The portfolio must be submitted with your electronic application. The following should be uploaded with your application.

1. Transcripts and Class Lists:

Provide your most recent un-official high school or college transcript. Because of the schedule, most applicants cannot gain access to an up-to-date official transcript until after our submission deadline. However, when possible, an official transcript is preferred. Due to confidentiality rules, we are not authorized to access transcripts from the UCF Registrar's Office.

With your transcript, please provide a list of any film-related courses and five of the most valuable non-film related courses that you have attended. Include the instructor's names and the grades you received for all of the above.

This should be in PDF or Word (Windows Word 1997-2003 or Mac Word 1997-2004) document (.doc).

2. References: Please list two people, not related to you, whom we may contact for further information about your artistic and academic abilities. (Note: this is not a guarantee that contact will be made). Be sure to secure their permission first. Include phone numbers, best times to call, and e-mail addresses. DO NOT SEND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.

3.Essay I:

In a short autobiographical essay, give us a sense of your background and the world from which you draw inspiration and motivation. Choose your detail carefully, and be concise

The word count should be 250 or less. This should be in PDF or Word (Windows Word 1997-2003 or Mac Word 1997-2004) document (.doc).

4.Essay II: Choose one of your submitted creative works. What problem or challenge might have led you to make this work (eg. cinematic/visual design, philosophical elements, social observations). What other artist has attempted to solve this problem? How does his/her solution inform your creative work? Choose your detail carefully, and be concise.

The word count should be 250 or less. This should be in PDF or Word (Windows Word 1997-2003 or Mac Word 1997-2004) document (.doc).

5. Creative Pages: Provide samples of any creative work. The following items are examples of what can be included in the Creative Pages of the portfolio:

• Writing: Short Story, Short Screenplay or Stage Play, Pages from a longer Screenplay, Pages from a longer Stage Play, Poetry
• Photography
• 2D Artwork: Drawings, Paintings, Storyboards
• Photographs of 3D Artwork: Sculpture

Limit your submission to 10 pages total. Each individual creative work should be a separate attachment. You can upload up to 10 attachments. With writing submissions, consider each printed page to be one page of your total number of creative pages. For example: a 3 page screenplay excerpt, a 2 page short story, and 2 photographs would be considered 7 creative pages and should be attached as 4 separate attachments; 1 for the screenplay excerpt, 1 for the short story, and 2 for the photographs. You can only upload one attachment at a time.

The total page count should be 10 or less. This should be in PDF, Word (Windows Word 1997-2003 or Mac Word 1997-2004) document (.doc), or JPEG format.

6. Video or Sound Project: THIS ELEMENT IS OPTIONAL. If you choose to submit a video or sound project (ex. music composition) as part of your application, it must be submitted via YouTube (view uploading instructions). This is the only acceptable method of submission. Mail in/walk in DVDs, CDs, tapes, or other website URLs will not be accepted. Please put the correct URL address for your YouTube video in the space provided. For sound only projects, such as a music composition, include a video channel with black fill for the length of the sound. You should place text over the black fill with the title of your project and your role in its creation. Please list the project title and your role(s) in its creation in the spaces provided.

Video or Sound Project must be 5 minutes or less in total running time (if a video, time limit includes the credits).

Portfolio Tips

Keep your portfolio short and strong. A concise portfolio of your best work is most effective.

Keep your video or sound projects short and strong. Less is always more.

If you submit a video or sound project, make clear your role on the project, especially if there are joint credits given to more than one person.