On application to the CG Art & Animation programme, candidates must upload a short motivation statement and an artistic portfolio. As this is an international study programme, delivered in English, all deliveries must be made in English.
The score for admission to the programme is calculated according to the following distribution:
- Qualifications assessment calculated by the admissions office counts a maximum of 60 points
- Artistic portfolio assessed by the academic community counts a maximum of 40 points
Once the deadline for portfolio submission has expired, the academic community will review all submitted video files and judge each candidate independently.
Any submissions that do not adhere to the criteria below, or are not delivered within the deadline, will be discounted.
Motivation Statement
The motivation statement should be a (maximum of) thirty-second video answering the question “Why have you applied to study CG Art & Animation at Nord University?”
Portfolio
The portfolio should form the rest of the (maximum of) one-minute video. Content in portfolio that provides a basis for assessment can include:
- Traditional and digital artistic work (physical artefacts must be digitised)
- Rendered 3D scenes and 3D models
- Animations (2D, 3D, or stop-motion)
- Photographic work or video (with a focus on good composition)
- Visual effects (VFX) (compositing, tracking, roto, background replacement etc.)
Video delivery requirements
Combine your motivation statement and portfolio into a single video file and upload it to a video hosting service such as YouTube / Vimeo, or a cloud storage service such as Google Drive / OneDrive. Please remember to setup your privacy settings so that it is not publicly available but can viewed using your share link.
- Maximum duration: 60 seconds
- Minimum resolution: HD 720
- Maximum resolution: HD 1080
- Accepted codec: H.264/MPEG-4
- Accepted file formats: MP4 or MOV
- Max file size: 100 MB
Sending in the link to your portfolio
All applicants will receive a webform by email from “nettskjema” to submit a link to your video file. Make sure to have your application number ready: you can find this on the email receipt from your application.
If you have any problem finding your application number, you can contact our admissions office at: admission@nord.no
If you have any questions relating to your motivation statement or portfolio, you can contact the study programme coordinator: andrew.m.brownridge@nord.no
Deadlines
Applicants from outside the EU: 16th December 2024.
Applicants from Norway and within the EU: 12th May 2024.
Clearing (restetorget) will open during the summer for any vacant places. Applicants must send their portfolio before midnight on the 3rd August 2024.