One Year Sound Design for Visual Media Program
At Vancouver Film School
An inside look at Sound Design
In this video, Head of Department Shane Rees is joined by Sound Design alumni discussing their path to VFS and their experiences in the program.
In Sound Design for Visual Media, you live and breathe audio for one full year. You work in industry-grade facilities, which include an Avid ICON D-Control ES dual-operator system, and learn from a faculty of accomplished film, TV, and game professionals as you develop the skills and experience to launch your career.
The Results - Selected Alumni Credits
Halo 4
Robbie Elias - Sound Designer
Daniel Raimo - Sound Designer
Once Upon a Time
Melanie Eng - ADR Assistant
Brave
Nia Hansen - Sound Assistant
Mass Effect 3
David Murphy - Sound Designer
Jeremie Voillot - Technical Audio Lead
Joel Green - Sound Designer
Jordan Ivey - Sound Designer
Patrick Biason - Audio Artist
Steven Bigras - Audio Artist
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Jeremy Bowker and Jessica Lemes da Silva - Supervising Sound Assistant and Foley Recordist
Beowulf
Jessica Lemes da Silva - Sound Effects Recordist
Crysis
Julius Selbach - Assistant Sound
Dragon Age: Origins
Michael Kent, Jeremie Voillot, and Jordan Ivey - Audio Designers
Fast & Furious
George Pereyra - Sound Effects Editor
Punch-Out!!
Scott McFadyen, Matt Harty and Denise Ng - Sound Designers
Far Cry 3
Tony Prescesky - Sound Designer
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Nathan Willis - Audio Designer
LittleBigPlanet Karting
Nick Bedell - Sound Designer
Flight
Jeremy Bowker - Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Jonathan Borland - Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Primeval: New World
Ryan Schaad - Foley Recordist
Leonardo Barragan - Foley Recordist
Fringe
Millar Montgomery - Boom Operator
FIFA 13
Brad Dyck - Quality Assurance Tester
Sleeping Dogs
Allan Levy - Additional Audio Designer
Dan Poole - Audio Designer
Toby Hulse - Audio Designer
Hell on Wheels
John Sawa - Cutting Dialogue
Ice Age: Continental Drift
David Chrastka - Sound Effects Editor
Nia Hansen - Sound Effects Editor
People Like Us
Jeremy Bowker - Sound Effects Editor
The Amazing Spider-Man
Eric Vervaet - Supervising Sound Editor
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Jeremy Bowker - Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Borland - Assistant Supervising Sound Editor
Diablo III
Joseph Lawrence - Lead Sound Designer
The Beaver
Nia Hansen - Foley Mixer
Kinect Star Wars
Daniel Raimo - Sound Designer
Mr. Young
Ryan Schaad - Foley Recordist
John Carter
Nia Hansen - Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Jeremy Bowker - Sound Effects Editor
Jonathan Borland - Sound Effects Editor
On the Ice
Nia Hansen - Foley Editor/Foley Mixer
F1 2011
Lewis Jones - QA Tester
NHL 2012
Joshua Bandy - Sound Designer
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Nia Hansen - Assistant Sound Effects Editor
Sucker Punch
Millar Montgomery - EPK Sound
Crysis 2
Nassim Ait-Kaci - Audio Director
Dragon Age II
Joel Green - Sound Designer
Bulletstorm
Mona Mok - Web Development
Dead Space 2
Nassim Ait-Kaci - Senior Sound Designer
A Christmast Carol
Jeremy Bowker and Nia Hansen - Sound Effects Assistant and Sound Recordist
Aaryirathil Oruvan
Shrihari Venkatasubramanian - Sound Recording Engineer
Alice
Melody Drolet - Sound Effects Editor
An Inconvenient Truth
Steve LeSieur - Assistant Sound Editor
Baten Kaitos Origins
Ippei Shiraki - Sound Effects Engineer
Because I Said So
Steve LeSieur - Foley Editor
Bolt
David Chrastka - Field Recordist
Cinderella Man
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Recordist
Def Jam: Icon
Jodie Kupsco - Dialog Editor
Diablo II
Joseph Lawrence - Additional Sound Effects
Enchanted
Jeremy Bowker - Sound Effects Recordist
Everything Is Illuminated
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Re-Recordist
Fable II
Kyle Fraser - Sound Designer
Feel the Noise
Robert Van Kolken - Sound Effects Editor
Fido
Todd R. Mason - Sound Effects Recordist
FIFA Soccer 10 Wii
Eric Vervaet - Audio Lead
Final Destination 3
Dorian Pareis - Assistant ADR Engineer
Forza Motorsport
Nassim Ait-Kaci - Sound Designer
Gears of War 2
Kyle Fraser - Sound Designer
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
David Kizale - Sound Designer
Horton Hears a Who!
