📖Introduction

Bow Valley College is a public, board-governed college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta. Bow Valley College has been a student-centered community college since 1965, assisting students in achieving their career objectives. It provides a low-cost education with an 88 percent graduate employment rate.

The College emphasizes on small classes, applied learning, focused work experience, and extensive learner support services. The faculty and staff at the college provides a fantastic learning experience to students who come from all walks of life and who hail from distant countries or are just from the local community.

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📚About the Program

Non-degree in Advanced Entertainment Arts Production Management at Bow Valley College

Advanced Entertainment Arts Production Management for VFX, Film, TV and Games is a full-time, two-year program focused on the fundamentals of production management as it pertains to pre-production, production and post-production processes. The program includes an in-depth review of production management at a VFX, Film, TV or gaming studio with a detailed workflow breakdown from the initial steps of show set up, asset and shot turnover, through the stages of production, including scheduling, artist and resource management, to client delivery and key roles breakdown. Students will study various specializations including script breakdowns, bidding, budgeting, as well as accounting and business management. The program also teaches students how to interact professionally in both written correspondence and personal interactions, while emphasizing the values of collaboration, teamwork, and soft skills.

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📖Program Curriculum

Term 1
PROD1201 - Introduction to VFX, Film, TV, and Game Production Management
PROD1101 - Pre-production & Production Overview
MGMT1201 - Business Communication
PROD1102 - Production Software and Workflow

Term 2
PROD1301 - VFX Pipeline Overview (Introduction to 3D)
PROD1302 - Game Design Pipeline Overview
PROD1103 - Photography, Reference, and Virtual Production
PROD1601 - Production Management Leadership Training

Term 3
PROD1202 - Introduction to Production Management Coordination
FNSR2202 - Fundamentals of Financial Management
PROD1401 - Creating Assets for Film and Games
MGMT2102 - Project Management

Term 4
PROD2301 - Production Management and Producing
PROD2302 - Shot creation workflow 1: Matchmove, Layout, and Animation
MGMT2304 - Introduction to Business Analytics
PROD2501 - Game Design Management

Term 5
HRES1101 - Organizational Behaviour
PROD2401 - Shot Creation Workflow 2: FX, Lighting, Paint, Roto, and Compositing
PROD2303 - Editorial and Post-Production Delivery
PROD2601 - Production Management Career Preparation and Interviewing Skills

Term 6
PROD2997 - Production Management Industry Project: Production and Editorial
PROD2998 - Production Management Industry Project: Production Finals
PROD2999 - Production Management Capstone Project: Delivery and Industry Prep
PROD2101 - Production Management Industry Project: Pre-Production

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🏫About Bow Valley College

Bow Valley College is an innovative, world-class college with more than 600 faculty and staff who speak more than 50 languages. It is ideally located in the heart of downtown Calgary, a young, vibrant metropolitan centre.  Bow Valley College closely follows national and international trends in business, health care and human services to create certificate and diploma programs that are relevant and useful all over the world. Practicum work terms provide graduates with the competitive skill sets they need to be successful in today’s workplace. Courses are also transferable for further post-secondary study through agreements with other higher education institutions.

Bow Valley wants students to have the best experience on campus, so they offer volunteer opportunities, student events, student services, workshops and engagement activities year-round to make the most of student's time at Bow Valley College. Activities and programming are designed to allow international and Canadian learners to connect, develop intercultural skills and build strength through volunteer opportunities.

 

Vision
We open doors and open minds by creating opportunities for learners, employees, employers, and communities, and by shaping the future of college education.
Mission

  • To include all learners.
  • To challenge our thinking.
  • To remove barriers.
  • To provide opportunity.
  • To make all learning count.

Values
Respect, Inclusion, Creativity, Teamwork, Resilience

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

1,040 RMB

Tuition fee:

66,996 CAD per year

200,988 CAD in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Portfolio
  • English Language Certificate
  • Your Highest Academic Transcript (in English)
  • Your Photograph
  • Your Graduation Certificate (in English)
  • Your Passport Copy

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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