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CalArts 2012 - Animation
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hey people! I'm studying art fundamentals at sheridan college and I'm from mexico! calarts is my dream school as many of you, i hope to get in into character animation on 2012 :).. I wanted to appy last year but I kinda knew my skills weren't thaat good, but let's see what happens !! -
Hey! =D
I'm a high school student planning to apply for Fall 2012... but I'm extremely concerned right now about my portfolio and my sketchbook. My life drawing skills are still kinda rusty, so I'm afraid I might face lots of trouble with that D: especially because of my finals which are coming up... which reminds me, has anyone here taken the IBs?
.. now, the more relevant question, about the contents of the sketchbook. Is it alright if the drawings are based on photo observation rather than from life? And can I include drawings solely from imagination, too? And random sketches of costume designs and such?
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Hey Giovana, you can have anything you want in your sketchbook, but it's good to fill up your sketchbook with some life drawings you did of people or any other things. There's a huge difference between drawing from photo and life. Try to draw more from life if you can because it's where you can observe and feel the character or the subject of your drawing. It's something that you can't get out of a still photo shoot. And yes, you can include drawings from imagination.
Calarts wants to see potential artist and the sketchbook is probably one of the section where you can have a lot of creativity freedom in it, so go crazy with it ! The sketchbook is really IMPORTANT !!
Good luck to you and Jimena !! :)
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Hey, guys! I'm applying for this Fall, but I still have some questions about the process. I'm foreign and, although my english skill are fine, some application questions left: I found a third deadline, march something. So, what exactly I have to deliver at the Regular Deadline of January 5? Everything? Portfolio? Form? Financial papers? And what about this march deadline, or this one is just an outdated deadline? Thank you once more and... Sorry for bothering you guys with such simple questions, haha! But, at least my i'm doing great with my portfolio and soon I'll be posting something in here!
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Hey Lucas ! Welcome to Animatedbuzz !! There are usually 2 deadlines, one in December and the other in January. I'm not sure where you got the third deadline but yeah you'll have to turn in everything you mentioned up there. Once you get accepted, you'll get more emails guiding you all the way to the final step, and don't worry about asking anything at all. It's what this forum is made for !
Hope to see your works up here soon !
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Whoa! Thanks a lot, Yon. Yon Hui? Or just Yon? Haha, sorry... I'm not good with foreign names (I hope I haven't insulted you). BUT! Yeah... I'll be posting some of my work here very soon, at the time I finish something. Am I too late? Cause I have nothing yet... Am I in trouble? Haha.
Thanks again, and... Good look for me! :) -
Hmm... thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping I'd be able to escape the drawings from life, particularly because time is against me right now... though I guess I should set my priorities straight right now, teehee.
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Hey Lucas~Dont worry you still got the time. the preferred deadline is Dec 5th, so we still have around 3 month. As long as you work hard and pick your best work to send to the school you will be fine. I highly suggest you focus on the quality not the quantity.
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Hi Giovanna, you still got the time. for the life drawing you can just go to a park or zoo, you will find your objects there. and it will take pretty less time for you to draw each coz you need to draw fast when they are moving~~it is hard but however, that practice is so needed.
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I guess you're right - so I'l make sure to keep myself motivated.
But right now I'm having some trouble with that - I've been noticing that most people who apply tend to be slightly older, than myself, and thus may have much more practice in more animation-like things (such as character design and all) - something I really, really don't have at this stage. So I'm slightly worried that my abilities as of now will not be enough... or does that not REALLY matter in the end if the portfolio and sketchbook still look good enough?
Bleh. I've just got a bad feeling about all of this. xD
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Hey Lucas, it's not too late to start now. I didn't start working on my life drawing portfolio till the beginning of September. You'll have till December but manage your time well. 4 months is long but it'll be gone before you know it, and no you're not in trouble, just keep going ! Btw you can call me Yon and no worries, Good luck !! :)
Hey Giovanni, Thanks for commending my work ! I'm 23 this year and I'm a freshman at CalArts, but there are a lot of talented students in my class who just got right out of high school and got in here because they have really strong portfolio. So my answer to your question is no, it doesn't matter. A good artist is a good artist and nobody can deny that. It doesn't matter how old you are really, just keep working hard and look at all the accepted student's portfolio. This might sound crazy, but try to TOP all of them. It's not the only way to get accepted, but it's one way to push yourself, and to get into CalArts, you need to work really hard. Don't let that misconception get in your way !!
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Giovanna Coutinho said:
I guess you're right - so I'l make sure to keep myself motivated. But right now I'm having some trouble with that - I've been noticing that most people who apply tend to be slightly older, than myself, and thus may have much more practice in more animation-like things (such as character design and all) - something I really, really don't have at this stage. So I'm slightly worried that my abilities as of now will not be enough... or does that not REALLY matter in the end if the portfolio and sketchbook still look good enough? Bleh. I've just got a bad feeling about all of this. xD But thanks for the good luck wish, it's greatly appreciated =)It's not the end of the world if you don't get in. If you're not good enough, then you're not good enough. There's plenty of other options available out of high school where you can keep doing the right things to eventually get in, so I think that's the type of attitude you should have. I got rejected last year, for example, and it really lit a fire in me.
