Bachelor’s Degree Program School of Animation, Arts and Design Program Code

BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS PBAAA

Trafalgar Road Campus
(ANIMATION)
Selection Process for Applicants

Candidates to the program will be selected based on their academic

achievement and the results of their portfolio evaluation. Applicants will
receive a score sheet (based on the required portfolio components) indicating
the results of their portfolio evaluation – a sample copy is enclosed and
should be reviewed in conjunction with the enclosed evaluation rubric (see
below).

Applicants selected for the program will be notified by mail and their Sheridan
email account. These decisions may not be released over the phone. Fee,
registration and timetable information will follow. Classes for the fall term
begin Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

Instructions for Applicants (IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED)

In order that we can continue to process your application you must:

Register for Portfolio Evaluation

For applicants living WITHIN 80 kilometres of Sheridan, please register for

the portfolio evaluation immediately (see pg. 4 for details). There will be
Information Sessions about the program on the appointed days.

The components of the portfolio fall into particular streams – Life Drawing,
Animation and Character Design, Storyboarding, Layout, and Personal
Artwork. The evaluation of the portfolio components helps in determining the
applicant’s potential success in the BAA Animation Program, as outlined in
the Program Critical Performance:

By the end of the program, graduates will have demonstrated the ability to
create quality animation performance through a creative and professional
portfolio using principles of animation, drawing, design, cinematic
storytelling, artistic expertise, and innovation. Graduates will have
exhibited a personal and professional commitment to artistic growth and
cultural literacy that conveys passion, confidence, a collaborative and
independent spirit, refined communications skills, and the adaptability to
work within a dynamic animation industry.

Portfolio evaluation is facilitated by use of the enclosed rubric. This rubric

identifies the components of the program, and the ten (A through J) criteria
common to the components and critical to success in the program. Take time
to review the descriptors in the rubric in advance of your portfolio submission
in order to ensure your work meets the standard.

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2009-2010 Matted work is acceptable. A flat portfolio case is recommended.
Applicant Information
Mail-in portfolios will be accepted from applicants living more than 80
kilometres from Sheridan. Note: artwork in mail-in portfolios must be
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photocopied onto 8.5” x 11” paper. Photocopies will NOT be returned.
(Animation)
Note: as this is a high-demand program, it is suggested that you apply
to additional programs (e.g. Art Fundamentals) in the event that your
score is not high enough to gain admission to the program.

The portfolio must include only the following items:

I. LIFE DRAWING

1. Observational Life Drawing - three drawings of a human figure

(preferably nude, however, models wearing a swimsuit or bodysuit are
acceptable)

2. Animal Drawing - two drawings of an animal figure (use pets, visit a zoo
or farm)

• Any two of the above five drawings should show stillness.

(e.g. the figure standing, sitting, crouching)
• Any three of the above five drawings should show the figure in
motion (e.g. walking, running, pitching or batting a baseball)

3. Hand Drawing - two freehand line drawings of a human hand

• The first should show the hand anticipating an action (e.g. about
to pick up a coin, about to knock on a door, about to press a
button, etc.).
• The second should show the hand carrying out that action.

Note: In the three Life Drawing sections above, all figure drawings should be
drawn from life, not from books or photographs. We are more interested in
you demonstrating a knowledge of structure than the ability to use shading on
your drawings.

II. ANIMATION AND CHARACTER DESIGN

Design one original character to be used in the following drawings (4, 5,

and 6) below.

4. Character Rotation - Draw a character rotation of your original character

design using the following views. Put each view on a separate (8.5” x 11”)
sheet. The sizes and proportions of each view should be consistent with
the other views.

• front view
• 3/4 front view
• profile view
• 3/4 back view
• back view

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2009-2010 5. Action Pose Sheets – two action poses of your original character (each
Applicant Information pose on a separate 8.5” x 11” inch sheet). Keep these drawings rough
and loose.
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6. Expression Sheet – On one sheet only, draw your original character’s
(Animation)
head with five different expressions (see below). Show dimension by
changing the angle of the head for each expression. You may choose to
draw these heads on larger paper and cut, paste and reduce if necessary
to arrange all five heads on one - 8.5” x 11” sheet, but you need to include
the original drawings as well as the reductions.

• neutral (normal expression)

• angry
• happy
• sad
• surprised

III. STORYBOARDING

7. Storyboarding – Choose one of the character designs provided (Adam

the boy or Alex the alley cat) and using the four-panel storyboard show
the character as it goes through the following narrative:

• Panel 1 - The character finds a box and shows curiosity.

