School of Animation & Visual Effects

School of Animation & Visual Effects programs

Programs in Capilano University's School of Animation and Visual Effects are career-oriented and will prepare you to work in the field: 

• 2D Animation & Visual Development Diploma
• 3D Animation for Film and Games Diploma
• Animation Fundamentals Citation
• Visual Effects for Film, Streaming & Immersive Media Diploma

In the School of Animation and Visual Effects at CapU, students have access to industry-leading faculty using state-of-the-art equipment in top-quality studios.

Bosa Centre for Film and Animation

The Bosa Centre is an advanced multimedia production facility, featuring film, animation, sound recording and mixing suites, as well as an 8,000 square foot sound stage.

School of AVFX students have dedicated classroom workspaces for their workstations located in the Bosa Centre or the nearby Arbutus Building.

Industry standard labs equipped with drawing tablets

Utilizing high-end graphics workstations with the most advanced 2D and 3D animation software, students develop an eye for quality imagery, virtual environments and media while embracing their natural curiosity.

Graduates of AVFX programs have an advantage because we focus on creative principles rather than basic software knowledge. School of AVFX grads build skills and grasp vital concepts that can port to all future technical innovations.

Motion Capture Studio

Located in the Alder Building, the motion capture studio is capable of supporting full body capture including fingers and face in a 40 x 40 volume running state-of-the-art, high-end OptiTrack passive and active camera systems.

Students interested in performance capture as a career, or as animators and riggers supporting performance capture in studio have an unprecedented opportunity to build out portfolios in this dedicated student facility.

AR and VR

As a part of the Alder building performance capture studio, the Visual Effects for Film, Streaming & Immersive Media (VFX) diploma and 3D Animation for Film & Games diploma programs support virtual reality as a potential career path via the 40 x 40 foot capture stage, which incorporates wireless tools to allow for full immersion in a variety of media types.

Green screen

A floor-to-ceiling, 270-degree green screen wrap supports our VFX diploma students in a 40 x 40 x 20 foot space allowing for the realization of a variety of different shot types which require compositing to integrate actors into computer generated environments.

Camera, lighting and grip equipment

The VFX diploma supports student success with a variety of film cameras capable of shooting RAW film up to 120FPS, 6K formats.

Black Magic Design Cameras and Canon DSLR’s provide opportunities to learn key cinematography skills, translating real world techniques to the digital arena through hands-on experiential hardware.

Our faculty

Every faculty member in the School of AVFX has years of industry experience and maintains close ties with the animation and visual effects community.

Their expertise gives students the benefit of learning industry-proven techniques and workflows to help prepare for a seamless transition into the field.

Gradshow

Diploma programs in the School of AVFX culminate with the opportunity to showcase your portfolio at our gradshow. Employers locally and internationally are looking for CapU grads, and the show is attended by industry leaders each year.

This event brings together graduates from all three of our diplomas, allowing students to showcase their talents and potentially get a head start on their careers.