Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, Canada Area
Vancouver Film School is Canada's premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world.
The 13 production-oriented programs at VFS span one year or less and cover all aspects of visual media. Students are guided by industry veterans as they create the professional-quality reels and portfolios that get them noticed on the global stage.
Recent VFS graduates have gone on to work on some of the hottest properties in entertainment, from film to animation to video games.
The 13 production-oriented programs at VFS span one year or less and cover all aspects of visual media. Students are guided by industry veterans as they create the professional-quality reels and portfolios that get them noticed on the global stage.
Recent VFS graduates have gone on to work on some of the hottest properties in entertainment, from film to animation to video games.
Vancouver Film School Alumni
Shaun Roth
FX Supervisor at Double Negative
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Vancouver Film School 2006 — 2006
Experience
Double Negative January 2015 - Present
Double Negative April 2013 - December 2014
Double Negative April 2011 - April 2013
Zoic Studios July 2010 - March 2011
Supernatural Films July 2007 - May 2010
Skills
Particle, Rigging, Texturing, Realflow, Compositing, Houdini, Maya, Visual Effects, Zbrush, Mental Ray, Maya Dynamics, 3D, Fluid Simulation, Nuke, Leadership, MEL
Simon Downie
Production Coordinator at Lipsync Post
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Vancouver Film School 2011 — 2012
Graduate Diploma hons, Film Production (Specialising in Producing)
Goldsmiths College, U. of London 2006 — 2009
BA hons, Media & Sociology, 2.1
Experience
Lipsync Post February 2015 - Present
MPC September 2013 - February 2015
Freelance July 2011 - September 2013
NBCUniversal, Inc. May 2011 - May 2011
Scala Productions January 2011 - May 2011
Journeyman Pictures 2009 - 2009
Skills
Feature Films, Short Films, Film Production, Visual Effects, Production Workflow, Video Production, Project Management, Project Development, Script Breakdowns, Post Production, Scheduling, Movie Magic Budgeting, Television, Commercials, Directing, Film, Trend Analysis
Sofronis Sofroniou
Director of Photography
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Vancouver Film School 1998 — 1999
Film Studies
Skills
35mm, Independent Film, Camera Operating, Music Videos, Pre-production, Feature Films, Producing, Cinematography, Photography, Post Production, Short Films, Film Production, Camera, Film, Final Cut Studio, Commercials, Documentaries, HD Video
Stuart Amos
Creative Director at GRAMPY
Internet
Education
Vancouver Film School 2009 — 2010
DigitalDesign, Digital Design
City University London 1997 — 2000
BSc, Economics, Philosophy
Experience
GRAMPY December 2013 - Present
The Digital Puppet Show May 2011 - November 2014
Famos Creative March 2009 - November 2011
Revolution Roulette Inc. April 2010 - May 2011
Skills
Creative Development, Interaction Design, Storyboarding, CSS, Digital Strategy, Concept Development, Art Direction, 2D, Editing, Motion Graphics, InDesign, HTML, Adobe Creative Suite, 3D, Animation, Creative Strategy, Video, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Motion Design, Illustration, Copywriting, Cinema 4D, Social Networking, Creative Direction
Susan Elizabeth Ball
Background Artist at Boulder Media Limited
Animation
Education
Vancouver Film School 2013 — 2013
Diploma with Honours, Classical Animation
The University of Dundee 2008 — 2012
BA (Hons) Arts, Animation
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art 2008 — 2012
BA (Hons), Animation
Inverkeithing High School 2002 — 2007
Experience
Edinburgh International Film Festival June 2014 - June 2014
THE GATE FILMS May 2014 - May 2014
Junction-18 February 2014 - February 2014
The Ship Inn January 2008 - December 2012