• Panel 2 - The character is frustrated when the box proves difficult
to open.
• Panel 3 - The character is pleased when the box finally opens.
• Panel 4 - The character is shocked, horrified or pleased when
the contents are revealed

Note: Please remember to number your panels. It is all right to draw

larger panels and then reduce them to fit the storyboard template,
but you must include the original drawings as well as the
reductions.

IV. LAYOUT

8. Household Objects – Create two composition sheets of household

objects (e.g. fruit, a box, a tin can, a plastic funnel) based on these
geometric forms: sphere, cube, cylinder, and cone. Do not use a ruler,
compass or stencil.

• one freehand line drawing showing an accurate observation of

these objects
• one freehand line drawing based on the first composition drawing
(from the same point of view). Using your imagination, show how
the objects would look if they were affected by some external
force. This should tell us a story of what happened to the objects
(e.g. a heavy wind, an earthquake, a snowfall etc.)

Note: Do not shade or colour in the artwork on the above

composition sheets

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2009-2010
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9. Room Line Drawing – two freehand line drawings of a room in your
house
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(Animation) • The first drawing should be an accurate observation of the room
and should show a person, drawn in scale, sitting, standing or
reclining in that space.
• The second drawing should be the same room from that person’s
point of view. Unlike the first drawing, you should apply your
imagination to interpret how the character sees the room.)

V. OTHER – PERSONAL ARTWORK

10. Personal Artwork – five pieces of your personal artwork

These submissions should include a variety of works that best
demonstrate the range of your artistic abilities and sensibility. For
example, include a sketchbook, paintings, drawings, etc. Please do not
include three-dimensional artwork (sculpture etc.). Photographs of these
works are acceptable. No video or digital media will be reviewed.

Please Note: The Bachelor of Applied Arts (Animation) Program does not
accept any existing (plagiarized) cartoon characters.

Due to the large volume of portfolio submissions, portfolios that do not

meet the format as outlined above will not be accepted. We cannot
accept or view videotapes, slides or diskettes.

PORTFOLIO EVALUATION

For applicants living WITHIN 80 kilometres of Sheridan, please note:

Portfolio evaluations (this is not a personal interview) will be held at Sheridan

from Monday to Thursday March 2, 3, 4, 5, 2009. In order to have your
portfolio evaluated on one of these days, you must register online through
AccessSheridan using the Sheridan password and username that were sent
to you previously.

How Do I Book My Portfolio Evaluation?

1. Go to: https://access.sheridaninstitute.ca

2. Login using the account information given to you in earlier

correspondence. (If you have previously used your account and changed
your password, login using the new password you created.)

3. Under the heading “PeopleSher Applications”, follow the link:

O.A.S.I.S. – Self Service

4. From Self Service follow these links:

Self Service >Sheridan Services > Event Registration

5. Click on the Register button beside Animation Portfolio Session

6. Choose a date from the list of available dates. You will be able to select
one date only.
2009-2010 7. Review the information for the selected session carefully. Click the
Applicant Information confirm button to finalize your choice, or click the return button to make
another selection.
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If you have difficulty booking your assessment, please call our Contact
(Animation)
Centre at 905-845-9430 (Oakville) or 905-459-7533 (Brampton) (Once you
connect, press #4)

Preparing Your Portfolio for Evaluation

• Submit only the items that have been requested.

• Print your name and Sheridan ID# on the back of every piece of
artwork submitted.
• Complete and attach the Portfolio Submission Sheet provided to
the outside of your portfolio case.
• Pay $40 for the portfolio evaluation fee. Payment can be made
by debit, Visa, MasterCard, money order or cash in the Cash
Office (located in Room D100, Office of the Registrar) either in
advance (preferred) or on the day of your portfolio evaluation.
Bring a copy of your receipt when you register your portfolio.
• If you have been requested to submit a portfolio for any other
Sheridan program, you are required to pay the evaluation fee
once.
• Submit your portfolio independent of any other program.
• Register your portfolio between 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on the day
of your evaluation – G-Wing (second floor).
• Information Sessions will be held at 10 a.m. in Room J102.
• Evaluations will be completed and portfolios must be picked up
at 3 p.m. from G-Wing (second floor) on the day of your
evaluation. (Please note that we will not be responsible for
portfolios left at Sheridan)

For applicants living MORE than 80 kilometres from Sheridan please

forward your photocopied portfolio, by courier, courier stamped no later than
Friday, February 27, 2009. All work must be photocopied onto 8.5” x 11”
paper. Photocopies will not be returned.

