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Sept. 7, 2010
March 14, 2011
Sept 6, 2011

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Bill Dwelly - Head of Visual Effects

William (Bill) Dwelly’s film credits include multiple Oscar-winning Avatar (as Lead Technical Director) at WETA Digital; I Robot & King Kong (as Senior Animation Technical Director) and Oscar-winning animated short Ryan.

Bill has worked in the film and entertainment industry since the late 1980’s as a Theatrical Lighting Designer, a Cameraman, Pipeline Developer and CG Supervisor. In addition to his production experience, William was Head of the Maya program at Seneca College in Ontario and is the author of two books; Modeling in Maya and Character Rigging in Maya.

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Next Start Dates: Sept. 7, 2010 & March 14, 2011

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The field of Visual Effects by its very nature requires practitioners to be in equal measures a visionary artist and problem solving technician. The 12-month Visual Effects Diploma Program at VanArts operates within a studio/production paradigm; from green-screen film production to 2D/3D content creation using Maya, Shake/Nuke & Houdini. This not only teaches students the vital tools and techniques of modern visual effects, but more importantly it trains students to think like Visual Effects Artists. 

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Spark Animation 2010
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Vancouver SIGGRAPH: Spark Animation '10
Sep 8, 2010 - Sep 12, 2010
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Sep 18, 2010
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Sep 20, 2010
Pixar Artists Masterclass in Vancouver
Sep 24, 2010 - Sep 25, 2010

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