Film and Television Portfolio IADT

sarah_archery

I applied for Film and Television Production in IADT a couple of months ago, just looking for some advice about the whole portfolio scenario...looking for some general do's and dont's when it comes to including/excluding stuff...also, just wondering what people in the course think of it, is it what you expected, do you like it...stuff like that!!!!

Tralaalaalaa

Anyone know when the portfolio is due to be handed in this year?

ShotgunBoy

Tralaalaalaa wrote: »

Anyone know when the portfolio is due to be handed in this year?

Taken fom the IADT website(http://www.iadt.ie/en/ProspectiveStudents/HowtoApply/PortfolioRequirements/):

How does the portfolio assessment work?

• IADT write to you in early March 2010 and inform you of your portfolio assessment date, this date will be between the 22nd & 26th of March 2010.
• You deliver your portfolio to us on the morning of the specified date, complete with labels etc that have been supplied to you in the letter in (1) above.
• Your portfolio will be assessed.
• You collect your portfolio from us in the afternoon of the same day you dropped it into us.
• IADT write to you before the end of May with your portfolio result.

Shteve1990

I'm in the same boat here, mate. I've been pretty much going by the guidelines given IADT and my portfolio is near done - just need to fine tune my DVD and drawings.

I included:
* DVD (with a Showreel of pretty much anything I've ever shot, the two short films and a music video)
* Feature length script (complete with 10 pages of storyboards)
* Two short film scripts (complete with storyboards, script breakdowns, location scouting sheets, daily progress reports, sound reports, etc.)
* Script bible for TV series
* 6 drawings
* 2 paintings
* 3 costume design drawings/sketches
* 6 photographs
* CD of self composed music (film score)
* 2 sheets for Production Design (done on AutoCAD)
* CV

Tralaalaalaa

Wow, how long did it take you to do that?!

Shteve1990

To be honest, not too long-I felt the best way to go about it was to have a good gameplan and think ahead and stick to what I wanted (the feature length script was done last year but since then I've brushed up on it dialogue-wise).

What have you done for yours, if you don't mind me asking?

Tralaalaalaa

Phew! I was wondering because I mine hasn't taken too long either!

To be honest I still haven't finished it but I know exactly what I'm doing so I'm just putting my head down. Mine includes:
- Showreel of everything I've done
- One film and one music video that can be watched in full
- The scripts, storyboards etc for those two
- A script for a short play
- I wrote the song for the music video myself so I have the lyrics etc for that
- C.V
- A number of photos
- I'm a rubbish artist so there's no paintings or anything like that. Even the storyboards were a stretch!
- A summary, character sketch etc for a feature

And that's pretty much it so, fingers crossed!

Shteve1990

That's sounds pretty cool, good luck to you, hope to get in this year

atgate

Try and pretend that the people assessing the portfolio are thick. Make it easy for them to find the bits you want them to find.

Use a menu and even put in big arrows saying "look at me first".

Make sure everything is presented in a neat and tidy way.

And make sure it is clear the roles you undertook on the videos.

If you have any specific questions then ask away.

Shteve1990

Cheers atgate, I was told something similar by my lecturer about how to REALLY need to explain everything clearly as if they didn't know anything about this.

One quick q - would you divide up the portfolio into different sections (e.g. one section for writings, the next for storyboards, the next for... etc) - making it easier for them to navigate?

atgate

Shteve1990 wrote: »

One quick q - would you divide up the portfolio into different sections (e.g. one section for writings, the next for storyboards, the next for... etc) - making it easier for them to navigate?

Yeah, that's a good idea.

jonjo

Anyone got any vids on youtube of stuff they've put in they're portfolio?

Just curious! Might apply to this next year.

