Creative Media Portfolio Instructions
A portfolio is strongly recommended but not required: You can demonstrate your readiness through a combination of creative works and a written statement.
Creative Media Portfolio
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New Creative Piece: Transformation
As part of your portfolio, create a new creative piece that responds to the theme of “transformation.” This piece can be in any medium (or combination of media) or genre and can address the theme in any manner. You may upload multiple files if need be; for instance, a sculptural piece may be documented from multiple angles. Please limit time-based works (audio or video) to 8 minutes and written pieces to 2,500 words. Links to your work posted on YouTube or Vimeo are also acceptable. In addition to the piece itself, please submit a brief statement of 100–400 words about your process and intentions in creating this specific piece.
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Creative Media Portfolio Work Samples
Submit five (5) additional pieces demonstrating your creative work. We appreciate seeing your technical skills, but we are especially interested in your creative direction. Please submit at least some pieces that demonstrate the themes, processes, or ideas that drive you.
- Portfolio work samples do not need to be created specifically for this portfolio. They may be drawn from a combination of work done on your own and for class assignments.
- Portfolio work samples must include work in more than one medium. Since working in multiple media is a fundamental part of the program, we want to see your commitment to working in multiple media. For example, if you are primarily submitting writing, we will also need to see at least one piece of visual art, video, sound, or another medium. If you are primarily submitting audio recordings, we will also need to see at least one piece of creative writing, visual art, video, etc. We recognize that applicants may have more familiarity with some media and less with others.
- Please limit time-based works (audio or video) to 8 minutes each and written pieces to 2,500 words.
- Links to your work posted on YouTube or Vimeo are also acceptable.
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A Personal Statement Between 400–1,000 Words
The faculty want to learn about your creative process, sources of inspiration, goals in pursuing the arts, and anything else you feel demonstrates your creative passions and readiness for the program. Please let us know which two of the Creative Media focus areas (Moving Image, Creative Writing, Visual Art & Design, Interaction Design, Sonic Arts, and Game Media) you are most interested in pursuing at a minimum.
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Submitting Your Portfolio
Upload your files to Slideroom and finish the application by answering the questions about yourself in the online form.
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How the Portfolio Will Be Evaluated
We realize that students will arrive at Champlain with many stages of skill development. Skill and craft are important, but we are especially interested in seeing your capacity to develop your own ideas or approaches. Students applying to the Creative Media major should demonstrate their readiness through a combination of creative works and a written statement. Our faculty members seek students who are willing to take creative risks and explore varied approaches to art making and presentation.
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