pianist who busk
http://soundprint.org/streamIt.php?stream=documentaries/b/busker_and_diva.rm

Journalism
Notes from the Underground
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0309.thompson.html
What the ailing record industry can learn from a successful subway musician
"I make more money down there per hour than I do as a journalist."

Busking Rules

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/crime_prevention/subway_information.shtml
Crime Prevention
Subway Information
Mass Transit Information
A Few Rules...
The use of the facilities of the New York City transit system for non-transit activities is regulated by the New York City Transit Authority Rules of Conduct. These Rules (their full name is actually "Rules governing the conduct and safety of the public in the use of the facilities of the New York City Transit Authority and Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Authority") form Part 1050 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations, or "NYCRR" for short. They are enacted and amended by the Board of the New York City Transit Authority, and have the force of law.

Entertaining on the Subway

The Rule which regulates the provision of entertainment on the subway is Section 1050.6 (c). Some features of this Rule are listed below. This description should NOT be considered a full explanation of all aspects of this rule, but only a brief and general summary. All persons who are interested in performing on the subway and who wish to avoid violating the law are strongly advised to contact New York City Transit beforehand to get a copy of the Rules of Conduct, as well as a more complete explanation of their requirements.

Some general rules for performing on the subway include (but are not limited to) the following:

Artistic performances on transit facilities are permitted, but only if they are in accordance with the following rules AND if they do not impede transit activities, including access to the trains and stations and the free movement of passengers. All artistic performances which violate these rules OR which impede transit activities are forbidden.

You may not perform on board a subway train or a bus.

You may not perform within 25 feet of a token booth.

You may not perform within 50 feet of the marked entrance of a New York City Transit office or tower, or in any areas not open to the public.

You may not perform on or near a platform where construction, renovation, or maintenance work is actively underway.

You may not make excessive noise, or any noise which interferes with transit operations. (Note: Consult the text of the rule for the specific decibel levels defined as "excessive noise.").

You may not use media devices, such as films, slides, or videotapes.

You may not use an amplification device of any kind on a platform.

You may not use a sound production device during public announcements made by Transit employees or police.

Special rules govern the use of the locations designated for the &#"Music Under New York" component of the MTA's "Arts for Transit" program. Arts for Transit may be contacted directly at (212) 878-7452.

Some station platforms are so narrow that any performance will always interfere with passenger movement. In certain other locations (including some platforms and passageways), performances which create no obstruction during off-peak times may create obstructions during rush hours. In addition, even designated performance locations can become unsuitable because of unexpected service disruptions or emergencies. It is therefore not possible to list locations in which performances are always allowed. Performers should use common sense before choosing a location in which to perform, and in all cases must comply with the lawful orders and directives of police and Transit employees.

You may accept donations for your performance, but you may not use your performance as an excuse for active, aggressive solicitation. For example, you may have an open instrument case into which listeners may place donations, but you may not walk through the audience with a container asking for payment.

Violations of the above requirements or of any Transit Rule of Conduct may result in the ejection of the violator from the transit system, the issuance of a summons, or the arrest of the violator.

TAB Summons
If you have any questions regarding a Transit Adjudication Bureau Notice of Violation (or "TAB summons") that you received for violating a subway rule, you may contact the Transit Adjudication Bureau via phone (347-643-5805) during normal business hours or in writing at the below address. For the best service, please have your summons available when speaking to a TAB representative.

Transit Adjudication Bureau
PO Box 02-9133
Brooklyn, NY 11202-9133

You may appear in person between the hours of 8AM and 2:30PM to request a hearing or have your questions answered at:

Transit Adjudication Bureau
505 Fulton Street, 6th floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

You may write directly to the New York City's Police Department at:
Chief of Transit Bureau
130 Livingston Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11201

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According to MTA regulations (Section 1050.6), buskers can play in stations as long as they're 25 feet from a station booth or "fare sale device," or 50 feet from an office.

They're still not allowed to play within subway cars, but again, police aren't exactly forming a taskforce to combat the violations.

http://www.mta.info/nyct/rules/rules.htm

Section 1050.6

Use of the transit system.