Jeremy Bowker and Jessica Lemes da Silva - Foley Editor and Sound Effects Recordist
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jessica Lemes da Silva - Foley Recordist
Inside Man
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Re-Recordist
Intelligence
Craig George - Foley Recordist
Iron Man
Jessica Lemes da Silva - Foley Recordist
Jade Empire
Michael Kent - Audio Designer
Kaminey
Nimish Chheda - Sound Editor
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Jeremy Bowker and Jessica Lemes da Silva - Sound Effects Assistant and Foley Recordist
Mass Effect
Michael Kent and Jeremie Voillot - Audio Designers
Mass Effect 2
Michael Kent - Sound Designer
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Nassim Ait-Kaci - Lead Sound Designer
NBA Live 10
Terry Calico, Josh Bandy and Zabi Khan - Sound Artists and Sound Effects Lead
Need for Speed: Undercover
Josh Linton, Joel Deziel, Tristan Beulah and Joel Green - Sound Artists
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Re-Recordist
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Re-Recordist
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Nia Hansen - Sound Recordist
Ratatouille
Jeremy Bowker - Sound Department
Sanctuary
Glen Noseworthy - ADR Mixer & Foley Recordist
Skate
Josh Linton, Dorian Pareis and Joel Deziel - Sound Artist, Assistant Sound Editor and Sound Editor
Snakes on a Plane
Dorian Pareis - Assistant ADR Engineer
Sorority Row
Jeremy Duayne Elzinga - Sound Engineer
Splinter Cell Essentials
Anthony Prescesky - Sound Designer
Stargate Atlantis
Todd R. Mason, Glen Noseworthy and John Sawa - Sound Effects Recordist, ADR Mixer, Foley Recordist & Re-Recording Mixer and Backgrounds Editor
The Devil Wears Prada
Dave Bihldorff - Sound Re-Recordist
The Fourth Kind
Glen Noseworthy - Foley Recordist
The Haunting in Connecticut
Glen Noseworthy - Foley Recordist
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Todd R. Mason - Sound Effects Recordist
Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
Nassim Ait-Kaci - Development Team
Trick 'r Treat
Todd R. Mason and Glen Noseworthy - Sound Effects Recordist and ADR Mixer
War
George Pereyra - Foley Editor & Additional Sound Effects Recordist
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War I
Allan Levy - Dialogue Editor
What the Bleep Do We Know?!
Scott Westley - Sound Editor
Whip It
Jeremy Bowker - Foley Recordist
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Joseph Lawrence - Sound Designer
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
Craig George - ADR Walla Editor
Alumni Interviews
Sound Design for Visual Media graduates discuss their careers in film, television, and games.
What You Will Learn
The proven VFS model of education matches your passion for sound with the tools you need to become a successful audio professional. Here are some of the highlights from your year as a Sound Design student at VFS.
Professional Faculty
All the instructors in Sound Design are professionals from the field. Our faculty match your education to the culture and workflow of a post-production Sound Design studio.
The Results
VFS is very often the first place major companies look to for new artists. Skywalker Sound, Radical Entertainment, Disney Interactive, Sharpe, Relic, Post-Modern, Microsoft, EA, Western Post, Next Level Games, Rockstar, Crytek, are just a few of the places where VFS Sound Design students find work.
Collaborations
Projects in the Film Production and Animation & Visual Effects programs at VFS are finished in the Sound Design program just as a motion picture would be finished in Hollywood. Experience as part of a collaborative production schedule is essential preparation for the day-to-day environment where Sound Designers work.