VFS Animation and Visual Effects

The Experience The Leader The Results
The ExperienceIn VFS's Animation & Visual Effects programs, you learn to create life out of thin air. You'll study character, environment, and motion, and how they all serve the larger story. You'll work in a studio setting, with instructors who are professionals and pioneers in their field, so you're prepared to be part of a production team when you graduate. The creation of a professional reel/film means you can hit the ground running.
The LeaderIn Animation & Visual Effects at VFS, you learn from the pros. Department Head Alastair Macleod is a veteran of the animation and visual effects industries who has served as Animation and Motion Capture Supervisor on films like Matrix: Revolutions, Matrix: Reloaded, and Barnyard, as well as acting as motion editor on Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
The ResultVFS Animation & Visual Effects graduates are Oscar and Emmy winners. Grads worked on films like Ant Bully,
Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix, Charlotte's Web, Transformers, Happy Feet, Pirates of the Caribbean,
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, and
Ice Age 2, and TV series like Battlestar Galactica, Lost, King of the Hill, Alias, and Family Guy.
3D Animation and Visual Effects

Conceive, design, and bring to life a mesmerizing animation, 3D model, or visual effects demo reel.

Classical Animation

Study drawing, storyboarding, layout, background and character design as you produce your own short film.

Digital Character Animation

Experienced classical animators combine 2D animation techniques with digital operating environments.

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Check out some of our students' animations and demo reels below, or at www.youtube.com/vancouverfilmschool.