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YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT

Alongside your portfolio , you can also submit an optional supporting statement . If you do , this will be reviewed by our tutors with your portfolio of work .
Your supporting statement can be :
WRITTEN
( NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS )
A VIDEO
( NO LONGER THAN 2 MINUTES )
AN AUDIO RECORDING
( NO LONGER THAN 2 MINUTES )
WHAT SHOULD I SAY ?
If you decide to include a supporting statement , this can be a good place to include the following information for our tutors to consider .
CONTEXT Was the piece for school coursework ? A passion project ? Did it turn out the way you imagined ?
HOW YOU MADE DECISIONS What was the inspiration for your initial idea and how did it develop ? What would you do differently next time ?
INDIVIDUAL VS GROUP WORK It ’ s important for us to know if any of the work you submit is not completely your own .
YOUR BACKGROUND Have you studied creative subjects before ? Are you more creative or technically minded ?
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