Diploma - Animation Concept Art
- 1 year
- Duration
- 34,000 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Vancouver / Canada
- Location
- Vancouver Film School
- School
Program description
Join Canada's top concept art program to develop the skills, knowledge, and industry experience required to produce visual ideas that capture the emotional essence of your narrative.
After one year, you will graduate with:
- A professional-level portfolio
- An Animation Concept Art diploma from the Vancouver Film School
- Access the VFS Alumni Directory and Job Board for industry contacts to further your career
Program structure
Term 1:
Discover the principles of 2D illustration for animation, advanced digital painting methods, and how to communicate visually. When designing a new racing game car, you may work on thrilling group projects together.
Term 2:
Develop your concept art talents by reimagining magical locations with a collaborative group.
Term 3:
Compelling characters are at the heart of narrative. Work on creating a cast of characters for the next blockbuster television program, and you'll learn how to deliver realistic and compelling tales.
Term 4:
Learn how to get inspired by the environment and media around you and use it to create a complete concept art and character design package full of intriguing people, mind-blowing cars, and realms no one has ever imagined.
Term 5:
Create a unique, high-quality pitch package that will serve as the foundation for your portfolio.
Term 6:
Concentrate on preparing for a career in concept art, cinema, television, gaming, interactive media, comic arts, illustration, or something completely unexpected.
Price
Tuition fee for international students: 34,000 CAD per year
Requirements for applicants
- High school certificate or equivalent
- English Language Requirements
- IELTS (Academic) - Band 6.5
- TOEFL iBT - score of 80
- PTE - score of 56+
- CELPIP- Level 8
- CEFR/Cambridge English - C1 (180 or higher)
- LPI - Level 5
- Duolingo - score of 120
- Other Requirements
- A visual art portfolio of your work
OR - Successful completion of the VFS Foundation Visual Art and Design program
- A visual art portfolio of your work
About the university
Vancouver Film School (VFS) was established on the principle that one year of intensive study, integrating industry-driven theory and practical production, equips students with the essential skills to create a professional-grade portfolio or reel.
VFS provides 15 distinctive post-secondary programs encompassing all facets of the entertainment arts, designed and instructed by acclaimed industry experts. The rigorous curriculum of each program adapts to the industry's expectations and contemporary best practices.
Students' experiences mirror the professional industry landscape. Students are thoroughly engaged both physically and mentally in Vancouver's film, animation, gaming, and design sectors that encompass our campuses, and they gain from career advice and insights provided by industry mentors, instructors, and guest speakers.
We have strong partnerships with key businesses in our sectors to meet industry and student requirements. We are happy to collaborate with multiple companies. VFS graduates, equipped with in-demand skills and industry expertise, join a cohort of creative professionals who go on to become industry leaders.
