VFS All Access Pass | Foundation Visual Art & Design

Experience VFS’s Preparatory Training Program & Your Future in the Creative Industries.

VFS All Access Pass is your exclusive backstage access to Vancouver Film School’s industry-leading Foundation Visual Art & Design preparatory program and a chance to explore how your imagination could turn into a career in the $2 trillion global creative economy.

Meet the Head of the Foundation Program

Meet Tom Fedechko, Head of Preparatory Studies, as he explains the 1-year journey of a Foundation Visual Art & Design student at VFS.

You’ll learn how the Foundation program helps aspiring creatives to develop cross-disciplinary skills in filmmaking, animation, & design, and to ultimately refine their unique visual media talents for future study at VFS. Finally, you’ll discover why VFS is continually ranked amongst the best schools in the world, including Leading Film School in N. America (Variety), the #1 Global Animation School (Animation Career Review) and the#1 Game Design School in Canada.

Alumni Roundtable: Making a Career in Entertainment Production

Tom Fedechko will lead an industry roundtable on how to successfully launch & maintain an entertainment production career and will be joined by VFS alumni (stay tuned for this announcement!). You’ll also hear exclusive industry tips & insights and learn about The Foundation Advantage: how VFS’s Foundation program is a launchpad for aspiring creatives into an industry production program at VFS and ultimately their dream industry career.

Experience a Professional Film Set

Join VFS Foundation Senior Instructor and Independent Filmmaker Chad Costen on-set for an exclusive studio demo. Watch as a director, lighting team, and camera operator work together to film a sequence using a camera on a dolly to follow a moving actor in front of a projected background. Explore firsthand how these combined efforts transform a simple studio setup into a realistic, convincing location. You may even be invited to participate in the shoot!

View Foundation Portfolio Projects

Most students start without a portfolio or much creative experience. After 1 year at VFS, they have completed ample work for their portfolio with two major cornerstone projects: The Art Exhibition and The Final Project. Through a mini art exhibition, you’ll see select work on display and watch project reels representing final projects from the Foundation program’s three specializations: Animation, Design, and Film.

Experience All That the Foundation Program Offers

VFS’s preparatory program challenges creative minds to build the foundation of their careers. You’ll learn how Foundation students specialize in Film, Animation, or Design, and are challenged to build & apply their core creative skillsets so that they may begin crafting their career portfolios. You’ll also discover how our Foundation graduates go on to work for studios like Netflix, Meta, EA, & Nickelodeon and on the biggest films, TV series, & games including Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Fargo, Candy Crush, and more.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 1 – 5 p.m. PDT
Location: 151 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1E1

*Light food & drink will be provided.