Welcome to Portfolio 2

First off, please read the Syllabus, which you can download by clicking here
For the quarter, there are 11 points you must earn in order to graduate. The Bulleted items liste below are worth one point each. Each item is listed with a due date.
For more information, see the links and videos listed at the bottom of this page which will help you pull your materials together.

ITEM		WEEK OF COMPLETION
Attendance of all 11 classes (except with pre-approved case by case exemptions)		Every week
Resume (approved by Career Services)		First draft, week 1 Second draft, week 2 Thrird draft, week 3
Marketing Statement (approved by Career Services)
Test Burn provided video footage to autoplay DVD Test Upload of provided video footage to VIMEO		Due week 2, start of class
Demo Reel ------(QT format for first two drafts) Final Draft is burnt to DVD with 15- 20 copies -------(and includes DVD covers printed for each case) Final Draft also includes uncompressed QT file -------(given to Stephan Keith for All-School compilation)		First draft, week 5 Second draft, week 7 Final draft, week 9
Demo Reel, web playable (hosted on VIMEO)		Due 9
Personal Website		Outline due week 3 Finalized by week 7
AI Student Portfolio Website		Due week 7
Business cards		Test print design due in week 9 Final prints due in week 10
Portfolio show signage		Test print design due in week 9 Final prints due in week 10
Print Portfolio or Bound Book		Due in week 10

You will need to download and complete the portfolio checklist, which Andrew will keep and bring to class each week as he reviews your work.
This checklist will be completed before the end of class on day 1:

------->>> PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST BY CLICKING HERE<<<----------

 

 

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LINKS to Website Hosting Solutions:

You will need to create your own Portfolio website. If you aren't too savvy at the whole thing, there are several template based sites that can do most of the heavy lifting for you. They are easy to use and can be uploaded to through any web-browser. Many professional digital artist use sites like these, so do not fear them for that. You will need to set up an account and pay for their services however.

http://4ormat.com/
http://www.wix.com/
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.blogger.com/
http://wordpress.com/
http://www.squarespace.com/
http://carbonmade.com/

--or-- create your own site and host off of providers like:
http://godaddy.com
http://secure.hostgator.com

--or-- if you have the know how and the hardware, you can design and host your own site, however unless you are extremely adept at technical elements, know CSS, HTML, and various other coding languages, and have a server with 99.999% uptime, then we do not recommend this solution.

You will need to provide me with the link to your site by week 3. It should be laid out and outlined with placeholder images (at the very least) by that point in time. The site itself will need to be completed with all work up by week 7. I will then update it to my portfolio registry at http://www.andrewklein.net/aiinfo_studentgallery.html

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LINK to Video Hosting:

You will need to upload a web playable version of your reel by week 9 of the quarter to either of the following two links:
VIMEO
YouTube

The video should be in High Quality. Of the two sites, I personally prefer Vimeo for portfolios. You will then take your reel and embed it in your website.

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LINK to AI Portfolio Site:

You will need to create your profile on http://ai.ourstudentportfolios.com/sanfrancisco/ by week 7 of the quarter (preferably earlier). Phillipa will come to class and discuss the importance of this site. You will need to upload samples of your work, your reel (without any copyrighted music), your resume, and your marketing statement to your portfolio page.

 

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LINKS for print collateral:

You will need to create your Business Cards, Portfolio Show signage, and a printed portfolio (or a bound book) all by week 10 of the quarter.

For Signage and Business Cards, you may want to check out such places as:
http://www.vistaprint.com
http://www.psprint.com
http://www.hhimaging.com/
http://speedwayprinting.com/
http://kinkos.com/
http://us.moo.com/
http://print.staples.com/

For portfolios I would recommend:
http://speedwayprinting.com/
http://www.hhimaging.com/

For bound books I would recommend:
http://blurb.com

 

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Information for editing your reel and burning an autoplay DVD:

All of our Portfolio Information in this regard is linked off of Stephan Keith's Portfolio Site.
Please read through each of the links before getting started rendering anything out.

All Footage will need to be rendered at either:
SD 720x480
HD 1280x720
HD 1920x1080

CODEC: Video: NONE
DO NOT COMPRESS
Do NOT use AVI, DIVX, H.264, MPEG or any other form of compression for your own DVD reel or the master Quicktime Movie file you provide to Stephan.
Compression should only be used on the version of your reel you upload to the web.

Include your contact information at the Beginning and the End of your portfolio video. This includes:

NAME

PHONE NUMBER

EMAIL ADDRESS

WEBSITE URL

 

Before editing and burning your DVD, please read through this PDF which will cover how to do your editing in Final Cut Pro, how to use compressor to export video, and how to use DVD Studio Pro to create an autoplaying DVD.

 

 

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LINKS for professional networking and job searching:

Finding a job is the next step after you create your reel. You'll want to check out the following sites (and create profiles) to increase your visibilty:

Creativeheads
Gamasutra
Polycount-Jobs
GameDevmap
LinkedIn
Monster
Simplyhired
Careerbuilder
Krop
The Creative Group