Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts
565 Great Northern Way V5T 0H8 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Advanced Visual Effects is a full-time, two-year program focused on Visual Effects and its various departmental specializations, such as Modeling & Sculpting, Texturing/Surfacing, Lighting, Compositing and FX. The program also touches on the fundamentals of storytelling and visual composition, Photography, Data Acquisition, 3D Match move, 3D Animation, and Python scripting. The program teaches students production, art, observation, critical review, and soft skills to round ou...t their skillset. It also teaches them how to interact with other disciplines and enables students to prototype their own visual effects shots from concept through to completion. While covering the Visual Effects pipeline process, a multitude of industry standard software, tools, processes, workflows are taught to the students. Students will create a body of portfolio ready shots, and or models and work either individually or collaboratively in small. The program is geared towards students that have a background in a creative or technical field. The program is intended to empower artists under the Visual Effects umbrella with the creative and technical skills needed to enter the demanding VFX, and Games industries. Some graduates may also be eligible to bypass entry level roles for anyone interested in entering the Visual Effects and or Games industry. The term Visual Effects relates to all departments that fall under the Visual Effects umbrella. Training in this program in the realm of 3D Modeling and 3D Animation may also be transferable to the Game industry. Students who apply themselves should be able to graduate then select a specialization or generalist career as one of many types of Visual Effects artists. International graduating students may be eligible for a 2 to 3-year Post-Graduate Work Permit and find a career within one of the many studios within Vancouver and Canada. #langaracea #nuke #katana #compositing #lighting #lookdev #3D #cg #vancouver #studyabroad

Advanced 3D Animation is a full-time, two-year program focused on 3d animation and its various specializations, including character animation, modeling, surfacing, rigging, and storytelling through acting and visual composition. The program also teaches students production, art, observation, and critical review to round out their skillset, educate them on how to interact with other disciplines, and enable students to prototype and complete their own animations. The program te...aches important skills for a 3D Animator, such as observation and critique, creative problem solving, communication, and collaboration. While covering the modeling and animation process, a variety of industry standard software, tools, processes, workflows is taught to the students. Students will create a body of portfolio ready models and animation, and work either individually or collaboratively in small teams to produce finished portfolios. The program is geared towards students who already have demonstrated a background in a creative or technical field. The goal of the program is to produce production ready animators who are well versed in animation principles and language, software, tools, processes, and production. Students who apply themselves should be able to graduate to their selected career. International graduating students may be eligible for a 2-3 year Post-Graduate Work Permit so they may find a career within one of the many studios within Vancouver and Canada. #3danimation #3dmodelling #rigging #maya #animation #vancouver #studyabroad #canada #langaracea

Advanced Game Technology is a full-time, two-year program comprised of industry-level digital production. The curriculum is geared toward students with an established background in the field of game development and who desire a career as a game programmer in the interactive entertainment or simulation industries. Students build comprehensive skills in game programming, taught by established industry experts, and are ready to hit the ground running in production-ready roles. A...ll graduates will have a portfolio allowing them to bypass entry-level roles. Within the GTDP Program, students will learn the latest industry techniques in the fields of game programming, rendering techniques, networking for games, artificial intelligence for games, mobile game development, and industry production methodologies. By building on the students’ existing foundational knowledge of software development, backend programming, and/or related hardware usage, graduates will complete the programs having acquired the practical production skills necessary to succeed in their professional journey within their desired area of specialization of game technology. The program aims to produce production-ready game programmers who are versed in comprehensive game programming, development, and production skills. The curriculum is designed to expose students to in-depth production-specific concepts, tools, and techniques, and is geared toward students who intend to enter careers as game programmers in the interactive entertainment industries. International graduating students may be eligible for a 2 to 3-year Post-Graduate Work Permit and find a career within one of the many studios within Vancouver and Canada. #gametechnology #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #gameprogramming #ai #vr #ar #langaracea #vancouver #canada #studyabroad