Shteve1990

I used to have videos on YouTube (but some of em got taken down for copyright infringement)

emopy

i cant believe the portfolio assessment is dis month.

even tho my portfolio is practically finished, im worried ive gone in the wrong direction. :eek:


i feel like im goin 2 develop an ulcer,

atgate

emopy wrote: »

i cant believe the portfolio assessment is dis month.

even tho my portfolio is practically finished, im worried ive gone in the wrong direction. :eek:


i feel like im goin 2 develop an ulcer,

Don't stress. Just do your best.

scarecrow00

is der a weight restriction on portfolios for film? and if so how strict is it, lik cud you get away with a small bit over the limit or is it like goin 2 the airport.

its just now that i think about it my portfolio case itself probly ways more den its contents. ( that might be a slight exaggeration) :eek:

Shteve1990

The weight can't exceed 10 kilos

Shteve1990

Did everyone here from IADT today regarding the dates for portfolio assesements?

kpaddypete

Hello,

My daughter is to present her portfolio in March for DL045 – BA (Hons) in Film and Television Production.

"Film/Video work – to be presented on DVD (PAL) only"
Does this mean simply putting WMV movies on dvd for playing in a computer's dvd drive
or
do they have to be in dvd format for viewing in a dvd player.

Any advice would be great, thanks.

(Have phoned college but the relevant people are away til monday)

Shteve1990

It has to be on a DVD format disc, I'm led to believe

atgate

kpaddypete wrote: »

Hello,

My daughter is to present her portfolio in March for DL045 – BA (Hons) in Film and Television Production.

"Film/Video work – to be presented on DVD (PAL) only"
Does this mean simply putting WMV movies on dvd for playing in a computer's dvd drive
or
do they have to be in dvd format for viewing in a dvd player.

Any advice would be great, thanks.

(Have phoned college but the relevant people are away til monday)

It has to be DVD PAL. That's the only format that we can guarantee to be able to screen. We assess the portfolios in a room and we're given a TV and a DVD player.

At least one of us (usually me) brings over a laptop so if we get sent a data DVD we try our best to view it but to be honest there are so many possible formats and codecs out there that asking for a bog standard DVD is the safest all round.

Just for clarity sake: The format to send in is a DVD Video Disc. PAL format.

JeanHarlow

I've also applied for this course and am scared witless now with the deadline fast approaching! :eek: My portfolio isn't finished yet! Stressing over what to include and over simple things such as how my CV should be layed out?

atgate

JeanHarlow wrote: »

I've also applied for this course and am scared witless now with the deadline fast approaching! :eek: My portfolio isn't finished yet! Stressing over what to include and over simple things such as how my CV should be layed out?

Please don't stress out over things like CV layout (its not a job interview). Just make it as clear as possible and keep it neat and tidy.

As to what to include.... you can include as much as you like (within reason), but do try to put your best foot forward. Tell us the order in which to look at material. If there is one part that you are particularly proud of then point us too it.

And remember, everyone looking at the portfolios has years of experience at it. We're pretty good at digging out the best bits.

Best of luck!

JeanHarlow

Thanks so much. That makes me feel a lot better

Shteve1990

I just want to wish everyone good luck with their assessments next week

atgate

Shteve1990 wrote: »

I just want to wish everyone good luck with their assessments next week

Ditto! Looking forward to seeing the work.

trickortreat

AH so this is where everybody freaks out about their portfolios. (new user)

i handed mine in today, got up at 5 in the morning to be there for 9, ( from tipp)

im relieved its handed in, i just hope my showreel played, it takes time to load..

and now we play the waiting game....:D

Shteve1990

Mine DIDN'T play, I was very annoyed but the assesor that told me it didn't work said I could bring another copy on the day of the interview

trickortreat

aw thats a pain, but at least they told you, was yours yesterday to.

so does that mean if your showreel didnt play they would let you know or would they just watch other footage in your portfolio or maybe both,

Shteve1990

Mine was on Monday morning. Well the guy who was handing it back to me said that the DVD didn't work (and that it was written on my portfolio receipt hat it didn't). He said that it just wouldn't load up so to reburn it for the interview and they'll watch it then

trickortreat

yeah wel at least you have an interview, where you can explain and talk about things, id perfer that.

Tom4000

So as a whole were they good this year atgate?

When are the results given, roughly?

Will everyone be interviewed or just some?

atgate

So as a whole were they good this year atgate?

Yes the ones I saw were up to standard.

When are the results given, roughly?

Pretty soon I'd say, the interviews are in three or four weeks time

Will everyone be interviewed or just some?

For film about a third of applicants are called for interview.