Jelly/Three Blind Mice September 2012 - September 2012
T in the Park July 2010 - July 2010
Skills
Flash Animation, Concept Design, 3D, Photoshop, Drawing, Computer Animation, Layout, Painting, Animation, Drawing Skills, Toon Boom, Digital Illustration, Art, Premiere, Illustration, Storyboarding, After Effects, Visual Development, Character Animation, Digital Painting, Traditional Animation, Flash, Compositing, Film, Texturing, Mudbox, Final Cut Pro, Maya
Susanne Hassler
Photographer/ Visual Artist at Lupi Spuma
Photography
Education
Focal Point 2009 — 2010
Diplom, Photography
Vancouver Film School 2008 — 2009
Diploma, Foundation Visual Arts & Design
Experience
Lupi Spuma September 2015 - Present
Marlene - Movie January 2015 - Present
Susanne Hassler September 2010 - Present
Kleine Zeitung May 2012 - June 2015
Skills
Photography, Photoshop, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Photojournalism, InDesign, Video Editing, Lightroom, Graphics, Video Production, Cinematography, Adobe Creative Suite, Lighting, Premiere, Illustrator
Tato Fernandez-Miranda
Audio Engineer and Sound PostProducction
Entertainment
Education
Vancouver Film School 2010 — 2011
Sound Design for Visual Media
CEV 2008 — 2010
Tecnico superior, Sound for Broadcasting Products, 1st Degree
Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2002 — 2008
Skills
SFX Editing, Foley Artist, Sound Mixing, Live Sound, Dialog Editing, Sound Design, Boom Operating, Sound Editing, Audio Capture And Field..., ADR recording, Sound Synthesis
Tino Schaedler
art director
Entertainment
Education
Vancouver Film School 2002 — 2003
diploma, vfx and 3d animation
University of California, Berkeley 1996 — 1999
Leibniz Universität Hannover 1993 — 1999
diploma, architecture
Experience
Harry Potter Art Dep/ Warner Bros May 2007 - Present
mark magazine 2007 - 2009
golden compass/ newline cinema April 2006 - October 2006
harry potter and the order of the phoenix/ warner bros June 2005 - April 2006
V for Vendetta/ Warner Bros January 2005 - May 2005
charlie and the chocolate factory/ warner bros January 2004 - November 2004
catwoman/ warner bros April 2003 - October 2003
Tyler Burton Smith
Senior Writer at Remedy Entertainment
Writing and Editing
Education
Vancouver Film School 2009 — 2010
Diploma, Writing for TV and Film
University of British Columbia 2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts, English, Psychology
Experience
Remedy Entertainment August 2012 - Present
Freelance August 2010 - Present
Border2Border Entertainment Inc. 2010 - Present
Fox International August 2011 - December 2011
Radical Entertainment June 2011 - August 2011
United Front Games July 2010 - February 2011
Night Cheese Films 2010 - 2010
Skills
Story Editing, Feature Films, Books, Character Animation, Video Games, Film Production, Comedy, Writing, Screenwriting, Drama, Entertainment, Script Coverage, Creative Writing, Final Draft, Television, Screenwriter, Narrative, Film, Video, Scripting
Vera Varlamova
Creative Lead at FBK Grant Thornton
Graphic Design
Education
Vancouver Film School 2009 — 2010
Diploma, Classical Animation
Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México 2005 — 2009
Bachelor, Graphic Design
Experience
FBK Grant Thornton LLP September 2014 - Present
KPMG December 2011 - September 2014
Agology Productions July 2010 - October 2012
DecadesOut February 2011 - August 2011
Vancouver Film School May 2010 - August 2010
Vancouver Film School 2010 - 2010
Triumph Initiative Corp 2010 - 2010
Synergy Elements January 2009 - April 2009
Sport Elite Magazine April 2007 - November 2007
Universidad Iberoamericana May 2007 - August 2007
Skills
Illustrator, Flash Animation, Logo Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Sequecial Art, Flash, Art Direction, Graphics, Storyboarding, Art, Character Animation, Layout, Illustration, Digital Illustration, Animation, Creative Direction, Editorial
