• 2013年打算去美国读艺术本科，非常想去Calarts读动画啊...有木有前辈知道关于申请Calarts的相关经验或者作品集的要求？另外就是Calarts有ED吗？而且听说这所学校非常难申啊...是肖想了很久的 dream school，非常希望能得到帮助啊！！好人一生平安！

• 去官网上有作品集要求，动画系分实验性动画和角色性动画，实验性动画缈似有很多写作要求，角色性动画要寄速写本，而且对人体动态的速写要求很高，包括手的画法。最好有动画作品，如果没有的话作品集必须非常厉害，Calarts没有ED，提前申请回减免申请费~。如果要学动画，做好一周三天天天熬夜的准备，那过程是异常的艰难，特别是角色性动画，每一个动作必须要手画的~~

其实官网上加州艺术学院的实验性动漫并不是全美第一，罗德岛设计学院要更胜一筹，加州艺术学院的老师认为姐姐申请实验性动漫更为合适，加州艺术学院角色性动漫的要求如下：

• Part I. Observational Figure / Life Drawings (minimum 15 drawings): Examples - 1） Figure / life drawings of human models. These observational drawings should range from short pose lengths (gesture drawings) to longer pose lengths, and should indicate the models' hands, feet, and faces. Drawings of nude human models are preferred, but costume drawings may also be included. Applicants to the Character Animation program should ideally have at least one year's worth of experience studying figure / life drawing. 2) Drawings of people and animals from life that explore elements like shape, form, contour, and contrast. 3) Drawings of interior environments and exterior landscapes that showcase depth, ambiance, and mood. 4) Do not erase your construction lines –– they are especially helpful to the faculty in understanding your approach to observational drawing. 5) Do not submit traced pictures or copies of work by others.

• Part II. Sketchbook / Visual Diary (filled or completed sketchbook): Examples - 1）Sketches from your everyday life. 2) Drawings that illustrate film ideas and story concepts. 3) Thumbnails of scenes that you plan to animate one day. 4) Random jottings that interest you. 5) Character designs. 5) Studies of images from films or other sources you like.

• Part III. Other Work: Include any combination of the following: 1) Sequential image storytelling: Work that showcases your ability to tell a story and develop a character. For example: storyboards, graphic novels, comics, flipbooks, or short stories with thumbnails. 2) Digital creative work (animated or still): Creative work that you produce, or manipulate, in one or more computer programs. This might take the form of 2D digital art or computer graphics (CG). 3) Photographs. 4) Paintings. 5) Sculptures. 6) Installations. 7) Murals. 8) Character designs. 9) Cartoons. 10) Caricatures. 11) Provide urls to online presence (blogs, tumblr), if applicable. List urls on an attached .pdf in your online portfolio submission.