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Sep 3, 2013
Mar 10, 2014
Sep 2, 2014
Mar 9, 2015

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about

Wayne Gilbert - Head of Animation / Dean of Faculty
Wayne’s career spans more than three decades, has two Clio awards, and has worked on productions ranging from Care Bears to Star Wars. He is a graduate of Sheridan College, and has worked there as an instructor and coordinator of their Classical Animation Program. His professional career has taken him to the top studios including Walt Disney Canada, Industrial Light & Magic and Electronic Arts. Wayne is also a published author, his book Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation is a required text at many animation schools. He regularly writes articles for the industry, and has written a novel and screenplay. Website IMDB Interview at Vancouver Animation
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3D Animation

Part-Time Courses

Intro to 2D Animation

Within this course, you can see your drawings come to life as you learn the fundamentals of classical 2D animation. Exercises include the bouncing ball, overlapping action, character design & animation of jumps, walks, performance & storyboarding.  An excellent beginner's course!

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Intro to Digital Concept Art

This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of digital concept art, which is the primary form of design for video games, feature films, and computer animation.

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Character Animation Summer Intensive

This 1-month intenisve course in July introduces students to the foundation principles of 2D and 3D character animation, taught by our staff of industry professionals.

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Intro to Stop-Motion Animation

This is the only specialized course in Vancouver for the popular technique of stop-motion puppet animation, taught by author & animator Ken Priebe. Covered topics are stop-motion history, animation principles and inside tips on how to build puppets using wire, clay, latex and other materials.

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Intro to Maya

In this popular course, you will learn the interface and basics of modeling, lighting, texturing and animation using Maya, one of the most popular 3D software packages in the CG industry.

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Intro to Comic Book Production

In this course taught by award-winning comic artist Steve Rolston, you will be guided through the various stages of creating a four-page comic: script writing, character design, thumbnailing, penciling, inking, page structure, panel composition, and storytelling.

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Intro to Basic Drawing

This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to draw or develop their drawing skills for their portfolio. The very basics of drawing will be covered: composition, perspective, blind contours and structural life drawing (using nude figure models).

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Story & Animation Masterclass - 2013 TOUR
Apr 5, 2013 - Jul 27, 2013
INFO SESSION at VanArts
May 25, 2013
Story, Character & Animation Masterclass - New York City 2013
Jun 14, 2013 - Jun 16, 2013
TAGDF - Mexico City
Jul 3, 2013 - Jul 4, 2013
San Diego Comic-Con
Jul 18, 2013 - Jul 21, 2013
SIGGRAPH 2013
Jul 21, 2013 - Jul 26, 2013
Story & Animation Masterclass - San Diego 2013
Jul 26, 2013 - Jul 27, 2013
Anime Revolution
Aug 16, 2013 - Aug 18, 2013
Fan Expo Canada - Toronto
Aug 22, 2013 - Aug 25, 2013
Montreal Comic-Con
Sep 13, 2013 - Sep 15, 2013
Ottawa Animation Festival 2013
Sep 18, 2013 - Sep 21, 2013
NACAC College Fair - Toronto
Sep 22, 2013
Info Session - Toronto
Sep 23, 2013
Canada Career Week Fair - Edmonton
Oct 4, 2013 - Oct 5, 2013
Info Session - Edmonton
Oct 6, 2013
New York Comic Con
Oct 10, 2013 - Oct 13, 2013
National Education Fair - Montreal
Oct 16, 2013 - Oct 18, 2013
Info Session - Montreal
Oct 19, 2013
Motion Picture & New Media Career Expo
Oct 29, 2013
NACAC College Fair - Boise
Oct 30, 2013
NACAC College Fair - Portland
Nov 1, 2013 - Nov 2, 2013
See Your Future Education & Career Fair - Saskatoon & Regina
Nov 4, 2013 - Nov 5, 2013
Info Session - Saskatoon
Nov 6, 2013
NACAC College Fair - Seattle
Nov 8, 2013 - Nov 9, 2013

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