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To support your application you will be asked to submit, or bring in, a portfolio. It is an opportunity to show us who you are, your creative ability and your potential.
This page provides a detailed insight into how to prepare the best possible portfolio for your course.
Portfolio submission deadlines
The guidance below sets out our typical requirements, but in light of the current circumstances please be aware that you can submit: GCSE work, and work from last year; work in progress such as sketches of ideas; photos of your work; fewer examples of your work than we have recommended in the guidance.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do contact us.
We look forward to seeing your work.
Please note that if you are applying to the following courses you will not need to submit a portfolio:
BA (Hons) Video Game Design
BA (Hons) Digital Marketing
BA (Hons) Filmmaking
BA (Hons) Film and Screenwriting
BA (Hons) Film Studies
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Video Game Digital Art - digital portfolios
Content
Your digital portfolio should reflect the content and skills in your physical portfolio. The only difference is that you need to submit your portfolio through your applicant portal rather than physically bringing it on-site.
Content
Please open your portfolio with a short statement introducing yourself and your interests, feel free to highlight any areas of your portfolio that you would like us to focus on.
We always like to see a variety of ideas and concepts, try to include at least one project from start to finish – showing your process for research, concept and ability.
It’s a good idea to include any work you have done for industry.
Take some time to organise your portfolio so it tells a story, either chronological development or project by project, skill by skill.
If you are including work on a collaborative project, be sure to declare which work and elements you produced.
Skills we would like to see
Evidence of creative and critical thinking.
Use of a creative process for idea generation – research, concept, whitebox, paint overs.
Problem solving abilities.
Willingness to engage with all elements of digital art – 2D work, 3D work, classical skills (life drawing, anatomy, still life, sketch books).
Evidence that you are passionate about the subject.
Format
Submit your digital portfolio as one PDF file.
Your digital portfolio should be no more than 10MB. Please compress your file if it exceeds the limit.
Add any links to videos, animations, and moving image work in your PDF. Please check these links work before you submit your portfolio and that they can be easily accessed. We will not be able to view links that require a password.
Video Game Digital Art – Physical Portfolios
We don’t make offers on the course until we’ve been able to review an applicant’s work. If you don’t have a digital portfolio our first advice would be to make one. Scan your work in and or take photos and upload them to a website, anywhere online we can view your work we class as an online portfolio. If you absolutely can’t create a digital portfolio you’ll be invited to a ‘non offer holder’ Applicant Taster Day. During that session you’ll meet with a course tutor who’ll review your physical portfolio with you.
Video Game Development - digital portfolios
The content of your digital portfolio should show your current ability and passion as a games programmer.
Take a look at the course specific guidance below for help with putting your BSc (Hons) Video Game Development digital portfolio together.
Content
Work suitable for inclusion includes:
Link to your website with links to games/software you have worked on
Any Unity game/source code
Any Unreal Engine game/source code
Any game/tool you have made
Any GitHub links showing examples of what you are capable of authoring
Any web games you have made, such as on itchi.io
Evidence of any technology you have researched and dabbled with
There is no set structure for how your portfolio should be presented. You just need to ensure it is impressive.
Any games you have worked on in a team are fine too – just clearly communicate what your involvement was.
Skills we would like to see
Passion and capability
Pro-activity and technicality
Enthusiasm and motivation
Communication skills
Format
Submit your digital portfolio as one PDF file. This may have links and images. Please check that these links work before you submit your portfolio and that they can be easily accessed. We will not be able to view links that require a password. We also won’t have time to chase up.
Your digital portfolio should be no more than around 10MB. Please compress your file if it exceeds the limit.
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