Wendy Farrow
Owner at Wendy Farrow Photography
Fine Art
Education
Vancouver Film School 1995 — 1996
Certificate of Excellence (93%), Digital Video / Audio / Animation / Photoshop / Imaging
Experience
Wendy Farrow Photography April 1998 - Present
Tribal DDB 1999 - 2003
Vancouver Film Shool 1996 - 1997
Skills
Graphics, Portraits, Concept Design, Curating, Still Life, Fine Art, Art, Fine Art Photography, Image Manipulation, Digital Photography, Photography, Photoshop, Digital Media, Painting, Image Editing
William Paul
Account Executive at Bytes Software Services
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Vancouver Film School 2008 — 2009
Degree, Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Experience
Bytes Technology Group March 2014 - Present
Dalmatian Mice June 2013 - Present
Bytes Technology Group 2014 - 2014
4 cats art studio February 2011 - March 2012
Skills
Cloud Computing, Solution Selling, Customer Service, Cloud Applications, Software Asset..., Microsoft Technologies, Phone Etiquette, Storage Virtualization, Team-oriented, Cloud Security, Account Management
Wolfgang Graebner
Producer at Outplay Entertainment Ltd
Computer Games
Education
Vancouver Film School 2006 — 2008
Game Design
University for the Creative Arts 2004 — 2007
BA, Design Management
Frankfurt International School
IB
Experience
Outplay Entertainment Ltd May 2014 - Present
Funstorm April 2011 - February 2014
BigPark (part of Microsoft Game Studios) January 2009 - January 2011
Perpetual FX Creative July 2008 - October 2008
Jet Theory November 2007 - May 2008
MRM Worldwide April 2007 - April 2007
Imaginary Productions February 2007 - March 2007
Ogilvy & Mather June 2005 - July 2005
AM Group August 2003 - May 2004
Yogendra Bhangley
COO / Partner SHZAAM MEDIAWORKS
Animation
Education
Vancouver Film School 2004 — 2005
Diploma in Digital Character Animation, 3D Character Animation, Rigging and Character Fx
K.C. College of Management Studies 1993 — 1994
Dip. APR, Advertising & Public Relations
P.V.P.Institute of Technology - Sangli 1987 — 1991
Dip. E&T, Electronics & Tele Communications
St. Thomas High School, Goregaon (east), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 1973 — 1985
SSC
Experience
SHZAAM MEDIAWORKS LONDON January 2015 - Present
Broadway Pictures December 2011 - December 2012
Zooco Digital - Krayon Pictures (J.V) April 2009 - April 2011
Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects December 2007 - February 2010
Frameboxx 2007 - February 2010
Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects Pvt Ltd 2007 - 2009
Tata Elxsi November 2007 - December 2007
Maya Entertainment Limited November 2001 - September 2007
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics 2001 - 2004
Skills
3D graphics, Compositing, Animation, Storyboarding, HTML, Fur, Visual Effects, Computer Graphics, Post Production, Mental Ray, 3D, Nuke, MEL, After Effects, 3D animation, 3D Modeling, Character Animation, Traditional Animation, Rigging, Motion Graphics, Computer Animation, Maya
edward seager
Animation Professional
Animation
Education
Vancouver Film School
advanced character animation, animation, rigging, lighting, direction, 85%
mario pietro brioschi
Digital Compositor at Milk Visual Effects
Motion Pictures and Film
Education
Vancouver Film School 2009 — 2009
diploma, VFX
Politecnico di Milano 2001 — 2006
110/110, communication Design
Experience
Milk Visual Effects June 2015 - Present
Double Negative March 2015 - May 2015
Double Negative January 2015 - May 2015
Milk Visual Effects August 2014 - December 2014
Double Negative February 2013 - August 2014
Proxima Milano September 2010 - January 2013
Freelance August 2010 - January 2013
3Dvision March 2010 - August 2010
studio bozzetto January 2008 - December 2008
WIP Italia March 2007 - February 2008
Skills
Maya, Visual Effects, Compositing, Renderman, Slim, After Effects, Nuke, Photoshop, PFTrack