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Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects is a PCTIA - accredited ^[1] private academy for Visual Effects and Artistry, located in the historic Gastown district of Vancouver, British Columbia

History

Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects was founded by Gemini Award and Emmy Award nominated Mark Bénard ^{[2] [3]} in 2006 in his hometown of Comox, British Columbia. After building his career in visual effects from his own studio, Lost Boys Studios Inc, partnered with Virgin Group Digital Studios, and teaching at Vancouver Film School, Benard turned his eye to education, focusing on hands on ^[4], project based learning. ^[5]

Currently

In 2011, the school moved back to Vancouver to the historic Gastown district and is the only school in North America that is dedicated only to visual effects. ^{[6] [7]}

Lost Boys Studios also hosts various workshops and studio tours on a regular basis.

Notable Alumni

• George Kyparissous ^[8] - effects animator for Academy Award nominated film District 9
• Perry Hyunwoo Sohn ^[9] - camera technical director for Weta Digital on The Avengers, Prometheus, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Grant Robertson ^[10] - digital compositor for Wrath of the Titans and visual effects supervisor for Jackhammer
• Monica Rodriguez Bautista ^[11] - roto artist for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Immortals and Jack the Giant Killer
• Gregory Watkins ^[12] - roto and paint artist for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Dark Shadows, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn

See also

• Higher education in British Columbia

References

External links

• [ http://www.lostboys-studios.com Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects
• [ http://lostboys-vfx.com Lost Boys Studios - A Knowledge Repository
• [ http://beta.artschoolreviews.ca/reviews/lost-boys-learning/visual-effects-production/how-to-become-a-visual-effects-artist How to Become a Visual Effects Artist
• [ http://www.artschoolreviews.ca/reviews/lost-boys-learning/visual-effects/what-lbl-has-taught-me What Lost Boys Has Taught Me

Category:Universities and Colleges of Visual Effects Category:Art schools in Canada Category:Cinema of British Columbia Category:Visual Effects Society Category:Visual effects Category:Film and video technology Category:Computer graphic techniques