VanArts Grad works on Animated Short for Olympic Games
February 18th, 2010Brian Ahlf, a VanArts Animation graduate (2004) working at Rainmaker Entertainment in Vancouver, recently contributed to an animated short film made for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, called Stumped.
Watch the film here.
Read the Vancouver Sun article about the film here.
Digital Photography announces new Lead Instructors
February 17th, 2010The Digital Photography Department is proud to announce our new panel of Lead Instructors:
David Ellingsen - Lead Instructor for Commercial Photography
www.davidellingsen.com
Mary Jensen - Lead Instructor for Consumer Photography
www.artisanphotography.ca
Ian McGuffie - Lead Instructor for Fine Art Photography
Christopher Morris - Lead Instructor for Editorial & Media Photography
www.christophermorris.com
These instructors will be leading Open Critique sessions twice per term for students interested in their specialized area of the photographic industry. We are extremely privaleged to have these professionals as an integral part of the Digital Photography Diploma Program.
Houdini Software Workshops Updated Bundle Price
February 15th, 2010
Houdini "How Did They Do That?"
Case Study Series Workshop
UPDATE: The remaining 3 sessions on March 6, 13 & 20 are available for a bundle package price of $750! (Savings of $75)
VanArts is proud to present a special pro-level Houdini Software Workshop, delivered by expert CG artist Raymond Corbett.
This workshop is geared toward students, industry professionals, and visual effects artists alike who are interested in exploring how Houdini, the award-winning special effects package, is being used to create stunning visual effects by the top post-production houses worldwide.
VanArts Grads work on Oscar nominated films
February 4th, 2010Several VanArts graduates have worked on Oscar nominated films this year, they include:
Scott Eade
Mark Pullyblank
Aaron Brown
Grant Wilson
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Lionel Heath
Sam Osborne
Sam Osborne
DP Alumni Bill Braden visits graduating class
January 28th, 2010
Bill Braden, who graduated from VanArts Digital Photography in February 2009, was down from his home base of Yellowknife NWT last week and paid a visit the DP6 class who will be graduating in a few short weeks. Bill described the biggest contributing factors to his success in his first year as a freelance photographer, with anecdotes, words of advice and lots of encouragement.
Bill's business is thriving in Yellowknife and across the north of Canada and we are extremely proud of all his acheivements over the past year.
Grad Hired at Dreamworks: Rohan Oka
January 27th, 2010Congratulations go out to Rohan Oka, a graduate from VanArts' Entertainment Art for Film, TV & Games program. Rohan was just hired by Dreamworks Animation -- nice!
"It took a while, but it came eventually... The efforts put in by my instructors at VANARTS to mould us into complete artists, paid off. In every thing I do here now at Dreamworks Animation, I am always reminded and guided by the knowledge they gave us. Being a big fan of Shrek & Madagascar, working at Dreamworks is a treat... and am enjoying every moment of it."
-- Rohan Oka
WETA's William Dwelly visits VanArts
January 19th, 2010
Students in our Entertainment Art and Visual Effects programs received a visit from William Dwelly, who was most recently lead layout technical director on Avatar, at WETA Digital. He spoke to students about his work and how to break into the industry.
3D Grad hired at Nerdcorps
January 15th, 2010Congratulations to our 3D Character Animation graduate Lauson Morrow, who just got hired at Nerdcorps Entertainment in Vancouver!
VanArts welcomes Mark Pudleiner to Animation Program
December 22nd, 2009
VanArts is pleased to welcome Mark Pudleiner as a senior instructor to our Character Animation program. He will start working with our students as of January 4th, 2010.
Mark studied animation at Sheridan College and began his career at Nelvana. From there he moved on to Don Bluth Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Dreamworks, and many other studios. His film credit list includes Ewoks, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, Fantastia 2000, The Emperor's New Groove, Shrek 2, Meet the Robinsons and many more!
Welcome aboard, Mark!
Larry Bafia speaks at Kre8tif Conference in Malaysia
December 21st, 2009
VanArts' VP of Faculty & Business Development
spoke at the Kre8tif Digital Content Conference in Malaysia this month. He focused on the craft of teaching character animation in today's modern digital industry.
