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YOU’RE ABOUT CHALLENGE THE UNEXPECTED TO . DIPLOMA VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION lasallecollegevancouver.com VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION DIPLOMA IN VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION YOU’RE ABOUT TO CHALLENGE THE UNEXPECTED. VFX artists are responsible for adding a touch of spectacle to a film. VFX artists make unbelievable things believable for films & television. Now more than ever, filmmakers turn to the visionaries of VFX to bring their stories to life. STUDY VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION AT LASALLE COLLEGE VANCOUVER! • Acquire the skills required to enter and maintain a successful career in the post-production industry for film and television as VFX artists and technicians. • Learn the foundation of traditional artistic skills and film and VFX theories and principles. • Acquire hands-on training in various modern applications and tools including compositing and digital film production techniques. • Acquire technical knowledge and skills required to work with emerging technologies available in the industry. • Practical and final result oriented curriculum designed to provide you with the opportunity to experience a real world studio culture. • Curriculum structured to facilitate portfolio outcomes culminating in the development of a professional demo reel and other marketing pieces. • Access to faculty with extensive industry experience and network. “[WHAT I ENJOY IS] THE CHANCE TO MAKE SOMETHING UNREAL COME TO LIFE AND BE ABLE TO FOOL THE AUDIENCE INTO THAT WORLD OF STORYTELLING.” NATALIA ORREGO “THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE VISUAL EFFECTS WORKING FOR YOU, INSTEAD OF YOU WORKING FOR THE VISUAL EFFECTS.” DAVID HEYMAN Seiya Tokuda LEARN THE SKILLS YOUR FUTURE BEGINS HERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN • You will get to learn from the best. • You will get to learn from instructors that are SOFTWARE INCLUDES: HARDWARE INCLUDES: active in the media arts industry, allowing them • Maya • State-of-the-art to communicate current theoretical and practical • Nuke workstations knowledge with enhanced personalized attention. • Mari • Virtual Reality Suite • You will get to learn in modern facilities. • Premiere (Emerging Technologies • After Effects Lab) • You will get to learn with equipment, software and • Photoshop • Render Farm computer technology currently being used in the industry. • Zbrush cluster • Mudbox • Cintiq interactive pen • Renderman displays • Houdini • Sound stage with green • Arnold screen • Toon Boom Harmony • Online editing suite • Equipment sign-out room • Comprehensive library • 24/7 campus access NIKKI SNIDER VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION | DIPLOMA 2017 Company: DNEG Job Title: Compositing Assist “ The instructors at LaSalle College Vancouver were very inspiring and knowledgeable and helped push and challenge me to get to a level of knowledge that would be a great starting point for everything I was going to learn in the professional VFX studios. In the end, my demo reel helped me get my first job in the Compositing Department within a few months of graduating. Advice I would give to new VFX artists and compositors is to be in the mindset of never stop learning and ask a lot of questions. The industry is constantly evolving and growing, and even the most experienced compositors have to continuously learn new skills, tools, and updates.” PROFESSIONAL PROFILE VFX FOR FILM & TELEVISION STUDENTS CAN GO ON TO INDUSTRIES WHERE EXAMPLES OF NEW VFX ARTISTS COMPANIES OUR BECOME: CAN START GRADUATES THEIR CAREERS: ARE WORKING FOR: → A COMPOSITOR → AN EFFECTS ANIMATOR • Movie & TV Industry • DHX Media → A DIGITAL MATTE PAINTER • Video Game Industry • Digital Domain → A LIGHTING ARTIST • Advertising • Double Negative → A TECHNICAL ARTIST • Moving Picture Company → A PRODUCTION COORDINATOR → A MATCH MOVE ARTIST • Prime Focus World → A ROTO ARTIST • Icon Creative Studios → A RENDER WRANGLER • Bardel Entertainment Inc. • Rainmaker Studio • Methods Studios • Animal Logic START DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE TODAY! Alberto Restrepo ABOUT LASALLE COLLEGE VANCOUVER LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) is an applied arts school located in beautiful Vancouver within proximity of the west coast mountains and along the Pacific Ocean. With over 30 creative programs, pursuing your studies at LCV will put you ahead of the game and allow you to discover all the facets of the different career opportunities available in the world of design. LCV ‘s objective is to offer high- quality education, and to develop your creative potential. This institution not only offers creative studies but also offers the students opportunities to create, experiment, and grow every day! 2665 Renfrew St. Vancouver, BC, V5M 0A7 Phone | 1 604 683.2006 E-mail | [email protected] Website | www.lasallecollegevancouver.com.