Pacific Audio Visual Institute Canada

 Start Your Program Today for a Job Tomorrow

 Would you like to be part of a team that creates exciting video games? Do you love music and wish there was some way to turn it into a career? Can you picture yourself writing or directing your own movie, or finding a job in Vancouver’s ‘Hollywood North’ film industry? Can you see yourself promoting concerts or managing a recording act? How about designing magazines, newsletters, CD packages, movie posters, and artist promotional materials?

Making a living doing something you love is a dream all too few people realize. The opportunity to turn your dreams into reality has arrived, and the best time to start is right now. With program start dates in January, May and September, Pacific Audio Visual Institute offers one-year diploma career programs for those who just can’t get enough of the video game, film, music, digital graphic design, and entertainment world.

The Game Design & Animation program covers the fundamentals of design, 3D modeling, animation, storyboarding, teamwork and all the other skills that are so in demand for the booming video game industry. Work with experienced instructors as you learn the secrets to starting a successful career designing and building video games on your own or as part of a team at an established video game company. Create your own characters and learn how to integrate them with a game engine. Business skills including how to write and present a business plan are also covered.

The Audio Engineering & Production program teaches you how to make world-class records, how to create sound tracks for film, TV and radio, and how to compose your own beats, loops and grooves. You’ll work in state-of-the-art professional recording studios with top-notch gear and experienced instructors. You’ll learn by recording bands, making demos, and assisting in sessions with commercial clients. Field trips will take you to other famous facilities around the city. Subjects covered include arranging, producing, songwriting, music theory, electronic music, studio design and construction, live sound for clubs, concerts and touring bands, and much more.

The Film & Music Business program shows you how the entertainment industry is structured, where you can fit in, and how to create your own success story or contribute to that of other artists. Behind every successful TV series, documentary, film, music video, actor, or singer are teams of talented people that make the wheels of success turn. In addition to your regular instructors, guest lecturers from the motion picture and music industry will speak on a variety on intriguing issues. Learn about contract negotiation, pitching a script, booking a rock tour, creating promotional materials, publishing rights, mechanical & artist royalties, proper etiquette on a film set, and many other essential subjects.

The Film & Digital Arts program teaches you how to create your own film, TV pilot, music video, or documentary. You’ll learn how to write, direct, cast, shoot, edit, how to finance, and where to market your project. Whether you want to find employment in the industry, or carve a niche of your own as an independent filmmaker, every aspect of the film industry is covered. Learn how to find and shoot locations, indoors and out. Use the latest in digital cameras and editing software, including Final Cut Pro. Sound effects, dialogue, and background music are all studied. Your instructors will take your class to visit the sets of films being made around town to observe how the pros do it.

Do you have the drive to create your own video game or work on a game design team? Can you picture yourself being part of an industry that last year, generated more revenue than the entire motion picture industry? If the answer is ‘yes’ and you want to become a contributing member of the video game boom, then you owe it to yourself to check out the Game Design Program at PAVI.

Do you believe you have what it takes to engineer, produce, record, and make mixes for other stars-to-be? Are you a DJ that wants to do more than just spin other artists' records? Would you like to get paid for being the front-of-house concert sound mixer on tour with a famous group? PAVI’s Audio Engineering & Production program is just the thing for you.

Have a great idea for a TV series or film? Can you picture yourself writing, directing, producing, or casting for the movies? Have you imagined yourself writing and directing a radical rock video? How about a job working as a camera operator, or with the location sound crew, or in set design and construction? You’ll get a close look at the business and technical side of making films from the ground up, in PAVI’s Film and Digital Arts program.

Can you see yourself arranging performance tours, promoting concerts and events, and negotiating film and record contracts? How about pitching tunes to other artists and record labels for a music publishing firm? Have you thought about finding up and coming talent and becoming a personal manager, guiding their career? Enroll in PAVI’s Film & Music Business program to study with top professionals working in the industry, and you'll learn the secrets for turning music, film, sound, and entertainment business dreams into reality.

At Pacific Audio Visual Institute students train at a full-service, world-class studio complex, and take field trips to visit other professional entertainment and production facilities. Our students receive personal attention and train on state-of-the-art equipment. Our programs focus on developing the knowledge, skills, and technical expertise required to achieve successful employment. Once you enroll, your career has already started.

We utilize a proven combination of theory, technical instruction, and “hands-on” training. Our goal is to create a graduate that has the drive, focus, manner, expertise, and creativity necessary to succeed. Pacific Audio Visual Institute is accredited under the Private Career Training Institutions Act of British Columbia [PCTIA] and students enrolling may be eligible for full Federal and/or Provincial Student Assistance Program funding. Each year the Institute awards more than $100,000.00 in scholarships.  Students also have the opportunity to gain practical experience in their industry through PAVI's Internship Placement Program, and to date, the Game Design & 3D Animation program has a record of 100% job placement.

Testimonials

"PAVI has given me useful skills that I put to use while interning. The instructors are very knowledgeable, and with small class sizes, I was able to make very good use of my time in school. PAVI has shaped me into exactly what I have wanted to become." - Shannon Luttmer

"Thanks to the 3D Max, scripting and animation skills I learned while at PAVI, I have a great job at CGTV Games. Jay was my favorite instructor. Building my animated car transformer taught me a lot. I also learned about the game industry. This made me aware of all the opportunities available if you have the right skills."- Eric Lou

Vancouver is quickly becoming known around the world as a center for cutting edge video game design, entertainment business, graphic arts, film, and sound production. Why not acquire the skills necessary to become active in the most exciting career there is - the art, craft and business of entertainment? For more information visit the Pacific Audio Visual Institute website at www.pacificav.com, call for more information at 604 873-4853, or call toll-free in North America at 1 800 601-PAVI.

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