1. No person may perform any act which interferes with or may tend to interfere with the provision of transit service, obstructs or may tend to obstruct the flow of traffic on facilities or conveyances, or interferes with or may tend to interfere with the safe and efficient operation of the facilities or conveyances of the Authority.
2. No person, unless duly authorized by the Authority, shall engage in any commercial activity upon any facility or conveyance. Commercial activities include (1) the advertising, display, sale, lease, offer for sale or lease, or distribution of food, goods, services or entertainment (including the free distribution of promotional goods or materials); and (2) the solicitation of money or payment for food, goods, services or entertainment. No person shall panhandle or beg upon any facility or conveyance.
3. Except as expressly permitted in this subdivision, no person shall engage in any nontransit uses upon any facility or conveyance. Nontransit uses are noncommercial activities that are not directly related to the use of a facility or conveyance for transportation. The following nontransit uses are permitted by the Authority, provided they do not impede transit activities and they are conducted in accordance with these rules: public speaking; campaigning; leafletting or distribution of written noncommercial materials; activities intended to encourage and facilitate voter registration; artistic performances, including the acceptance of donations; solicitation for religious or political causes; solicitation for charities that: (1) have been licensed for any public solicitation within the preceding 12 months by the Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York under section 21-111 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York or any successor provision; (2) are duly registered as charitable organizations with the Attorney General of New York under section 172 of the New York Executive Law or any successor provision; or, (3) are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision.

Section 1050.6 (c)
The following nontransit uses are permitted by the Authority, provided they do not impede transit activities and they are conducted in accordance with these rules: public speaking; campaigning; leafletting or distribution of written noncommercial materials; activities intended to encourage and facilitate voter registration; artistic performances, including the acceptance of donations; solicitation for religious or political causes;

Music Under New York

Facts About the Program

At present, more than 100 individuals and ensembles participate in the Music Under New York (MUNY) program, providing over 150 weekly performances at approximately 25 locations throughout the transit system. A variety of performances are presented in New York’s underground such as classical strings, jazz ensembles, blues bands, doo wop and steppers. Musicians often play interesting instruments including the Sengalese kora, Andean pipes, Korean drums, Aboriginal didjeridoo, steel drums, Cajun cello, Flamenco guitar, Gypsy violin, and Chinese dulcimer and pipa while divas sing songs of rhythm and blues, opera, pop, American and Haitian folk and other types, among the many, diverse acts performed 365 days a year.

Background

MUNY, one of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit’s visual and performing arts programs, whose purpose is to increase the attractiveness of transit facilities for customers. Initiated as a pilot program in 1985, MUNY became official in January 1987 garnering great enthusiasm from the commuting public.

How the Program Works

Every year, the annual auditions are held in Grand Central Terminal to review and add new performers to the MUNY roster. In an effort to appeal to all, MUNY seeks musicians who reflect the culture and diversity of the people of New York City. All performers are welcome to apply for the audition. Audition application forms are available at the beginning of the year. Eligible performers are contacted and invited to perform at the auditions, which are held live, one-day only, and open to public. A panel of professionals, consisting of representatives from the music industry, cultural institutions, MTA station operations, fellow musicians and others, judge each of the five minute performances based on the criteria of quality, variety, and appropriateness for the mass transit environment. After the auditions, the selected performers attend an orientation meeting to receive information explaining the procedures of the program and the regulations of the transit system, especially relating to passenger safety and comfort. As a member of MUNY, performers receive personalized MUNY banners to display during scheduled MUNY performance at the 25 designated MUNY sites. MUNY sites are busy, highly visible locations in the subway and commuter rail stations including Long Island Rail Road Penn Station and Metro-North Grand Central Terminal.

Throughout the year for the public, MUNY presents special events in the transit system with such themes as Blues Festival, Divas Underground, Summer Solstice, Jazz Festival, etc.

