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Animation (BFA) Portfolio Requirements
The Animation major is a visual arts program focused on the creation of 2-D and 3-D art and animation for film, television, visual effects, and virtual production. To be successful, students must enter the program with a strong aesthetic ability and a passion for creating visual art using both traditional and digital media. As part of the application for admission into the Animation major, Champlain College requires a portfolio consisting of seven or more works of art, submitted in five separate files.
One portfolio consisting of seven or more (7+) pieces—contained in five (5) separate files—including:
1
Drawing from life: One PDF file (one page, per drawing) that contains one of each of the following observational drawings, created using traditional media (e.g. pencil, pen, charcoal, paint):
- One still life
- One perspective drawing
- One portrait
2
Four (4) additional files that include any combination of the following (you don't have to include all of these and you may submit multipage PDF files for images, or mp4 files for animations):
- Drawings and paintings created using traditional media
- Drawings and paintings created using digital media
- 3-D models, with or without textures
- 2-D or 3-D animations
- Traditional or digital sculpture
Please do not include work that copies photographs by using paint overs or the grid method-although photos may be used for reference. Do not include AI artwork. Do not directly replicate another artist's work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, and character designs). Do not include anime-style drawings in your portfolio, as they do not tell us enough about your aesthetic ability.
- Please include a title and description for each piece.
- If you have more quality pieces, we would like to see them. We suggest putting similar images into a single PDF file. For example, traditional drawings could be put in one PDF and presented as one body of work, digital images in another PDF file, and multiple animations could be edited into one movie file (no longer than one minute).
- Make sure the PDF files are nicely formatted with one image per page.
Submitting Your Project
Upload your files to Slideroom and finish the application by answering the last questions about yourself in the online form.
How Your Portfolio Will Be Evaluated
Your portfolio will be evaluated for skill, visual aesthetics, artistic practice, and creativity. Applicants should concentrate on demonstrating the depth of their artistic talent—quality is preferred over quantity. Please take time when answering the questions on the form in Slideroom. Good communication is an important quality for animators.
Admissions Application Deadlines
| Application Dates | Decision Release Dates* | |
|---|---|---|
| Early Decision I | November 15 | Mid December |
| Early Decision II | December 15 | Mid January |
| Regular Decision | January 15 |
Mid-February/Early March |
| Extended Regular Decision | February 15 | Mid-to-late March |
| Transfer | Priority Deadline: June 1 | Rolling |
| Spring Enrollment** |
Priority Deadline: October 1 | Rolling |
All deadlines are 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to ensure that your financial aid award includes all of the institutional and federal aid you are eligible to receive.
Champlain's FAFSA code is 003684
*Decision release dates are contingent on receiving all requisite application materials by the stated deadlines, including transcripts and portfolios, if required.
**Certain majors are not eligible for Spring enrollment.
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