Education & Career

VES On-Set VFX Supervisor Boot Camp Recap This weekend, VES Vancouver held its first On-Set VFX Supervisor Boot Camp, focused on practical, hands-on learning for visual effects professionals. The event covered key topics including on-set supervision, camera workflows, VFX data collection, and interdepartmental collaboration. The session was led by a team of experienced professionals: Edward Douglas – Producer & VFX Supervisor Farhad Mohasseb – VFX Supervisor Benjamin Galloway

I recently wrapped up an incredible professional development course Production for Animation and VFX. This course gave me a renewed sense of clarity and direction. It challenged my assumptions, sharpened my communication, and most importantly, strengthened my leadership and teamwork skills qualities I know will serve me well moving forward.

Thank you to the Centre for Digital Media (CDM) for the opportunity to speak with students in the Master of Digital Media program. The session focused on visual effects as a creative and technical field, and how career development in this industry often involves continuous learning, collaboration, and adaptation. During the talk, I shared some behind-the-scenes insights from my work in feature films and animation, along with tips on navigating job transitions, understanding p

This weekend, VES Vancouver held its first On-Set VFX Supervisor Boot Camp, focused on practical, hands-on learning for visual effects professionals. The event covered key topics including on-set supervision, camera workflows, VFX data collection, and interdepartmental collaboration. VES Vancouver recently visited Pixomondo’s Virtual Production Stage at Fort Langley Airport, hosted by the team at PXO and their Clara division. The tour offered members a first hand look at LED

I had the opportunity to lead a guided walkthrough of Vancouver Film School’s film studio for a group of students aged 10 to 16, along with their parents. I introduced them to the basics of visual effects production, demonstrating how green screen footage is captured and how digital environments are created to bring cinematic scenes to life. In the second half of the session, I gave a talk on the film and animation industry — covering production workflows, career development,