Hands-on workshops using Houdini for FX and Nuke for compositing. Get a first look into our specialized training and take a concrete step toward a career in visual effects for film and television.
Start working with Nuke, one of the VFX industry’s leading tools, and build your first visual effects for film and TV by understanding the software's interface and essential tools that allow compositing artists to bring together all elements that make a scene feel real and believable.
Software: Nuke
Length: 5 Days
Schedule: From 9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 2 pm to 5 pm.
Location: On-Campus in Vancouver
Cost: $375.00 CAD
Create realistic gunshots and high-impact action effects that elevate a scene. Explore how visual effects artists enhance footage by focusing on every detail, from interaction to timing to color, all to make every moment feel intense, believable, and cinematic.
Software: Nuke
Length: 5 Days
Schedule: From 9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 2 pm to 5 pm.
Location: On-Campus in Vancouver
Cost: $375.00 CAD
Transform everyday surfaces into dynamic, story-driven screens. Learn how to track, replace, and integrate digital content into live-action footage using the same approach used across films, series, and commercial work.
Software: Nuke
Length: 5 Days
Schedule: From 9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 2 pm to 5 pm.
Location: On-Campus in Vancouver
Cost: $375.00 CAD
Place actors into entirely new worlds using professional green screen techniques. Combine footage and backgrounds to create seamless composites, the foundation of modern film and visual effects production.
Software: Nuke
Length: 5 Days
Schedule: From 9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 2 pm to 5 pm.
Location: On-Campus in Vancouver
Cost: $375.00 CAD
Start working with Houdini, the industry-standard software for creating advanced visual effects in film and TV. You’ll explore how FX artists build effects using a procedural approach, combining logic, motion, and design to create dynamic simulations from the ground up.
Create a full particle-based visual effects shot, from simulation to final render. You’ll shape motion using forces and collisions, then bring your work to life with lighting and rendering workflows used in modern productions.
Software: Houdini
Schedule: From 9:30 am to 12:30 pm OR 2 pm to 5 pm.
Location: On-Campus in Vancouver
Cost: $745.00 CAD
These courses are designed for beginners, no prior experience required. The goal is to help you understand if visual effects is the right path for you, and which area best matches your interests and strengths.
Courses are taught in English. Minimum age is 16.
Campus VFX provides workstations, software, and a professional learning environment, no additional equipment required (headphones optional).
Applications close one week prior to the start date of each program.
Visual effects is a key part of modern filmmaking, with artists working across specialized roles to bring scenes to life. At Campus VFX, training is focused and career-oriented, so you can develop the exact skills needed for a specific role, without unnecessary general courses. Before choosing a path, it helps to understand the difference:
Compositors assemble the final image by combining live-action footage with digital elements. This role is well suited for visually driven thinkers such as photographers, painters, and designers who are sensitive to color, composition, lighting, and storytelling. Compositing is about shaping everything into a seamless, cinematic result.
FX artists build simulations such as fire, smoke, water, and destruction. This role is a strong fit for those who enjoy technical thinking, problem-solving, and working with systems, often similar to interests in programming, engineering, or mathematics. FX combines logic with creativity to recreate how elements behave in the real world.
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