You must indicate your intention to mail your portfolio to Sheridan. In order to
do this, you must register online through AccessSheridan using your
Sheridan username and password that were sent to you previously. Please
see the instructions on the previous page under the heading “How Do I Book
My Portfolio Assessment?” Select the “mail-in” portfolio option.

Please note:

• Submit only the items that have been requested.

• Print your name and Sheridan ID# on the back of every piece of
artwork submitted.
• Complete and enclose the Portfolio Submission Sheet provided.
• Submit a cheque or money order payable to Sheridan College
Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning for $40 for the
portfolio evaluation fee. Please write your Sheridan student ID
2009-2010 number on the cheque or money order.
Applicant Information • If you are submitting a portfolio to more than one other Sheridan
program, you are only required to pay the evaluation fee once.
Bachelor of Applied Arts • Submit your portfolio independent of any other program.
(Animation)

Courier your portfolio to:

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

School of Animation, Arts and Design
Bachelor of Applied Arts (Animation) Program
Room A100
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, ON L6H 2L1
CANADA

Additional Information

1. International Applicants - please note the following:

Portfolios crossing international borders should be clearly identified as:
Artwork, No commercial value, for educational purposes only.

2. Come and see for yourself!

Visit the Arts Open House Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Trafalgar Road
Campus.

3. Check your Sheridan email account frequently.

Many of the communications you receive from Sheridan come to you
exclusively via your Sheridan email account.
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 BAA ANIMATION PROGRAM: RUBRIC FOR EVALUATING THE APPLICANT PORTFOLIO

CRITERIA IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED TO APPROACHES THE STANDARD MEETS THE STANDARD EXCEEDS THE STANDARD
and elements MEET THE STANDARD
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of criteria

A.Story - premise appears very confused - some premise is present but not - the premise is communicated - premise is unique and entertaining
and/or disconnected; elements are always clear clearly - audience is engaged in a unique, original
- premise absent - audience is not fully engaged - story can be followed manner
- audience - audience is not engaged - some sense of sequence is - audience is engaged - sequence is logical and entertaining
- sequencing - little sense of sequence present - sequence is logical - staging contributes to the effectiveness
- staging - little sense of staging - some disconnect between staging - premise is evident through of the premise
and premise staging

B. Performance - drawing is static - sense of action is ambiguous - sense of action is obvious - sense of action demonstrates clarity and
- little emotion is evident in the drawing - sense of emotion is present but - sense of emotion is conveyed continuity
- action - drawing does not communicate a unclear by the drawing - sense of emotion conveyed by the
- emotion message - drawing communicates an unclear - drawing communicates a clear drawing creates empathy in the audience
- communication message message - drawing communicates a clear message
in a unique and original manner

C. Believable - drawing reflects minimal sense of - drawing reflects an ambiguous - drawing reflects a definite - drawing reflects a personality that
Character personality sense of personality personality engages the audience
- the character’s motivation is absent - some motivation is evident but - the character’s motivation is - the character’s motivation
- sense of - design of the character has functional there is a disconnect with the clear and believable reinforces the credibility of the character
personality weaknesses character - design of the character is - design of the character is original,
- motivation - design of the character is appealing and functional for appealing , believable and functional for
- design functional animation animation

D. Line Quality - line quality is tentative and sketchy - line quality demonstrates difficulty - line quality demonstrates - line quality demonstrates consistent
- line quality does not contribute to a with control and clarity of intent control and clarity of intent control, clarity of intent and confidence
- sense of control sense of mass - line quality contributes to some - line quality creates a sense of - line quality creates a believable and
and clarity - the rhythm of lines is absent from the sense of mass mass accurate sense of mass
- sense of mass drawing - the rhythm of lines is evident in - the rhythm of lines contributes - the rhythm of lines unifies and enhances
- sense of rhythm portions of the drawing to the unity of the elements the elements of the drawing

E. Proportion - awareness of the principles of - an awareness of the principles of - principles of proportion are - principles of proportion in the drawings
proportion is negligible proportion is evident addressed effectively in the within each of the portfolio assignments
- accuracy - proportions of the subjects or objects - proportions of the subjects or drawings within each of the are highly accurate
- consistency in the same assignment are rarely objects in the same assignment are portfolio assignments - proportions of the subjects or objects in
consistent occasionally consistent - proportions of the subjects or the same assignment are consistent and
objects in the same assignment seamless
are consistent

