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DURATION: AT VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL 1 YEAR START DATES: JANUARY, MAY, SEPTEMBER VFS takes your passion for one of the world’s most vibrant art forms PROGRAM ESTABLISHED: and transforms it into a viable career path. Combined, the four- 1996 month Acting Essentials and one-year Acting for Film & Television CLASSROOM/MENTORSHIP HOURS: programs are capable of taking you from aspiring artist to camera- 27 PER WEEK ready actor — with the industry training and professional network to ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK HOURS: back it up. 10 PER WEEK MAJOR PROJECTS (AVERAGE): 3 PER YEAR THIS IS ACTING AT VFS THIS IS YOUR STUDIO INDUSTRY EVENTS (AVERAGE): The four-month Acting Essentials Located in the heart of beautiful 5 PER YEAR program is an incredible opportunity Downtown Vancouver, the VFS YOU GRADUATE WITH: for aspiring or curious actors to build Acting campus is surrounded by DIPLOMA IN ACTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION, PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS, REEL OF ON-CAMERA fundamental tools and a familiarity activity. With a black box studio EXPERIENCE, ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO with on-camera skills. For those with theatre, rehearsal space, screening CASTINGWORKBOOK.COM, AND ACCESS TO VFS some acting experience, the one-year rooms, and a voice-over recording JOB BOARD Acting for Film & Television program booth, you learn and perform each delivers intensive exposure to the day alongside potential collaborators professional-level performance in other VFS programs. techniques that will be expected QUICK FACTS ACTING ESSENTIALS from you on set. THIS IS YOUR INDUSTRY Vancouver is a world hub of DURATION: Each time you step in front of the production, and your instructors 4 MONTHS camera at VFS, you’re building are here as both mentors and first your career and deepening your industry connections. VFS Acting is START DATES: commitment to the craft. Both led by Bill Marchant, an actor-writer- JANUARY, MAY, SEPTEMBER programs feature critical mentorship director with credits in film, television, YOU GRADUATE WITH: CERTIFICATE IN ACTING ESSENTIALS from professional actors who shape and theatre. The entire faculty is AND ACCESS TO VFS JOB BOARD your command of voice, movement, driven by a passion for teaching and and audition skills. is dedicated to your creative growth. VFS honours the fact that acting is a craft. Training at VFS will be the integral beginning of a lifelong study!” Sara Canning, Actor, VFS Graduate The Vampire Diaries, Primeval: New World

WHERE OUR ALUMNI PERFORM CAREER PATHS Once you’ve got the industry skills, experience, and FEATURE FILMS connections, there is no limit to the possibilities of an acting career launched at VFS. Tanaya Beatty | Twilight: Breaking Dawn Jonathan Cherry | Goon, The F Word FILM Adam DiMarco | Words & Pictures, Radio Rebel Whether it’s in Hollywood or elsewhere in the global production scene, you apply your on-set experience and professionalism to create memorable performances TELEVISION on screen. Magda Apanowicz | Caprica, Kyle XY TELEVISION William C. Vaughan | Arrow, Defying Gravity Traditional television and online web series provide you Emilie Ullerup | Sanctuary, Arctic Air with the roles needed to break in and become an in- demand professional. Sara Canning | The Vampire Diaries, Primeval: New World

VOICE-OVER ANIMATION Using your expressive voice and wide range, you have a wealth of opportunities in film, television, video games, Krystal Meadows | Grossology, Arthur commercials, and more. Andrew Moxham | Escape from Planet Earth

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