frieda chen Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 My school has both visual art and film in group 6...I want to learn animation in the university so i really want to take both of them. Is it possible for IB students to take two subjects from group 6? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbTrojan Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I think you'd need to talk to your IB coordinators and if they don't know, then contact IBO. Maybe you can take a seventh course? Dunno if they'd let you take one language and then a second group 6 though Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibprincess Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 you have to take environmental systems and society which acts as a group 3 and group 4 course allowing you to take 2 group 6 subjects 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 It's technically possible if your school allows it (in ways the previous posters pointed out) but definitely consider that the arts are very time-consuming subjects, I've heard that even one G6 subject often takes up all of the person's free time. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimson.threads Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I have a friend studying animation, and she didn't do film studies, so if you can pick only one, I'd reckon you'd be better off plumping for visual arts. you can show your animation potential in your portfolio, which IB VA helps you to construct. In Film Studies, there's the potential for animation, but most people work in a group for the project to expedite the progress, and usually don't end up doing any animation as it's quite specialised and an individualised thing! I know some people who did both film & visual arts, and they've all said they thought they would've been better off doing only one of the other- simply because of the time and effort required to get a 7 for both- and considering all the other requirements of IB, it's usually near impossible to get truly high scores in both. they usually ended up scoring something like a 4 in one and a 5/6 in the other, which might not sound very appealing to admissions... all in all, I suggest you do visual arts and focus on suggesting an aspect of animation in your portfolio, as the ability to draw is often much more integral to animation than film studies, which can usually be learned quite quickly, looking at what my friend's achieved in her first year. remember- it might not sound like much now, but when you do start IB, you might be shocked by how much you've got to juggle on top of your 6 subjects- there's CAS (all 150 hours!), EE, TOK... and probably other obligations. Lump two group 6 ontop of that and you're in for a hard time. On the other hand, if you're really sure you can handle it and do well in both, go for it. but maybe make sure you have a back up plan... 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acterale Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 I would also like to study animation in university, and when I went through my schools system I was recommended to do Visual Arts over Film, because ideally you would want some portfolio work that demonstrates skill. However, if you're more looking at 3D animation, Film could also help out quite a bit. Honestly, if you want to study something like animation, I've found so far that its not the school projects or work in school that makes you stand out; its the work outside of the school work without a criteria that helps. It is possible to take both, and I have a friend who does and she loves it. You have to be strong in both though, arts specifically though. Best of luck with your decision!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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