You should also never feel like you have to "escape life drawing" either. It may look like you're just drawing naked people, but the reality is that life drawing encomposses literally all art forms. It may not seem like it, but life drawing helps with everything.
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I guess you're right - I should probably change my attitude towards it, but sometimes that proves to be hard.
Also, don't get me wrong! I actually quite enjoy life drawing - only I don't have so many good opportunities for it, especially right now with my finals coming up.
Either way, does anyone have suggestions of other good unis I could apply to? -
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Hey guys! I'm currently a junior at a liberal arts college (having transferred from an art school this year) looking to (finally) apply to calarts! Really wanted to apply Senior year of highschool, but felt I was not ready skill wise. 2 years and one college transfer later, I hope I can finally submit a respectable portfolio and get accepted. :D
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Hi everyone, hope no one minds if I jump in and introduce myself too... I only found out about CalArts about a month ago and it's a place I really want to go, but I'm already a senior in high school with a really horrifyingly boring portfolio, so I'm considering applying for a transfer instead so I can spend the next year making it a little more creative. (I can only draw two things, stick-up-the-ass conservative sketches and cartoons, nothing in-between. Hah!) I'm just not too sure if I should apply this year even if I'm sure I won't get in just to show that I'm interested. (Or would that backfire? Anyone know? D': )
Hmm thanks for the advice and good luck to everyone trying to get in! :'D I plan to spend A LOT of time on this forum since it's really inspirational and way better for getting input than a lot of other online art communities I've been a part of. -
It can't hurt to apply, unless it's a financial issue. I didn't apply my senior year of high school and have regretted it ever since! You should go to portfolio reviews (here's a list of where calarts representatives will be: http://calarts.edu/admissions/comestoyou ) and see if they can get you in the right direction in terms of your portfolio.
Financially wise, it's good to know that you will always enter in as a freshman, even if you are transferring in as a sophomore or junior from a different college.
Good luck if you decide to apply!
And you can always ask people here for some portfolio critiques. :)
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Erin Loelius said:
It can't hurt to apply, unless it's a financial issue. I didn't apply my senior year of high school and have regretted it ever since! You should go to portfolio reviews (here's a list of where calarts representatives will be: http://calarts.edu/admissions/comestoyou ) and see if they can get you in the right direction in terms of your portfolio. Financially wise, it's good to know that you will always enter in as a freshman, even if you are transferring in as a sophomore or junior from a different college. Good luck if you decide to apply! And you can always ask people here for some portfolio critiques. :)Thanks a billion! I'll definitely go for it then ^^ I'm going to need the help and support of a lot of people if I want to make it through this. And I'm planning to attend National Portfolio Day, so I'm super psyched for that. I'm even missing the most important competition of the year in band even though I'm a captain just to go xD
Ooooh, I have a question on teacher reccomendations! I'm getting one reccomendation from my art teacher but I don't know if the second one should come from my band teacher (been in band all 4 years of high school) or an academic one (having trouble finding a good teacher D: ).
Thanks again! :) I have a feeling I'm really going to enjoy being a member of this forum. I'm excited!
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I don't know if these questions have been asked before but can someone please help me? I've been dreaming about calarts for months now and am going to apply for 2012. When are portfolios due? December 1st? And what is the difference between character and experimental animation? -
Sarah Kinney said:
I don't know if these questions have been asked before but can someone please help me? I've been dreaming about calarts for months now and am going to apply for 2012. When are portfolios due? December 1st? And what is the difference between character and experimental animation?I'm sure someone else can answer this better, but i'll give it a go.
Experimental animation is experimenting with different animation techniques to create your film. If you're not interested in traditional animation storytelling like Disney and are more interested in the creative aspect (eploring mediums like clay, puppet, stop motion, etc. ) This might be the route to take.
Character animation is more industry based. (What animations you see on TV and in movies). It focuses on gesture and the human figure, and is about the acting and storytelling. Think Disney.
So if you're looking to create hand-drawn, character based animations, Character animation's your place.
And yes, the preffered deadline is December 1st.
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Hello everyone! Just going to jump in here. I'm 18 and this will be my second time applying to Calarts. I'm really hoping that I can get in this time but I'm not entirely sure my artistic abilities are up to the Calarts standard, and it's already early October and my portfolio is seriously lacking. I am also applying to SVA this year however and eventually one way or another I plan on getting to Calarts.
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Hello Everybody,
Not sure how I haven't posted under this topic yet, but here I am now!
I'll also be applying to Calarts for 2012.
I'll be giong to National Portfolio Day in Austin this Saturday, I don't know if I'll see any of you there, but I hope everyone's doing good and working hard!!
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