Acting

Actors and Photographers Unite for Headshots

Jun 3, 2010

Last week was a busy one at the studio, with students from our Acting for Film & Television and Digital Photography departments working together in a joint Actors' Headshots workshop.  Ross den Otter and Sarolta Dobi of the successful Pink Monkey Studios are experts when it comes to actors' headshots.  Ross works mainly with the photography students on lighting, posing, and creating depth in their images, read more about Actors and Photographers Unite for Headshots

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Digital Photography

Gautam Modkar joins as Admissions Advisor for India

Nov 26, 2009

VanArts is pleased to welcome Gautam Modkar as our new Regional Admissions Advisor for India.

Gautam, who hails from New Delhi, is a graduate of the VanArts Visual Effects program and has worked in India with Image Foundry as a compositor for the last year. He has a Bachelor of Arts as well as an MBA and we are pleased he has returned to VanArts with his experience and enthusiasm.

If you are from India and are considering enrolling with us for the March 2010 batch, NOW is the time to apply! read more about Gautam Modkar joins as Admissions Advisor for India

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Visit from Actor Aaron Douglas

Apr 29, 2009

The William Davis Centre at VanArts recently had a special visit from fellow alumnus and local actor Aaron Douglas, best known as Chief Galen Tyrol on Battlestar Galactica.   Aaron spent the afternoon with our full-time students in the Acting for Film & Television diploma program, sharing stories and advice about working as a professional actor.  Aaron is one of several working actors who has launched a successful career thanks to the dedicated staff of the William Davis Centre at VanArts.  Thank you Aaron for inspir read more about Visit from Actor Aaron Douglas

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William Davis Centre Performance: Spring 2009

Apr 28, 2009

The William Davis Centre at Vanarts presents:
Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy
By Robert Alexander et al.

The William Davis Centre at VanArts proudly presents Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy. The cast of nine graduate students of VanArts' full time Acting for Film&TV program skillfully navigate a compilation of short plays that journey from Heaven to Hell and points in between. read more about William Davis Centre Performance: Spring 2009

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William Davis Centre for Actor's Study joins VanArts

Jan 1, 2008

January 1, 2008 marked an especially auspicious new year for the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study, one of Vancouver's oldest privately owned actor training institutions. On that date after 10 months of planning, the school officially became the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study at VanArts, when VanArts' President Alan Phillips and WDC (as it came to be known) owners Christine Willes and Greg Kean finalized their agreement. read more about William Davis Centre for Actor's Study joins VanArts

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William Davis Centre for Actor's Study joins VanArts

Jan 1, 2008

January 1, 2008 marked an especially auspicious new year for the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study, one of Vancouver's oldest privately owned actor training institutions. On that date after 10 months of planning, the school officially became the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study at VanArts, when VanArts' President Alan Phillips and WDC (as it came to be known) owners Christine Willes and Greg Kean finalized their agreement. read more about William Davis Centre for Actor's Study joins VanArts

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