Tom4000

Super, thanks!

trickortreat

atgate, does it matter if your portfolio questionaire was taken up or not because i know people whos were and others whos were not, or are we all just reading in to it too much.

atgate

trickortreat wrote: »

atgate, does it matter if your portfolio questionaire was taken up or not because i know people whos were and others whos were not, or are we all just reading in to it too much.

You're definitely reading too much into it

JeanHarlow

Roughly how many people applied for the 30 places in Film & TV Production? And how many of those would be mature students?

And thanks for all the info and advice! Much appreciated!

atgate

JeanHarlow wrote: »

Roughly how many people applied for the 30 places in Film & TV Production? And how many of those would be mature students?

And thanks for all the info and advice! Much appreciated!

I'm away writing (I really shouldn't be on the internet) so I don't have access to the numbers, but a good few hundred. Remember that includes people who tick Film & TV just because it's on the college list and they're really applying for something else.

I've no idea about the amount of mature student applicants. Admissions don't give us that info (and we don't want it). We assess the portfolio on its merits. And we have no quotas.

Its a pity it takes a couple of weeks for the interview letters to go out but its a pretty big job to get done and admissions are a small group of overworked people.

JeanHarlow

Thanks for taking the time to reply!

Jeez! A good few hundred?! :S I'm thinking I should start doing a portfolio for next year now! :S lol

I can imagine it is a big task to undertake alright! And now feel sorry for admissions :S lol

Cheers!

Anna_Banana

This is my second year applying.
Really hope I get called for an interview so I can wow you with my winning personality and my fantastic abilities :P

JeanHarlow

Anna_Banana wrote: »

This is my second year applying.
Really hope I get called for an interview so I can wow you with my winning personality and my fantastic abilities :P

Good luck!!

melissavm

Serious props to people who presented a portfolio for this course. I wanted to apply for this course last year but the pressure of creating a portfolio on something I know so little about whilst doing the LC was too much so I took a PLC art course and I recently applied for a couple of other courses in IADT. I have so much respect for you guys, I know its a tough course and best of luck to those of you who get in!

JeanHarlow

melissavm wrote: »

Serious props to people who presented a portfolio for this course. I wanted to apply for this course last year but the pressure of creating a portfolio on something I know so little about whilst doing the LC was too much so I took a PLC art course and I recently applied for a couple of other courses in IADT. I have so much respect for you guys, I know its a tough course and best of luck to those of you who get in!

Thanks! I really really would love a place but don't think my portfolio was strong enough this time. I had a hectic few months where everything that could go wrong did, my kids being sick, in hospital etc so no time. I also read the portfolio assessment date wrong (eejit) so ended up staying up until 6am the morning it was due to finish it! :S lol But I am concentrating on building up a body of work now and will apply again next year if I have to!

If you really want to do filmmaking then don't let pressure or fear of not knowing enough stop you! You are doing these courses to learn anyway! Good luck with whatever you do!

melissavm

JeanHarlow wrote: »

Thanks! I really really would love a place but don't think my portfolio was strong enough this time. I had a hectic few months where everything that could go wrong did, my kids being sick, in hospital etc so no time. I also read the portfolio assessment date wrong (eejit) so ended up staying up until 6am the morning it was due to finish it! :S lol But I am concentrating on building up a body of work now and will apply again next year if I have to!

If you really want to do filmmaking then don't let pressure or fear of not knowing enough stop you! You are doing these courses to learn anyway! Good luck with whatever you do!

Thanks very much! Same to you Stay positive-- you might be pleasantly surprised!

JeanHarlow

melissavm wrote: »

Thanks very much! Same to you Stay positive-- you might be pleasantly surprised!

Thanks

Shteve1990

Has anyone gotten any info about when the interviews are happening, and has anyone gotten any dates?

Anna_Banana

They’re supposed to be in 2 weeks time!

I had already gotten an email about an interview this time last year.
I’m getting worried

atgate

They're on my schedule for next week so I'd say emails will be any time now.

Tom4000

Is getting an interview a good thing?

atgate

Tom4000 wrote: »

Is getting an interview a good thing?

Yes (for Film & TV anyway).

JeanHarlow

I'm thinking it's time to start working on my portfolio for next year :S lol