VPA Film & Animation Application Form
Please Fill Out the Form Below to apply for the Booker VPA Film & Animation Program
Student Applicant Information
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School Information
Current grade:
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Booker Middle School
Brookside Middle School
College Preparatory at Wellen Park
Heron Creek Middle School
Imagine School Palmer Ranch
Island Village Montessori
Laurel Nokomis School
McIntosh Middle School
Pine View School
Sarasota Academy of the Arts
Sarasota Middle School
Sarasota Military Academy
Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences (SSAS)
Sarasota Suncoast Academy
SKY Academy Englewood
SKY Academy Venice
Student Leadership Academy
Venice Middle School
Woodland Middle School
Other: Manatee County
Other: State of Florida, non-Sarasota or Manatee Counties
Other: Out of State
Other: currently in high school
If you are currently enrolled in a high school, please select the Other: currently in high school option and select the school in the next question.
Please select the high school you are currently enrolled in:
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Booker High School
North Port High School
Pine View School
Riverview High School
Sarasota High School
Sarasota Military Academy
Suncoast Polytechnical High
Venice High School
Other: Manatee County
Other: State of Florida, non-Sarasota or Manatee Counties
Other: Out of State
Other: currently enrolled in middle school
If you are currently enrolled in a middle school, please select the Other: currently in middle school option and select the school in the previous question.
If selected other in either question above, please indicate the name of the school you currently attend
Recommendations
Please submit information for a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of four (4) adults who could recommend you for this program. These could be teachers, coaches, mentors, or other adults as long as they are not your relatives.
Name of 1st Recommender
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Name of 2nd Recommender
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Email of 2nd Recommender
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Name of 3rd Recommender (Optional)
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Email of 3rd Recommender (Optional)
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Name of 4th Recommender (Optional)
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Email of 4th Recommender (Optional)
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Documents to Upload
Please upload your Report Card as well as a picture of yourself.
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Film & Animation Department Information
Take a second to fill out the following to complete your application to the Film & Animation Department
Please write your Artistic Statement
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An artist statement is a piece of writing by you that helps the audience or reader understand your artistic work. It is written in the first person and should reflect both how you create work, the kind of work you create, and why you make it.
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For applicants focused on Animation
Please upload ten (10) artistic pieces. All ten pieces must be submitted to be considered for a portfolio audition. The pieces may be photos, digital drawings, photos of paper drawings, paintings, comics, animations, or GIFs. If you are interested in the Film or Writing & Editing tracks, click Next at the bottom of this page.
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For applicants focused on Film
Please upload one screenplay or short story of a minimum of one (1) full page and a maximum of two (2) pages. Please also upload a film that you write, shoot or direct, and edit yourself. Your film should be a minimum of 30 seconds long and a maximum of 6 minutes. All items must be submitted to be considered for a portfolio audition. If you are interested in the Writing & Editing track, click Next at the bottom of this page.
Please upload one screenplay or short story of a minimum of one (1) full page and a maximum of two (2) pages.
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Please also upload a film that you write, shoot or direct, and edit yourself. Your film should be a minimum of 30 seconds long and a maximum of 6 minutes.
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For applicants focused on Writing & Editing
Please upload one screenplay or short story. This piece should be a minimum of three (3) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages. Submit a first draft, as well as a second draft highlighting the changes you made. These elements must be submitted to be considered for a portfolio audition.
Please upload your FIRST DRAFT of your screenplay or short story. This piece should be a minimum of three (3) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.
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Please upload your SECOND DRAFT of your screenplay or short story highlighting the changes you have made.
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