F. Structure - drawing reflects little understanding of - drawing reflects some - drawing reflects a sense of - drawing reflects a dynamic sense of
the principles of gravity understanding of the principles of gravity through weight and gravity through weight and balance
- gravity, weight - the structure of the subjects and gravity balance - the structure of the subjects and objects
- accuracy objects is inaccurate - the structure of the subjects and - the structure of the subjects is accurate and dynamic
- form and - there is minimal relationship between objects is somewhat accurate and objects is accurate - the relationship between form and
function form and function - there is an incomplete relationship - the relationship between form function is evident and reflected in all parts
between form and function and function is evident

G. Perspective & - drawings demonstrate a lack of - drawings demonstrate limited - drawings demonstrate good - drawings demonstrate dynamic
Sense of Spatial understanding of perspective (e.g. knowledge of perspective understanding of perspective application of perspective (e.g. multi-point
Volume horizon line, vanishing point) - drawing demonstrates a partial - drawing creates the illusion of perspective and foreshortening)
- convincing - drawing is flat and appears to have no illusion of depth depth - drawing creates a believable and
perspective depth consistent illusion of depth
- illusion of depth

H. Composition - organization of elements is random or - organization of elements in the - organization of elements in the - compelling organization of elements in
- organization of absent in the drawing drawing is confusing drawing effectively leads the eye the drawing engages the audience
elements

I. Creativity - ideas are unimaginative, ordinary and - ideas, though somewhat - ideas are imaginative and - ideas provide highly imaginative and
lacking in initiative imaginative, settle for easy solutions reflect a search for a new novel solutions
- idea, - art work is cliché and ordinary, and - artwork is somewhat derivative, approach - art work reflects a consistent level of
conceptualization lacks originality but reflects a search to integrate - art work demonstrates original originality
- originality some original approaches and approaches and solutions
solutions

J. Overall - presentation of the portfolio - presentation of the portfolio lacks - presentation of the portfolio - presentation is professional and
Portfolio components lacks organization and is one or more of the elements of the components is organized, clean demonstrates a respect for the craft
- presentation difficult to navigate criteria (e.g. organization, neatness, neat, and clearly labelled

Revised: Fall 2006

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Applicant Portfolio Score Sheet Winter 2009
Student Name: Applicant, Earnest Student Number: 1111
NOTE: BASED ON ALL THE PORTFOLIOS SUBMITTED, THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR ADMISSION IS: 3.260 *
ADMISSION ADVICE: MEETS THE STANDARD AND CURRENT MINIMUM SCORE FOR ADMISSION.
YOU ARE OFFERED ENTRY TO THE PROGRAM.

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Evaluation Criteria Life Drawing Animation Story Layout Score
A Story 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 3.500
B Performance 0 0 2 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.000
C Believable Character 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 3.333
D Line Quality 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 0 3.111
E Proportion 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 2.889
F Structure 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 0 3.667
Perspective And Sense Of Spatial
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Volume 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 4 3 0 3.444
H Composition 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 3.333
Average of Input From Faculty
I Creativity 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 3 0 3.50 In All Course Streams 3.500
Average of Input From Faculty
J Overall Impact / Presentation 3 4 4 3 3.75 In All Course Streams 3.550
Final Score 3.333

EXPLANATION OF POINTS AWARDED ON THIS SCORE SHEET

O REQUIRED PORTFOLIO COMPONENT MISSING
1 IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED TO MEET THE STANDARD
2 APPROACHES THE STANDARD
3 MEETS THE STANDARD
4 EXCEEDS THE STANDARD

WEIGHTED SCORE is the Average of all points within each of the criteria lines.
FINAL SCORE is the Average of all the Weighted Scores. This is the score that
determines eligibility for admission to the program.

* MINIMUM SCORE FOR ADMISSION

In the event that the number of applicant portfolios that "Meet the Standard" exceeds the number of
positions available, the Minimum Score for Admission will rise.

Portfolios that "Meet The Standard" yet fall below the Adjusted Minimum Score for Admission will be
wait-listed in priority sequence.
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PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION SHEET

This sheet must be completed in full (please print)

Name: ______________________________ Sheridan Student Number:_______________

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Email: ______________________________________________________________________

Indicate the name(s) of the program(s) you are applying to and check the box that corresponds to
program that has received or will be receiving your portfolio fee.

Program(s) you are applying to: Portfolio Fee Paid To

1. ____________________________________________________ 

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3. ____________________________________________________ 

Please remember to pay $40 (Canadian funds) for the portfolio assessment fee. Payment can be
made by debit, Visa, MasterCard, certified cheque, money order or cash in the Cash Office
(located in Room D100, Office of the Registrar) either in advance or on the Portfolio Evaluation
Day. Certified cheques or money orders are payable to: Sheridan College Institute of
Technology and Advanced Learning. Please include your Sheridan student number on your
payment.