Head of Animation & Visual Effects
Vancouver Film School (http://www.vfs.com)

An animator who works with numerous media, Larry Bafia started his career in stop motion and claymation before moving into CGI. During his seven year tenure as
Commercial Animation Director at PDI/Dreamworks, Larry directed commercials for many top clients including Coca-Cola, Sega, Intel, Kraft, Circle K, and Saturn. While with PDI/Dreamworks, Bafia was also Sequence Lead Animator on several hit films including Antz, Batman & Robin, and A Simple Wish. In addition, Larry served as Animation Supervisor for the Stop Motion Division on Tim Burton’s feature Mars Attacks. In 2002, Larry founded his own CGI company Blam! Animation. As the company’s Creative Director, Larry continues to develop commercials for Kool-Aid, and his Monster.

Virtual Worlds: Teaching the Construction of Virtual Environments

As technological developments and digital imagery become part of everyone’s lifestyles and cultures, the educator must be in a position of providing students with the tools and knowledge base to meet the new demands of society. Digital filmmaking, video games and other emerging venues require new forms of technique and content. The 3D Animation curriculum at Vancouver Film School addresses many aspects of the new virtuality through the combination of 3D and 2D effects.