How to be accepted onto the Animation Foundation course at Atelier de Sèvres?
If you want to study on the Animation Foundation course at Atelier de Sèvres, you will have to fulfil certain conditions and carry out the steps detailed here.
Admissions to the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres are on the basis of individual interviews and take the form of a discussion of the student's academic background, their portfolio review and their motivation.
What are the admissions criteria for the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres?
You can enrol for the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres, a private foundation course in Paris, from the final year at high school. Students between the ages of 17 and 24, from all subjects, are eligible and can apply to enroll in the Animation Foundation at the school.
Call or write to Atelier de Sèvres to arrange an interview with the teaching team according to your availability. Artistic experience is preferred for those wishing to join the Animation Foundation, but this can be self-taught. Your personal interview will be based primarily on your motivation.
Atelier de Sèvres is a private establishment not included in the foundation courses listed on the Parcoursup website (formerly ABP). To enrol on the Animation Foundation course, or any other foundation course at Atelier de Sèvres, contact the school directly.
Joining the Animation Foundation course: interview and portfolio
To prepare for your interview, you will need to create a portfolio to enable teachers to get to know you better, evaluate your artistic knowledge and techniques, and discover your creative world and your motivation.
The contents of your portfolio are not at all regulated and should include your choice of sketches, drawings, photos, video clips and any other means of communication and expression that you practice. You will, however, be asked to select recent works so that the teaching team of the Animation Foundation can judge as accurately as possible your abilities and your strengths.
During this half-hour interview, we will answer all your questions about the school, Animation professions and how the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres is structured, and we will give you feedback on the portfolio you present and your approach.
"We are open to any kind of approach: whether technical or artistic, knowing that the profiles sought in schools and studios are very varied. Motivation is the only criterion," says Catherine Totems, Narration teacher at Atelier de Sèvres.
At the end of this informal interview, you will be informed as to whether you are accepted onto the course at Atelier de Sèvres.
The Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres
Once you been accepted onto the Animation Foundation at Atelier de Sèvres, you will benefit from a comprehensive teaching programme including exam conditions (written and oral), conferences and workshops during which you will have the opportunity to develop your creativity alongside leading professionals in the world of Animation, Comics, etc.
The first part of the year is based on the development of the student's technical skills and ability to observe reality through a solid, clear foundation and intensive practice. The year at Atelier de Sèvres also aims to enable students to acquire animation techniques and to create a portfolio to be presented to major animation schools.
The second part of the year is focused on intensive training for the competitive entrance exams in the form of mock exams in the presence of an examination panel, to replicate exam conditions.
