VFX for Film & Television

LaSalle College Vancouver's Diploma in VFX for Film & Television is a tightly integrated, cohesive program that meets industry-driven competencies and outcomes.

Get innovative instruction in a state-of-the-art environment. Focus on the skills needed to adapt in a collaborative, dynamic, rapidly changing technological industry.

Work with industry insiders and build a professional demo reel to kickstart your career in VFX, and grab the attention of an audience that is growing more sophisticated every day.

Cutting-edge facilities & equipment

Software:

• Adobe Creatice Cloud,
• Adobe Substance 3D Designer,
• Adobe Substance 3D Modeler,
• Adobe Substance 3D Painter,
• Adobe Substance 3D Sampler,
• Autodesk Maya,
• Autodesk Mudbox,
• Blender,
• Chaos Cloud Client,
• Chaos Cosmos Browser,
• Houdini,
• Microsoft Office,
• Nuke,
• ZBrush.

Hardware:

• Virtual Reality Suite (Emerging Technologies Lab),
• State-of-the-art workstations,
• Game systems and controllers,
• Mobile tablets,
• Equipment sign out room,
• Sound stage,
• Green screen.

To be eligible for acceptance into this program, applicants must submit evidence – through a transcript or portfolio – demonstrating that they have successfully met the learning objectives of Foundations in Media Arts, or an equivalent program.

In addition, applicants to all programs are generally required to meet one of the following criteria: 

QUARTER 1

• Basic 3D Concepts
• 2D Animation I
• Digital Storyboarding
• Compositing I

QUARTER 2

• 3D Modeling I
• Materials and Textures I
• Script Programming
• Compositing II

QUARTER 3

• 3D Animation
• Materials and Textures II
• Lighting and Rendering I
• Compositing III

QUARTER 4

• 3D Effects
• Visual Effects Studio
• Lighting and Rendering II
• Final Diploma Capstone

*Actual course order subject to change