VFS – A Product, Not A School
While completing my undergraduate degree at Western Washington University, I came to the conclusion that I loved film. I was a great student with a lot of ambition and dedication. I knew that the next...
Vancouver Film School (VFS)
VFS – Acting On Your Passion
I attended Vancouver Film School's Acting for Film and Television program three years ago, from September 2005 to September 2006. I was 19 years old, moving across the country without knowing a soul at...
VFS – Schooling For The Arts, Experiences And Risks To Be Had
Well, to begin, what I find particularly interesting about writing this article, is that I have absolutely no idea where to begin. For that reason, this...
VFS – Too Much Money For Too Little Opportunity
I had been to two makeup schools prior to VFS that focused primarily on beauty and fashion. I chose VFS because I wanted to work in film...
VFS – A Risky Investment
I enrolled in the Vancouver Film School's 3D Animation and VFX Program back in 2007. My background was in graphic design for print and web. I always had a passion for art in general and was a total...
VFS – The Reality Of A Private "Game Design" School
The last post about VFS you've seen here was somewhat of a success story. Grayson, from the...
VFS – An Unparalleled Experience
Before entering the Digital Design (DD) program at Vancouver Film School (VFS), I graduated from the Foundation Visual Art and Design program. I definitely recommend Foundation for anyone that is lacking...
VFS – Hearing Is Believing
My reasons for applying to VFS were twofold as I wanted to gain some great hands-on training and Vancouver looked like a great city to explore. Coming from Scotland, I wanted great work and play...
VFS – Make It Work, Or It’ll Work You
When I told my parents that I wanted to fly to the other side of the country to attend a game design course, I expected many things to happen. I expected confused looks, raised voices, and a million...
VFS – Running the One-Year Gauntlet
I was working as a graphic designer when I finally realized that aligning full stops was nowhere near as fun as my dream of making cartoons. I'd always wanted to be an animator but lacked the...
VFS – Disorganized, Arrogant, Ridiculously Overpriced
I, too, am writing a review of VFS's classical animation course. My name is Tobin, and I was a classmate (and hopefully still am a friend)...
VFS – A Year Of Film Production
I've always been interested in journalism and telling stories. I got my undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism but wasn't quite sure television was the way to go for me. So, I looked into film...
VFS – A Year Long Interview
Previous Vancouver Film School Game Design reviews described the opposite spectrum of the course...
VFS – Pricey But Worth It
My experience in taking the classical animation program at Vancouver Film School was more than satisfactory. I do not regret taking this program. Having said that, there were also some things about the...
VFS – A Wakeup Call
I was in my 3rd year at Simon Fraser University working towards my BBA, a boring office life ahead of me. I thought to myself if this was it for me, being a marketer or salesman for the rest of my life...
VFS – A Community For A Lonely Craft
I know a lot has changed since I took the program in late 2000. One change for example is the length of the program. For me it was 8 hours a day 5 days a week, plus a *lot* of homework for 4 months. I...
VFS – The VFS Factory
I came to VFS to learn motion graphics. In my mind, if a school could teach me that in one year and help get me a gig in that industry, I was all for it....
VFS – Results Matter
Before high school ended, I had decided that I wanted to become a Visual Effects artist. Shortly after graduation, I enrolled in the 3D Animation and Visual Effects program at VFS. I went into the...
VFS – Commitment For Success
To summarize my experience at VFS I thought I should first write about how I got there. Everyone's experience at any school will be vastly shaped by how their lives lead up to it. I can admit that I...
VFS – Make A Conscious Choice
I chose VFS because I had heard of its good reputation for some years before enrolling. I also read in detail about the courses offered and chose Digital Design because of its focus on Motion Graphics...
VFS – No Guarantees
When I was in high school, I spent most of my time sketching cartoons in the margins of my notebooks. I probably should have been paying attention, because when I got out of school I didn't know what I...
VFS – Only A Matter Of Time
When I first enrolled at VFS, I wanted to be a filmmaker. Through a series of strange events, I ended up in the Digital Design program after doing a year in Foundation Visual Art and...
VFS – From Foundation To Visual Effects
Well, I had made the choice to attend both Foundation and 3D successively about a year and a half before I started. I knew that I probably could have jumped into 3D right off, but I just felt like I...
VFS – Worth It For Me? You? Maybe Not
In high-school, I liked making short films. Chances were, if I wasn't at school, I was filming, editing, or writing my next masterpiece. I had even won several student film festivals. By the time I...
