Advanced Television and Film Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program Code: PATAF Trafalgar Road Campus IMPORTANT The following is for information purposes only and serves to inform applicants of the possible components to be included in a portfolio submission. Portfolio requirements are subject to change from year to year. Do not submit any portfolio materials unless specifically instructed to do so, after applying to the program. Once you have applied to this program, specific portfolio instructions and submission details will be provided to you in your Sheridan Student Account. Program Information The Advanced Television and Film Program is a Master-class based program. Students apply to be placed in 2 Master Class areas (see course descriptions) in which they wish to deepen their skills. Mandatory courses and electives offer additional perspectives on the film-making process. The program consists of 3 terms plus a work placement. In both terms, students participate in an industry-model production process for narrative (fictional) and/or documentary film. This is an intensive program which requires a significant time commitment from students, which sometimes includes evenings and weekends. In this program we welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds including: film studies, television/broadcast, journalism, communications, liberal arts, fine arts, animation, gaming, technical theatre, theatre performance, drama, writing, and business. Program Eligibility and Applicant Selection Applicants must have: -- a degree or 2-3 year diploma (Media related is desired) or -- in the case of no educational credential, a minimum 2 years’ verifiable industry experience (post high school) Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted at the time of application. Candidates to the program are selected on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated experience, and the evaluation of their portfolio including: letter of intent, resume, and a portfolio with examples of their work. Applicants selected for the program will be notified by mail and their Sheridan email account. Classes for the fall term begin Tuesday, September 8, 2020. FOR REFERENCE ONLY Page 1 of 5
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Advanced Television and Film
Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program Code: PATAF
Trafalgar Road Campus
IMPORTANT The following is for information purposes only and serves to inform applicants of the possible components to be included in a portfolio submission. Portfolio requirements are subject to change from year to year. Do not submit any portfolio materials unless specifically instructed to do so, after applying to the program. Once you have applied to this program, specific portfolio instructions and submission details will be provided to you in your Sheridan Student Account.
Program Information
The Advanced Television and Film Program is a Master-class based program. Students apply
to be placed in 2 Master Class areas (see course descriptions) in which they wish to deepen
their skills. Mandatory courses and electives offer additional perspectives on the film-making
process.
The program consists of 3 terms plus a work placement. In both terms, students participate
in an industry-model production process for narrative (fictional) and/or documentary film.
This is an intensive program which requires a significant time commitment from students,
which sometimes includes evenings and weekends.
In this program we welcome applicants from a broad range of backgrounds including: film
studies, television/broadcast, journalism, communications, liberal arts, fine arts, animation,
gaming, technical theatre, theatre performance, drama, writing, and business.
Program Eligibility and Applicant Selection
Applicants must have:
-- a degree or 2-3 year diploma (Media related is desired) or -- in the case of no educational credential, a minimum 2 years’ verifiable industry experience (post high school)
Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted at the
time of application.
Candidates to the program are selected on the basis of academic achievement, demonstrated
experience, and the evaluation of their portfolio including: letter of intent, resume, and a
portfolio with examples of their work.
Applicants selected for the program will be notified by mail and their Sheridan email account.
Classes for the fall term begin Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
FOR REFERENCE O
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After applying to the program, applicants will be required to submit a letter of intent,
résumé and portfolio of work online, and will receive submission instructions.
a) LETTER OF INTENT: this letter should be a well-organized, succinct, grammatically correctdocument, and NO MORE THAN ONE page, in .pdf format. Evaluators will read only one page.
• You must mention your career goals in the digital media industry
• Discuss how you expect the ATVF program will help you achieve your goals. Pleaseresearch details of the program on Sheridan’s website.
• The document must be written in your own words – do not cut and paste from the web.
• You do not need to explain why you are passionate about film-making.
b) RÉSUMÉ including:
• Education
• Work Experience
• Volunteer Experience
• For work and volunteer experience, please provide supervisor contact details if relevant to theindustry
• Equipment knowledge if relevant to goals: e.g. if Camera is on your list of preferred Master
Classes, what brands/models of cameras have you used?
• Software knowledge if relevant to goals: e.g. Final Cut Pro, ProTools, Final Draft, AdobePremier, AVID
• You must include a list of each item in your portfolio and your role on each item (e.g.,editor, writer). Please ensure that the title of each item listed here corresponds to the titleon the uploaded item. Portfolios without this list cannot be evaluated.
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c) PORTFOLIO OF WORK: Submit files or links to portfolio material that support your masterclass preferences:
Any material in a language other than English must be translated or subtitled.
Your name – the name you are applying with - should appear in the credits or on the document.
Note that in order to be considered for Directing, Editing, or Camera, you MUST submit samples of your work in those areas.
If you are applying for the Visual Effects Master Class, there are specific requirements which are listed below in the ANIM 50261 section.
After submission, you may not submit additional material, except at our request.
Master Class selection: Portfolio material required:
MEDA 58111 – Directing 1: Narrative & Documentary
LITT 51897 – Screenwriting 1
MEDA 58823 – Producing 1
MEDA 54876 -- Editing for Film and TV 1
MEDA 59276 -- Audio Production and Post Production 1
MEDA 54127 -- Camera and Lighting Techniques 1
Maximum of 4 samples of any of the following:
o Essays, Short Stories, Scripts
o Newspaper, Magazine Articleso Photographs – portfolio of 4-7 itemso Artwork, Drawings, Paintings – portfolio of 4-7
items
o Stage, set, costume design sketches – portfolioof 4-7 items
o Technical drawings, Storyboards
o Short films or excerpts from longer films
o Audio recordings
o Video/digital scenes or performanceso Business, Project Management Reports or Files
– e.g. 1 case study
o Theatre performance photos, reviews and/orcritiques
Items with audio not in English must be sub-titled.
ANIM 50261 -- Visual Effects/Compositing
Specific Nuke knowledge is an asset, though not required.
o a minimum of 5 computer-generated images orclips which show fundamental technical andartistic skills and a basic understanding of 2Dor 3D post- production software and workflow
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Additional Information:
1. In addition to the regular tuition fee, there are extra production costs for this program. For furtherinformation, contact the program co-ordinator.
2. If you have questions about the program, or would like to see the facilities, meet some faculty,
and learn about the program, please contact Maureen McKeon, Program Coordinator email: