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Experience All That the Foundation Program Offers

Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s preparatory program challenges creative minds to build the foundation of their careers. You’ll learn how Foundation students specialize in Film, Animation, or Design, and are challenged to build & apply their core creative skillsets so that they may begin crafting their career portfolios. You’ll also discover how our Foundation graduates go on to work for studios like Netflix, Meta, EA, & Nickelodeon and on the biggest films, TV series, & games includingÌýDeadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Fargo, Candy Crush, and more.Ìý

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Experience a Professional Film Set

Join Â鶹¹ÙÍø Foundation Senior Instructor and Independent FilmmakerÌýÌýon-set for an exclusive hands-on film production demo. Watch as a director, lighting team, and camera operator work together to film a sequence using a camera on a dolly to follow a moving actor in front of a projected background. Explore firsthand how these combined efforts transform a simple studio setup into a realistic, convincing location, while getting professional film set experience. You may even be invited to participate in the shoot!Ìý

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Bring a Character to Life

Join Animator and Comic Book Artist Dylan MooreÌýfor a hands-on animation character design demo showcasing how characters can be brought to life when an artist is armed with the right skills and their imagination. No drawing experience required!Ìý

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Learn How Production Packages are Designed & Made

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Digital Design Instructor & Design MentorÌýÌýwill walk you through the same production package design process Foundation students follow when they take an original character idea and turn it into printed packaging. Through mind-mapping, you will learn how to take your ideas, put them to paper, and start the process of bringing those ideas to life.Ìý Ìý

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Industry Roundtable: The Foundation of a Successful Creative Career

Tom Fedechko will be joined by Â鶹¹ÙÍø instructors Chad Costen, Ingrid Frauenstein, & Dylan Moore, and Foundation/Classical Animation alum Sheena Johnson (EP at Sony’s Pixomondo). Together, they’ll discuss how successful careers start at Vancouver Film School through The Foundation Advantage. Learn how our Preparatory program is a launchpad for aspiring creatives into our many Advanced Production programs and ultimately your dream industry career.

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View Foundation Portfolio Projects

Most students start without much knowledge of how to build a creative portfolio. After 1 year at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, they have completed ample work for their portfolio with two major cornerstone projects: The Art Exhibition and The Final Project. Through a mini Â鶹¹ÙÍø student work showcase, you’ll see select work on display and watch project reels representing final projects from the Foundation program’s three specializations: Animation, Design, and Film.ÌýÌý

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Meet the Head of the Foundation Program

Meet Tom Fedechko, Head of Preparatory Studies, as he explains the 1-year journey of students in the Foundation Visual Art & Design program at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. An experienced Writer and Performer with over 20 years of leadership experience, Tom empowers artists exploring the multitude of opportunities in the creative economy to become fearlessly creative in their careers.ÌýÌý

You’ll learn how the best foundation program for artistsÌýhelps aspiring creatives to develop cross-disciplinary skills in filmmaking, animation, & design, and to ultimately refine their unique visual media talents for future study at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Finally, you’ll discover why Â鶹¹ÙÍø is continually ranked amongst the best schools in the world, including Leading Film School in N. America (Variety), the #1 Global Animation School (Animation Career Review) and the #1 Game Design School in Canada.

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