Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design

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Kogu inglise disaini, moe, kunsti, fotograafia, arhidektuuri, graafika, filmi, animatsiooni jne õpingud toetuvad ühel asjal. Selleks on püha ja väga tähtis FOUNDATION COURSE. Ehk siis see tähendab, et sa ei saa lihtsalt minna ja apply'da neile aladele, siis kui sa tahad..lampi. Ei! Selleks et saada BA'd tegema, pead sa olema läbinud Foundation Coursi, mis kestab aasta aega ning õpingud toimuvad samuti kõikides nendes ülikoolides/kunstikoolides ning selle aasta aja jooksul proovid sa läbi kõik võimalikud erinevad kunsti ja disaini ja moe ja arhidektuuri jne seonduvad asjad ning aasta lõpus valid selle, milles tahad oma BA teha ja teed lõputöö..ja voila! foundation course läbitud. See kõlab vb veidi nagu tegu oleks mingisuguse KURSUSEGA..a la mida saab koguaeg võtta ja teha.. kuid tegelikult on lood nii, et konkurents foundationile on kümme korda suurem, kui ühelegi BA'le..SEST kõik inimesed kes tahavad BA'd teha..ütleme 10st erinevast ainest..tahavad end mahutada kõigest ühele foundation coursile:)))

ma ei tahaks tekitada arusaamatusi, sest on koole ja degreesid kuhu saab väga vabalt ka foundationita..ma hetkel räägin ikka top ja tipp koolidest, sest seal ei vaadata sulle otsagi kui su applicationil foundation coursi ei seisa:)'

igaljuhul..mul mega hea meel, et pärispäris mitu tuttavat on võtnud ette foundation coursi applyida siit eestist ja mina isiklikult hoian vägaväga pöialt mu kallile Hansule..st.martins team! hahahahaha musimusi

igaljuhul..kõige asja point on see..et ma teen copy paste kiirelt mingitest abistavatest note'dest mis st.martins ja college of fashion saatunud on ja mida nad tahavad portfoliotes näha..ja see on sama, vahet ei ole kas sa lähed õppima moodi, kunsti, arhidektuuri, fotograafiat, animatsiooni või midagi muud:)))

PLEASE NOTE: We are just as interested in seeing your research and development work as we are in seeing your final outcomes. Please ensure your portfolio contains evidence of primary and secondary research, ideas development and experimentation with media. We want to see sketchbook/notebook pages, worksheets, working drawings/notes etc.

· Your portfolio will not be returned.

What we look for

The admissions tutors will grade your portfolio against the five criteria listed below:

1. Visualisation skills:

Include evidence in the form of drawings you have made from observation of the world around you such as landscapes, cityscapes, interiors, people and objects. (Do not rely on drawings from photographs.) Also include experimental drawings, design ideas and developments, story boards,technical design drawings and sketchbooks.

2. Research and investigative skills:

Include evidence of your interests in culture and society and how that informs your art and design work. This could take many forms such as an interest in politics, the media, history, religion,philosophy, music, theatre, cinema, literature and new technologies. Be sure that you demonstrate the way in which you have used your research to inform and contextualize your art work.

3. Creative thinking and problem solving abilities:

Include evidence of how you have identified problems and what actions you took to solve them.Organise your work so all stages of the development and decision making are evident including your reflections and evaluations

4. Use of a range of materials and processes

Include evidence that demonstrates an exploratory and experimental use of a range of different media, materials and processes.

5. An interest in art, design or related subjects:

Include evidence that demonstrates your potential to achieve the Foundation Diploma and yourcommitment to and enthusiasm for art and design study. Evidence may be in the form of ideas, notes, research, photographs and sketches and must include work you have made outside of yourcourse/school work

How to prepare your portfolio

Please read this advice as it may help you achieve your ambitions!

· Make sure you have sufficient time to prepare your portfolio properly. A well presented portfolio takes a lot of time to organise so don’t disadvantage yourself by leaving it to the last minute! Your portfolio should be organised chronologically and thematically and sketchbooks referenced to final outcomes.

· Mount work on plain white cartridge paper, avoid using black paper for mounting and don't use card as it is heavy and expensive. This may mean remounting school work.

· Labelling of work should be unobtrusive. No large labels please

· Put your most recent work at the front of the portfolio (chronological)

· Arrange your work so that the admissions tutor can easily follow how you have developed an idea from the initial research through to the finished piece (thematic)

· Large, heavy and/or three dimensional work must be presented in photographic form. The photographs should be mounted on white paper and the media, dimensions and title written neatly underneath.

· Time restraints mean we will be unable to view films, videos or DVDs. You are advised to present this work in the form of storyboards and stills.

· Make sure you have removed everything from the portfolio that is not intended for review, i.e. don’t leave in empty sketchbooks, paper scraps or other irrelevant material.

· The quality of the work is more important that the quantity

· Include your sketchbooks and reflective journals – please ensure that all sketchbooks are securely labelled on the front with your name

· If you have studied design and technology don’t forget to include this work as well

· When you have prepared your portfolio, check it against the above recommendations