Advanced game design is a full-time, two-year program focused on game design and its various design specializations, including level design, systems design, combat design, narrative design, economy design, technical design, board game design, UI design and UX design. The program also teaches students production, art, and programming to round out their skillset, teach them how to interact with other disciplines, and so that students can prototype and implement their own design...s. The program teaches the most important skills for a designer, such as critical analysis, creative problem solving, communication, and collaboration. While covering in-depth design theory, a multitude of industry standard software, tools, processes, workflows are taught to the students. Students will create a body of portfolio ready design pieces, and work collaboratively on small teams to produce playable games. The program is geared towards students who already have demonstrated a background in creative or technical field. The program is intended to bypass entry level roles for anyone interested in entering the PC, console or mobile games industry. The goal of the program is to produce production ready designers who are well versed in design theory, software, tools, processes and production. Students who apply themselves should be able to graduate then select a career as one of many types of designers. International graduating students may be eligible for a 2 to 3-year Post-Graduate Work Permit and find a career within one of the many studios within Vancouver and Canada. #gamedesign #langaracea #vancouverbc

Jurassic Park changed a lot of kids lives. For Jeremia Kenneth Chandra Kusuma, it made him want to be a dinosaur for a few years. Then fate intervened and his parents brought home a BBC DVD about how the show Walking with Dinosaurs was created. When Jeremia saw how the team behind the show brought these prehistoric creatures to life, it inspired him to walk his own path into the world of animation. I started to study every animal's movement and how their muscles would sh...ape and react to such movements, I would even act like them to get the feels. Humans are no exception, especially in our faces that have many complicated muscles. I am thankful that I’m continuing my study at CEA. CEA has been very supportive towards their students, and the lecturers are very knowledgeable in their field. Every question that I give, they will have the answer. I could say that from the four Colleges that I have attended, CEA stands on top of them. Jeremia understands the importance of networking and how developing your professional network opens new pathways to success. Before CEA, I was trying my best to get my feet into the industry. Every day, I committed myself to at least one post, one comment, one interaction, and I would force myself to share something on LinkedIn. From my commitments, I was able to meet a lot of professionals that were happy to share their knowledge. Day by day, I saw that my profile was getting noticed, and then one day out of the blue, someone from Unity contacted me. I felt so happy, nervous, and excited. I worked a gig with Unity and even though I had the opportunity to continue working, I decided to finish my education. More studios began reaching out to me and one day, I saw an email from Squidbrain's Producer. This is the first step where I will prove my skills to the world until the day, I get to rig a dinosaur for a feature" Jeremia is an inspiration to his fellow students, and we look forward to watching his future Dinosaur bring joy and ignite the imagination of kids from around the world. #langaracea #animation #rigging #squidbrainstudios #vancouver #calgary #canada

The CEA would like to thank Haley McNamara for speaking with our Visual Storytelling class and providing critical insight into the world of layout and workflow at a TV animation studio. Haley is an Animation Director at ICON Creative Studio, where she recently wrapped up directing her team on Monsters at Work, airing on Disney+ this summer.

The CEA is proud to feature a beautiful self-portrait from Foundations Student Yu-Hsuan Chen. The Foundation in Entertainment Arts Certificate Program is the perfect primer for passionate, artistic individuals who are confident they would like to pursue a career VFX, Animation or the Game Industries, but would like to discover more about the specific requirements for each field. The goal of the program is to help each student find their individual passion and begin down their... own path towards a successful future. Contact [email protected] for more info. #langara #langaracea #studyabroad #vancouver #foundations #drawing #painting #sculpting #lighting #photography

"IRCC has updated travel restrictions for international students. As of October 20, 2020, some designated learning institutions (DLIs) can nowreopen to some international students who are not currently in Canada. Langara College is one of the approved DLIs in the province of British Columbia. Please refer to the link: https://www.canada.ca//coronavi/students/approved-dli.html ... For more information on your eligibility, please contact your International Student Coordinator Alexandra Capistrano at [email protected]. Please do not make any travel plans until you have connected with your ISC." See more

