Training in Foley, Location, Music, and Game Audio using Pro Tools

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Quick Facts

Duration: One Year

Start Dates:

Mar. 03 2010:	5 seats remaining
May 03 2010:	9 seats remaining

Program Requirements:

You Graduate With:

A Diploma in Sound Design.
A personal demo reel and lifetime access to the online VFS sound effects library.
Access to the VFS Alumni Directory and Job Board.
A digital recorder and headphones.

Introduction to Sound Design

In this video, Head of Department Robert Grieve takes you inside the one-year Sound Design for Visual Media program.
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One Year Sound Design Program at Vancouver Film School

Our newly upgraded facilities include the most industry-relevant technology and software. On powerful Dual Intel iMacs and MacPros you’ll train on the most widely used sound design platform in the world, Digidesign Pro Tools.

What You Will Learn

The proven VFS model of education matches your passion for sound with the tools you need to become a successful audio professional. Here are some of the highlights from your year as a Sound Design student at VFS.

Sound Editing for Film

Sound Editing spans a variety of areas including dialogue, background, and sound effects. more

Foley

The Foley artist uses props to create live studio sound effects for a film. more

Production Sound

As the Production Sound Mixer, your job is to capture the location dialogue for a film. more

Industry Software Skills

You'll become proficient in widely-used, industry standard software. more

Game Audio

Game Audio is a one-of-a-kind education in this rapidly expanding discipline. more

The Leader

As Head of the Sound Design department, Emmy award-winning Hollywood Sound Designer Robert Grieve brings a wealth of experience to VFS. Grieve has been a Supervising Sound editor on over 70 motion pictures, including Walk Hard, Drillbit Taylor, Dreamcatcher, Zoolander, The Cable Guy, Wyatt Earp, Pretty in Pink, and Waiting for Guffman.

The Results

VFS is very often the first place major companies look to for new artists. Skywalker Sound, Radical Entertainment, Disney Interactive, Sharpe, Relic, Post-Modern, Microsoft, EA, Western Post, Next Level Games, Rockstar, Crytek, are just a few of the places where VFS Sound Design students find work.

Collaborations

Projects in the Film Production and Animation & Visual Effects programs at VFS are finished in the Sound Design program just as a motion picture would be finished in Hollywood. Experience as part of a collaborative production schedule is essential preparation for the day-to-day environment where Sound Designers work.

Professional Faculty

All the instructors in Sound Design are professionals from the field. Our faculty match your education to the culture and workflow of a post-production Sound Design studio.

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