ALL ACCESS PASS
AN EXCLUSIVE IN-STUDIO EXPERIENCE
Film Production
Experience VFS’s Film Production Program & Your Future in the Entertainment Industry.
VFS All Access Pass is your exclusive backstage access to Vancouver Film School’s award-winning Film Production program and a chance to experience your future in directing, cinematography, producing, production design, and post-production. You’ll meet our industry faculty, join hands-on demos and industry talks, tour our prop room & films sets, and learn how 1 year at VFS will launch your career in the entertainment industry.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Warren Hanna, a Vancouver Producer and Assistant Director, will lead an Industry Talk on Building a Career in Entertainment. Warren will discuss his VFS student experience, his roles on top industry projects like Yellowjackets, The Fall of the House of Usher, and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and share insights into building a lasting career in film and television.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024
Time: 1 – 4:30 p.m. PST
Location: 151 W. Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1E1
*Light food & drink will be provided.
Meet the Co-Heads of VFS’s Film Program
Meet Actor Omari Newton (Netflix’s The Dragon Prince, Blue Mountain State, Far Cry 6) and Writer Kat Montagu (Crazy8s Senior Story Editor and bestselling author) for an introduction to the program’s five specializations and how every VFS Film Production students chooses two to master during their accelerated 1 year of training.
They’ll also explain why Vancouver Film School’s superior training has earned our school numerous accolades – including Leading Film School in N. America (Variety) and Leading Film School Worldwide (The Hollywood Reporter) – and how it has launched countless successful careers for our alumni who quickly find work on top industry projects like Shōgun, Dune: Part Two, House of the Dragon, and Black Mirror.
Industry Talk: Building a Career in Entertainment
Join Warren Hanna, an experienced Producer and Assistant Director with 50+ credits in Vancouver’s entertainment industry, to learn about his experience as a VFS Film Production student, how he broke into Vancouver’s film & television industry, and his experience working on projects like Yellowjackets, Lost in Space and Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher.
Experience the Directing & Cinematography Specializations
Senior Directing Instructor Connor Gaston and Cinematography Instructor Thomas Billingsley will lead you through two of our most popular specializations. PLUS, take part in an immersive and interactive demo, where you’ll shoot a short scene and have the opportunity to operate the camera, light the scene, push the dolly, and more!
Experience the Producing & Assistant Directing Specializations
Learn from Senior Producing Instructor Jayme Pfahl how a producer champions a project at all levels, and how our students learn early on how to produce a “zero” budget short film. Then, discover the unspoken hero on-set: the Assistant Director. Instructor Tessa Mol will fill you in on how AD’s work behind the scenes to keep a set running safely and effectively.
Experience the Post-Production Specialization
Freddy Mendoza, Production Design Instructor, leads a demo exploring the role of the production designer and their creative process including concept development, set design, construction, painting, set decoration, and prop creation. You’ll view past VFS student work and gain valuable insight into how a production designer brings a visual story to life, from initial ideas to fully realized sets.
Experience Production Design Specialization
Experience how Film Production students who choose this specialization learn how to develop stunning visual concepts, design sets, and create presentations to help build the story world that we see on-screen.
Tour VFS’s Prop House & Studio Sets
Witness our massive prop room, featuring every possible prop imaginable for our Film Production students as they dress their sets for production. Then, tour the impressive sets where you’ll bring your story to life on-camera.