Animators in the digital realm tell stories through the application of intricate layers of data onto complex 3D digital skeletons. They spend their lives analyzing and articulating movement, creating dramatic sequences, adding nuance. One can spend their entire career mastering their craft, working on award winning television, video games or movies and yet, the opportunity to work on a project that shines the light on matters of extreme cultural importance doesn’t come alon...g very often. CEA Student Xiaoqing Wang had this to say. The experience of working on cops and robbers has made me a better me. In the year 2020, with everything happening around the world, I've thought to myself many times, is there anything I, as an individual can do? Then the chance came to me, to be a part of this incredible project for BLM movement is truly an honour. The CEA team led by Jason Snyman and Paul PB. Bwengye where able to successfully navigate the compressed schedule and complex demands of the project. Supervising students on Timothy Ware’s Cops And Robbers made me proud to use my abilities to shine a light on a racial situation that, in some cases I used to turn a blind eye to because it was painful to watch, read, listen to or be a victim of. The students did an amazing job and I’m super proud of every single one of them on the team. I would love to thank Langara Center for Entertainment arts for the opportunity to supervise the students on Cops and Robbers, said Paul PB. Bwengye. The result of this massive collaboration consisting of over 30 individual artists, students and VFX companies from around the world? Cops and Robbers is being put forward by Netflix for Oscar contention. Proof that it is possible to affect change through guided action. Thank you, for allowing your students to participate and for the wonderful artistry and creation! The segment you guys created is so powerful and fits perfectly into that section of the video. I can’t thank you all enough for taking this on and being part of Cops and Robbers Co-Director Arnon Manor.

The Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts enters into its second year this fall. The 2019-2020 school year proved that our community is powerful, and even with everything that we came up against this past year, we still managed to thrive. We are proud to welcome over 100 new students this September, and our online learning model continues to be a bridge over troubled waters until we can learn together, in person, once again.... We continue to develop our student work initiative program and look forward to seeing our first round of graduates move into the industry and make their mark. Thank you to our students, faculty, instructors and program directors, and our incredible IT department for the focus and determination you have shown during these complex and challenging times. The future we are building together will no doubt be filled with limitless possibilities. #vancouver #canada #gamedesign #vfx #animation #gametechnology #langaracollege #langaracea #studyabroad #study

Mian Zhang, who is currently enrolled in our Foundations program shares with us a stunning photo from her portfolio that she captured at the BC Court building, located near Robson Square in downtown Vancouver. Foundation in Entertainment Arts is a fulltime, one-year program that prepares students for advanced studies in the entertainment arts. You will learn how to observe, interpret and communicate in professional visual languages. CEA Foundations teaches students drawing... fundamentals, sculpting, basic photography, colour theory and design principles. You will develop a critical eye and produce meaningful art works in both 2D and 3D forms. The program will help you to discover your passion and narrow your focus. Students are encouraged to build on specific strengths and identify a clear vision for their future in the entertainment arts. Foundations Program Director Ed Ko @edkoart, edkoart.com, had this to say about the advantage of studying the fundamental aspects of art in a city like Vancouver. There are not that many major cities in the world where you will be able to stand on a beach, watch a large ocean liner pass in front of you, with snowcapped mountain in the background. While everyone can appreciate this image, being a Foundation student here means you will have the tools to actively capture what's all around you, whether it is with a camera, a paint brush, or just a simple pencil. Contact us at [email protected] for more information about our Foundations in Entertainment Arts Certificate Program. Your future starts now. #langara #langaracea #vancouver #educational #educationmatters #justice #studyabroad #studyincanada #drawingsketch #photographylovers #photographyislife #sculpture #vancity #yvr

The CEA is proud to have played host to PXR 2020 over the course of the past two weekends and we are thrilled to support Alex Dault, a student currently enrolled in his second year of our Advanced Game Design Diploma Program to help bring PXR to virtual reality. Alex had this to say about the event. PXR 2020 was a national conference that brought together artists from across Canada into virtual reality over the course of four days. The power of virtual reality allowed f...or people to dawn a VR headset and be in the same room as other people from all over Canada to experience and discuss their artistic process and how they create art in XR. We were fortunate to have a diverse group of presenters and panelists come together to entertain, enlighten and inspire and we feel a huge sense of gratitude to all of our sponsors and conference partners that made this event possible. Congrats to everyone that was involved in the first ever PXR and we look forward to seeing all the technological and artistic advancements that will be showcased in PXR 2021. #pxr2020 #langara #langaracea #virtualreality #canadacounsilforthearts #vancouver #studyabroad #gametechnology

