二、实验动画专业申请要求
1.注意事项
在申请之前，请务必熟悉实验动画专业的相关课程、教师、设施、课程和查看学生作业。请注意，您必须完成所有招生要求以及考虑录取的作品集要求。
2.作品集指南(本科和研究生)Portfolio Guidelines (BFA and MFA)
Experimental Animation promotes and supports animation as a fine art, and students in the program explore animation in varied contexts and forms, developing a personal aesthetic over a body of work. Experimental Animation is for artist-animators looking for an individualized curriculum that supports creative growth, enhancing technical skills, developing form and content, and collaborating with fellow students to create animated works.
In making admissions decisions, the program’s faculty looks for animation and other creative works that express a strong personal aesthetic in whatever media you choose. Applicants should submit portfolios that contain examples of unique, personal, expressive art that reflects their individual style, including samples of animation if at all possible. Group projects are discouraged because they are harder to assess. Class assignments such as technical exercises, CGI character rotations, or figure, landscape, still life, and perspective drawings are generally not acceptable. Please put time into your written statements, to reveal the breadth of your creative influences and your vision for what you would accomplish if you were enrolled in the program. It is important to explain why you are seeking experimentally oriented coursework.
MFA applicants who have passed the preliminary selection process will be notified in mid-February. At that time, candidates will be invited to visit CalArts in March for an interview day to meet faculty, staff, students, and fellow shortlisted applicants. The interview is required of invited applicants and is an important component of the final selection process. Video chat interviews are available in exceptional cases; however, attendance at the in-person interview day is preferred. In addition to giving the faculty a better sense of who you are, it gives you an opportunity to see the school, and meet and talk to many members of the CalArts community.
实验动画专业促进并支持动画作为一门美术的专业，该课程的学生将探索动画的各种背景和形式，从而在一系列工作中形成个人审美。实验动画是为艺术家动画师寻找个性化课程，支持创作成长，提高技术技能，发展形式和内容，并与同学合作创作动画作品。
在录制决定时，该课程的教职员会在您选择的任何媒体中查找动画和其他创意作品，以表现出强烈的个人审美。申请人应提交包含独特，有个性，能够反映他们个人风格的表现艺术，如果可能的话包括动画样本。集体的工作成果我们不鼓励提交，因为它们很难评估。诸如技术练习，CGI字符旋转或图形，风景，静物和透视图等课程作业通常我们是不接受的。请在您的书面陈述中留出时间，以展示您的创造性影响的广度，以及您对参与该课程的成就的愿景。重要的是要解释你为什么寻求以实验为导向的课程作业。
已通过初步甄选流程的申请人将在二月中旬获得通知。届时，考生将被邀请于3月份访问加州艺术学院进行面试并与教师和学生会面。面试是受邀候选人的必要条件，也是最终选拔过程的重要组成部分。特殊情况下可以进行视频聊天面试，但是我们希望强调进行面对面面试作为申请过程的一部分对于未来学生的重要性。此外，它还让你有机会看到学校并与教职员工见面并交谈
3.申请艺术学院论述Artist Statement
An artist statement is very important in the admissions process and should answer the following three questions:
What issues and concerns inform your artmaking practice?
Why are you interested specifically in the program in Experimental
Animation at CalArts?
What are your artistic goals?
艺术学院相关论述在录取过程中非常重要，应回答以下三个问题：
哪些问题和担忧会影响您的造型实践?
你为什么特别对的实验动画专业感兴趣?
你的艺术目标是什么?
4.其他书面材料要求Additional Written Materials
Synopsis: One- or two-sentence synopsis of each work submitted
A one-paragraph autobiography indicating significant artistic, professional, and academic achievements, or other life experiences that would help the committee evaluate your application.
Comments on films, books, art, etc., that you feel have influenced your thoughts and work as an artist. It is important to say why and how these works have influenced you. Avoid writing plot summaries.
Project plans. Keep in mind that such a plan is meant to give faculty an idea of the type of filmmaking that interests you, not an idea of a project you will necessarily produce at CalArts.
剧情简介：提交每件作品的单句或双句摘要。一段自传说明显着的艺术，专业和学术成就，或其他生活经验，可以帮助委员会评估你的申请。
评论：对影片、书籍、艺术等的评论，你觉得已经影响了你的想法和作为艺术家的工作。说出这些作品为什么以及如何影响你是很重要的。避免写情节摘要。
课程计划：请记住，你所提及的课程在让教师了解您感兴趣的电影制作类型，而不是您在CalArts中必须制作的课程。
5.作品集提交格式Portfolio Submission Format
Portfolios must be submitted using our online system online portfolio submission.
Slideroom accepts MP3's, documents, images and video. You may scan or photograph your drawings to submit them digitally.Submit individual images of individual works. Do not submit a pre-formatted portfolio. Do not submit composited images, PDF’s, and please make sure that the image fills the slide. Otherwise, we will not be able to view the workEnter any captions, descriptions, or titles of your work in the field provided by SlideRoom. Do not add captions, descriptions, titles or other extraneous text within the area where you upload your image.
Once your portfolio is uploaded, it can be viewed and rearranged until the final submission is made. No changes can be made following the final submission of your portfolio. There is a fee for each portfolio submission you make through the online system. Be sure to submit your portfolio to the correct degree level and program.If you experience technical difficulties while uploading your portfolio, you may send an e-mail to support@slideroom.com for technical assistance.
作品集必须使用我们的在线系统在线作品集提交。
Slideroom可接受MP3，文档，图像和视频。您可以扫描或拍摄您的图纸，以数字形式提交。提交个别作品的个人图像。不要提交预格式化的作品集。不要提交合成图像，PDF，请确保图像填满幻灯片。否则，我们将无法查看该作品。在SlideRoom提供的字段中输入您的作品的任何标题，说明或标题。不要在您上传图片的区域添加字幕，说明，标题或其他无关文字。
一旦你的作品集被上传，你需要保证在最终提交时，我们可以查看以及重新排列该作品集。在最终提交您的作品集后，不能进行任何更改。您通过在线系统提交的每个作品集都需要支付费用。务必提交您的作品集到正确的学位和程序。如果您在上传您的作品集时遇到技术问题，您可以发送电子邮件至support@slideroom.com寻求技术帮助。