This review could be considered as an important factor while making a decision about vfs,the oodles of money they ask for,and what u get in return.
However,like a lot of other people rightly pointed out,this “experience” is very subjective.
I graduated from the Classical Animation Program in 2006,and being an indian student,and also a fresh beginner in the industry,it was a pointless,futile,and expensive option to get a job in vancouver,or rest of canada. However,id still say whatever that was taught to me,or rather whatever i learnt from the wonderful instructors,still comes handy,even though ive switched my field from classical animation,to doing storyboards for live-action/vfx.
Id agree with goujian,that you really really need to spend like a good month and a half,maybe more,just reviewing whatever program ure coming for,getting in touch with the ex-students,etc etc.
All in all,uve really got to give it ur best,all the time,365 days ure there,however from goujian’s review of the whole “vfs” scene,it looks like nothing has changed since 2006,other than the tuition ! :)
karan awasthi
3.10.11
http://www.artschoolreviews.ca/reviews/vancouver-film-school/3d-animation-visual-effects/a-risky-investment