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The CEA Presents an in-depth interview with Harshid, a first-year student enrolled in our Advanced Visual Effects Diploma Program. Harshid recently moved to Canada from New Delhi, India where he just finished High School. In this interview he shares his thoughts on life at the CEA, his instructors, the current online learning platform and his experience with Canadian culture thus far. Thank You Harshid! We look forward to seeing all the amazing things you will accomplish ...in the next couple of years and beyond. #langara #langaracea #studyabroadlife #vancouver #vfx #aptechlearning

The CEA presents our second Advanced VFX Student showcase from the 2019-2020 school year. Our first reel demonstrated how VFX can be used to create adversarial relationships with limited interaction as the CG characters and creations where more ambient and less interactive. This collection of student projects requires more interaction between the actor and the CG element causing heightened complexity and an increased amount of layers needing to be harmonized within the ...final comp in order to sell the visual and reinforce the narrative. In year two, students are now utilizing all the skills they acquired in year one, and are being challenged to produced more advanced VFX compositions, with higher visual fidelity, more detailed and complex CG elements, as well as more realistic and interactive lighting. We look forward to seeing their work in the coming months and throughout the 2020-2021 school year! Reach out to [email protected] for more info about our Advanced VFX Diploma Program. #langara #langaracea #vfx #nuke #studyabroad #vancouver

Join us online tomorrow at 10:00 am as our President and CEO Dr. Lane Trotter delivers a special thank you message and announces the final fundraising amount of our anniversary campaign, Beyond 49. Make sure to click on the YouTube video's "Set Reminder" button at https://bit.ly/3h4XXY9. You won't want to miss it. #beyond49

Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts opened in the fall of 2019 with a definitive mission - to provide a world-class educational experience and to train highly skilled artists who are ready to contribute to the local VFX, Animation, and Gaming industries in a meaningful way. We look forward to the day the students can return to our campus and we can interact, learn, and experience together. Until then, stay safe everyone. #langaracea #staysafe #covid #onlinelearning #studyincanada #vancouver

Thank you to everyone who joined our online "Foundation Drawing Skills" workshop yesterday! We had fun drawing with you, answering your questions, and looking at your work. If you missed this workshop, you can now watch it on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/8-4mLbfzSTc #langaracea #drawing #digitalart #visualart #onlineworkshop #freeworkshop #studyincanada #onlinelearning

Grab your pencils and paper and let's have some fun! Join our next online workshop "Foundation Drawing Skills" on Wednesday, April 1st at 6 pm Pacific Time. In this free workshop Ed Ko, our Director of Foundation Programs will go over why everyone should draw, how to approach drawing in practice, and how drawing is related to other areas of Visual Arts. Follow the link to register: https://bit.ly/3buA34Q #langaracea #drawing #freeworkshop #sketching #visualarts #onlineworkshop Langara College Langara College International Education Langara College Continuing Studies

A heartfelt thank you to Emmy Award-winning Visual Effect Supervisor Thomas Schelesny who joined CEA team member Tyler Weiss to deliver their "Game of Thrones VFX - the Magic Behind the Screen" webinar. Nearly 400 people from around the world registered to hear them discuss the creation and execution of some of the most celebrated and inspiring visual effects in television history. Feedback for the talk was excellent, here are just a few of the comments we received: The wo...rkshop was great, very informative. I really liked the breakdown of the shots. I’m a soon-to-be student at CEA. Thank you so much for your incredible advice and for this great webinar. This was a huge inspiration for me. Thank you. I cannot wait to study there. Thomas is a talented artist who is passionate about his work and giving back to the VFX community. Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts is so lucky to have Thomas as a member of its Advisory Board. We'll continue to offer dynamic content through our ongoing webinar series. Please join us for these upcoming online events: Wednesday, April 1 Foundation Drawing Skills by Ed Ko, Director of Foundation Programs at CEA Thursday, April 9 Houdini by Diego Garzon, Procedural Technical Director at Microsoft Game Studios Wednesday, April 15 The Art of Compositing by Melissa Best, Director of VFX Programs at CEA #langaracea #gameofthrones #GOT #VFX #visualeffects #webinar #studyincanada #vancouver #digitalentertainment

In an update to our community, Langara College President Dr. Lane Trotter shares his message of gratitude and appreciation. He calls on our community to continue supporting and working with each other under difficult circumstances.

