Pre-Course Review
Supporting your studies at AIE
Before commencing your course, you'll take part in a Pre-Course Review with AIE's Admissions team. This is a friendly conversation designed to help you prepare for your studies and ensure you've chosen the course that's the best fit for your interests, goals and experience. It's also an opportunity for you to learn more about studying at AIE and ask any questions you may have about the course, student life and career pathways.
Typically, this is a quick phone call where we'll discuss:
- Your interests and career goals
- Your previous study, work or creative experience
- What you hope to achieve from the course
- Any support or learning requirements you may have
No portfolio is required to apply for the course but you're welcome to show us anything you've created. Sharing your work can be a great way to showcase your interests and talk about your creative journey, but it is entirely optional.
No portfolio? No Problem.
You don't need a portfolio to get started at AIE. We welcome students at all stages of their creative journey. By the time you graduate AIE, you'll have developed a portfolio that showcases the skills and projects you've completed during your studies.
If you do have a portfolio, see below for some suggestions about what you could show.
3D Animation & VFX for Film
Love animation and visual effects?
The main thing we look for in an animation-related portfolio is evidence of creative ability - how you imagine and realise a creative piece of work. It tells us about the medium you’re most familiar with, whether it is a traditional medium such as pens, pencil or charcoal or a particular type of software, such as Photoshop.
Seeing your portfolio proves to us that you can take something down the creative process from concept to presentation. We’ve seen sketches, paintings, video clips, animation, multimedia, sculpture, photography, life drawing and graphic design. We’ve also seen some non-traditional portfolios such as cars with awesome airbrushed murals and photos of interior design work in various mansions.
No portfolio is required to apply to AIE - we just want your creativity and passion!
Game Art & Animation
Want to make awesome art for games?
The main thing we look for in a game art portfolio is evidence of creative ability. Your portfolio demonstrates your ability to imagine and realise a creative piece of work. It tells us about the medium you’re most familiar with, whether it is a traditional medium such as pens, pencil or charcoal or a particular type of software, such as Photoshop.
Seeing your portfolio proves to us that you can take something down the creative process from concept to presentation. We are open to anything creative in a portfolio. In the past we’ve seen sketches, paintings, video clips, animation, multimedia, sculpture, photography, life drawing and graphic design. We’ve also seen some non-traditional portfolios such as cars with awesome airbrushed murals and photos of interior design work in various mansions.
No portfolio is required to apply to AIE - we just want your creativity and passion!
Game Programming
Write code that makes it all work!
If you are putting together a programming portfolio, you can show your aptitude for programming through programming or scripting in any language. We would like to see actual code samples as well as the compiled working application. In previous years students have brought in projects they have coded, games, web development projects, mobile applications, multimedia projects and game mods.
In terms of formal pre-requisites, good results in Software Development, Information Technology, Maths and Physics are useful indicators but not always essential. If you have an aptitude for programming and logic and a passion for games, we want to talk to you.
No portfolio is required to apply to AIE - we just want your creativity and passion!
Game Design
Have you got amazing ideas for games?
A game design portfolio should show your amazing ideas and how you have brought them to life. It doesn't matter if you've designed a game, a chair, a car, an electric toothpaste opener; it is all relevant! Even better if you can show us the process used to reach that design goal. The act of solo design is one thing but communicating your ideas to others is another. Showing us any written work you have done in the past be it instructional, informative or entertaining would be advantageous.
No portfolio is required to apply to AIE - we just want your creativity and passion!
Filmmaking
Telling stories on screen!
Filmmaking portfolios can demonstrate your ability to communicate visually and tell interesting stories. We would be interested in seeing your artistic works including short films, scripts, online videos, animation, photography, storyboards, multimedia, visual art, creative writing or any other media.
No portfolio is required to apply to AIE - we just want your creativity and passion!
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