University degrees: Courses
Course length: 12 month(s)
Course city: Vancouver
Create an attention-grabbing reel of animated work that showcases your classical animation techniques, storytelling skills, and grasp of modern digital tools.
VFS’s signature programs and facilities are at the heart of a creative economy worth $3.4 billion in B.C. alone. From film production and 3D animation to game, digital, and VR/AR design, VFS is shaping the entertainment and media industries’ transformation. In 2019, VFS alumni were credited on 17 of the 20 highest grossing films and on 6 of the 10 best-selling video games worldwide, in a global industry set to generate US$2.3 trillion in revenues in 2020.
Vancouver Film School grads are some of the most successful and sought-after professionals in the entire Animation industry. You will find our alumni working all over the globe, pushing boundaries, discovering new frontiers, winning all kinds of awards and honours, and leading today’s creative economy.
In 12 months you will graduate with:
In 12 months you will graduate with:
Delve into the fundamentals of drawing, animation, and basic art direction.
Enhance your drawing skills with storyboard and background design exercises.
Explore more complex animation concepts like animating a character’s thoughts and emotions through acting principles.
Create storyboards for an animated film, character model sheets, layouts, and final artwork for rendering.
Progress to the art direction, digital ink and paint phase of production on your final project.
Assemble a traditional animation portfolio in preparation for graduation.
While training at VFS, students are immersed in the Animation industry, and spend a lot of hands-on time creating professional-quality work. And, nothing is a greater testament to the incomparable industry resources and career preparation that define VFS’s education model, than the top quality work our students produce. Here, a portfolio of outstanding work is just the beginning. Just take a look.