Our connection to industry and high-quality education are our strongest value propositions. The only way to uphold these high standards is to work with the best in the industry. Jason Snyman, our Director of 3D Animation Programs and Instructor is without a doubt a master of his craft and one of the most sought-after industry professionals. Jason got his very first job in animation at the age of 17, and he's been unstoppable ever since. Throughout his career, Jason has worked... on some of the world's most innovative and celebrated films like Avatar, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. For his recent adventure, Jason supervised a team of world-class animators that brought the Game of Thrones' dragons to life. Now Jason wants to share his knowledge and experience with the new generation of digital artists. His goal is to give students at Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts an alternative to the standard way of doing 3D animation and to inspire them to explore outside of the box ideas. To learn more about Jason’s career, read the full article here: https://bit.ly/2ULRV4D If you're interested in learning more about Jason's work on Game of Thrones, make sure to sign up for our free Game of Thrones VFX webinar on Thursday, March 26th at 6 pm PST when two of Jason’s former colleagues will share the work that they did together.: https://bit.ly/2QHjXwC #langaracea #gameofthrones #3Danimation #animation #studyincanada #vancouver Langara College Langara College International Education Langara College Continuing Studies

What are you binge-watching while social distancing? Being at home so much got us all nostalgic for our favourite (and the greatest) TV show - Game of Thrones. So we decided to put together a free GOT webinar! Join us on Thursday, March 26th at 6 pm Pacific Time as we discuss the creation and execution of some of the most celebrated and inspiring visual effects in television history. In this webinar, Visual Effects Producer, Tyler Weiss and Emmy Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Thomas Schelesny will take us through their journey of bringing Daenerys' dragons to life Follow the link to register: https://bit.ly/2QHjXwC #langaracea #gameofthrones #got #vfx #visualeffects #webinar #freewebinar #socialdistancing #freeevent #onlineevent Langara College

In these uncertain times, our team is determined to continue to offer our students meaningful value. And as we know, difficult times call for creative solutions. We're extremely proud that Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts for was able to transition to online class delivery so quickly and effectively. We want to thank our remarkable staff for working day and night to make sure that every single CEA student has the equipment and software needed to take online courses. We a...lso want to express our deepest gratitude to our exceptional students for their ongoing support, flexibility, and positive attitude! It brings us so much joy to see our entire CEA family come together in such extraordinary ways during this global pandemic. We're happy to report that today our team delivered all the necessary equipment to students who needed it. And now all systems go! CEA will continue to deliver all previously scheduled classes online without any interruptions. On the other side of this crisis, there are stories of communities and neighbours coming together as one. And we're proud to know that in distancing ourselves, our global CEA family came together! #langaracea #strongertogether #covid #covid19 #family #cealife #globalpandemic #onlinelearning #onlineclasses #vancouver #studyincanada Langara College

Like games? Interested in a career in Gaming? Got no weekend plans? We've got you covered! Join us for the Art of Game Technology Online Workshop this Saturday, March 21st from 10 am to 1 pm PST. In this workshop, Ivo van der Marel, our Director of Game Technology Programs will show you what it's like to be a game programmer using the popular Unity3D engine. Designed for technical and non-technical backgrounds. Follow the link to register: https://bit.ly/2IZDZyq #langaracea #gamedevelopment #gameprogrammer #gamedesign #onlineworkshop #videogames #games #freeworkshop #unity3D #unityengine

Earlier today, we ran our first online class and it was a huge success! Check out this video of Ivo, our Director of Game Technology Programs, teaching our Game Design class. Students' feedback has been very positive. Some even said: "Almost like I was there physically". #langaracea #onlineclass #onlinelearning #vancouver #gamedesign