The Art Direction training in Penninghen is offered in 5 years, post-baccalaureate. Registration in 1st year is not subject to any file study, competition or interview and is done outside of the Parcoursup platform. In a few rare cases, it is possible to integrate the training in 3rd or 4th year. These parallel admissions in Art Direction are subject to the study of an application file and an admission interview.
HOW TO JOIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PENNINGHEN?
The training course at Penninghen is offered in 5 years. Accessible after high school, the first year of the course is a foundation year in applied arts. Common to all students, it allows the acquisition of knowledge and techniques essential to creative studies.
No artistic or creative pre-requisites are expected to enter the school in the first year. The filing of a completed and signed registration file is considered admission, provided that the enrollment is not complete.
Each year, 300 places are offered for the foundation year.
The registration procedure at Penninghen is done outside of the Parcoursup platform and is not subject to any file study or maintenance. It is possible to register in Penninghen from the month of October before the desired start of the school year.
The registration form can be downloaded from the school’s website or available from the secretariat. A photo ID, a certificate of final level education, a photocopy of the identity card as well as registration and tuition fees are necessary for the file to be complete and admissible. This file is a contract and commitment. A withdrawal is possible within 8 days after the date of receipt of the file. After this period, schooling is due in full.
Throughout the first year, students are evaluated on the basis of continuous monitoring, which generates a ranking at the end of the 30 weeks of training. This ranking determines the transition to the next year, where 180 places are offered, including 60 for the Art Direction curriculum.
HOW TO INTEGRATE ART DIRECTION TRAINING IN PENNINGHEN IN 3RD OR 4TH YEAR?
Admission to the 3rd or 4th year of Art Direction in Penninghen is possible under certain conditions. Depending on the desired year, the candidate will have to demonstrate at least a BAC + 2 or BAC + 3 level in the graphic or applied arts sector.
Admission process and procedures
Admission is subject to a file study and then an admission interview with the pedagogical director of the school if the file is admissible.
The application file to join the 3rd and 4th year of Art Direction is to download on the school’s website or to withdraw from the administrative service. Once completed, it must be sent by post or deposited at the Penninghen secretariat.
Attention, the filing of the file does not guarantee a place in master.
If the application is accepted, a motivational interview with the school’s pedagogical director is then proposed.
This interview, lasting about thirty minutes, aims to validate the consistency of the application and the motivation of the candidate with the pedagogical objective of this diploma.
WHAT IS THE APPLICATION FORM?
The candidate for the Master of Art Direction must provide a file including the following documents:
- a resume
- a copy of the last diploma
- a cover letter explaining the interest in art direction training
- a letter of recommendation from an institution or business owner
- a portfolio of knowledge in the field of art direction.
The portfolio will be in PDF format (maximum weight 5 MB).
WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF ART DIRECTION STUDENTS IN PENNINGHEN?
The students who will join the Art Direction training in Penninghen in parallel admission will join a workshop of about sixty students, mostly and almost exclusively from the applied arts of Penninghen.
WHAT ARE THE PREREQUISITES ?
A diploma recognized BAC + 2 minimum is imperative to integrate the Art Direction training in Penninghen in 3rd year and BAC + 3 to integrate the 4th year.
The candidate must ensure that the training previously taken is consistent with the Penninghen curriculum and the courses taught during the first years, namely:
- art direction
- typography and layout
- illustration and narration
- calligraphy
- drawing
- sketch
- editing tools
- artistic culture
- motion design
- digital design
- photography
The candidate must be able to:
- conceptualize and formulate an intention
- develop a visual language
- carry out an interdisciplinary publishing project
- develop a writing
- illustrative master the use of composition, layout and animation software
- make a short film
- approach image editing and photomontage
- sequence a scenario and the storyboard
- generate alphabets and graphic systems
- know the techniques of shooting
In addition, personal investment, general knowledge, curiosity, maturity, work capacity and stamina are essential assets to flourish in Penninghen.
