Fantastic Grads and Where to Find Them
The world of Harry Potter is in the minds of a whole generation once again, as fans line up for the new spin-off feature Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, opening in theatres this weekend on November 18th.
Several Visual Effects wizards and witches from VanArts have contributed their magical talents to the new film, working at various studios in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Watch for these graduates’ names in the credits, and click their names to see what other films they have worked on:
Leela Petrie (Creature FX Technical Director @ Image Engine)
Harsh Mistry (FX Technical Director @ Method Studios)
Cody Stoof (FX Technical Director @ Framestore)
Sumit Pokarna (Stereo Compositor @ Legend 3D)
Eduardo Parra (Compositor @ Fuse FX)
Vikas Ganer (Roto & Prep Lead @ MPC)
A Long Legacy with Harry Potter
VanArts has a long history of Animation & Visual Effects graduates who worked on various films in the series. Here are all of the graduates who helped bring the boy wizard to theatres over the years:
Mike Cusack (Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire)
Lionel Heath (Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince)
Nik Brownlee (Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Sam Osborne (The Half-Blood Prince, The Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Aaron Brown (The Deathly Hallows Part 1)
One of the more unique grad stories is that of Mike Cusack, who worked on The Chamber of Secrets at MPC in the UK as a CG effects artist before coming to VanArts. After his year of study here, he returned to MPC, this time as an animator on The Goblet of Fire.
Mike told us, “I was attracted to VanArts because of the specialized focus of their programs. The progress I was able to make exceeded the expectations I had when I joined the school.”
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