For Additional Information

Musicians, please contact: Tim Higginbotham, Consultant, Music Under New York at (212) 878-4678

Program information, please contact: Lydia Bradshaw, Manager, MTA Arts for Transit and Music Under New York at (212) 878-7225

Auditions

Every Spring, Music Under New York (MUNY) presents a day of auditions in Grand Central Terminal to review and add new performers to the MUNY roster. This year, MUNY held its annual auditions on May 1 on the Northeast Balcony of the Grand Central Terminal and received great press coverage. Here are excerpts from the day as captured by: The New York Times, NPR Audio and NPR Video reports.

Application Process

To join MUNY, musicians and performers must apply for the auditions and submit a package of information, which includes the MUNY Audition Application form. To obtain an Audition Application form, which is available between January 1 and March 1, please contact MUNY at 212-878-4678 or print it from the MUNY website. For consideration, please prepare a package with the completed Application Form, a sample of your performance on CD, tape or video/DVD and/or optional items such as a bio, resume, press clippings or reviews and mail it to:

MTA MUSIC UNDER NEW YORK
341 Madison Avenue, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10017

The Audition application packages are due in the MUNY office no later than March 15th.

All performers are welcome to apply for the audition. Packages will be reviewed and approximately 70 eligible performers will be contacted and invited to perform at the auditions, which are held live, one-day only, and open to public. A panel of professionals, consisting of representatives from the music industry, cultural institutions, MTA station operations, fellow musicians and others, will judge each of the five minute performances during the audition based on the criteria of quality, variety, and appropriateness for the mass transit environment.

Performance Locations

Long Island Rail Road

LIRR Penn Station, Site #2
Main corridor near entrance to 1,2,3 lines, below 7th Avenue

LIRR Penn Station, Site #3
Main corridor near entrance to A,C,E lines, below 8th Avenue

Metro-North Railroad

MN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, GRAYBAR
Passageway to east entrance, next to Graybar building/420 Lexington

MN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, LOWER LEVEL
Lower Dining concourse, opposite Tracks 105 and 106

New York City Transit

125th STREET and 8th AVENUE
Mezzanine area above downtown A,C,E lines

125th STREET and LEXINGTON
Platform area of 4,5,6 lines

14th STREET, UNION SQUARE, N&R
Mezzanine above last stairs to N, R, Q lines, southwest corner of station near entrance

28th STREET, Lexington Avenue
Platform area on the uptown side of the 6 line

34th STREET, SIXTH AVENUE (Herald Square)
Mezzanine area above N,R,Q lines, opposite the entrance

42nd STREET, 6th AVENUE
North end of the mezzanine below 6th Avenue, near entrance

42nd STREET, 8th AVENUE
Mezzanine area above A,C,E lines, below Port Authority

53rd STREET, Lexington Avenue
Corridor between 6 line and E, F lines, by the stairs to downtown 6 line

59th STREET, LEXINGTON AVENUE
North end platform area of the 6 line

68th STREET, LEXINGTON AVENUE
Temporarily closed

ASTOR PLACE
Near entrance area, platform areas of 6 line

ATLANTIC AVENUE, Pacific Street in Brooklyn

COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 60th STREET

2 locations
--Mezzanine above uptown 1 line, near 60th Street entrance
--Wide platform area of uptown 1 line

COURT STREET, BORO HALL in Brooklyn
Mezzanine of 2,4,R lines, near entrance

DUFFY SQUARE, TKTS
Closed due to construction

FULTON STREET, UPTOWN #4
Uptown Platform area, closed due to construction

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, MEZZANINE
Mezzanine area above 4,5,6 line

GRAND CENTRAL STATION, SHUTTLE
Mezzanine area at Shuttle line

GRAND ARMY PLAZA in Brooklyn
Platform area of 2,3 lines between the two stairways

Rockefeller Center, 50th STREET
Mezzanine area of B,D,F lines, near entrance at 50th street

Roosevelt AveNUE in Jackson Heights, Queens
Mezzanine level above E,F,G,R lines

TIMES SQUARE, 42nd STREET
Mezzanine opposite the Shuttle line, below 42nd and Broadway

SHEA STADIUM/ WILLETS AVENUE in Queens
Near entrance to 7 line, before exit ramp or on ramp

YANKEE STADIUM in the Bronx
Mezzanine of C, D, 4