At SC – Institute of the Arts our instructors are top-notch and some of the best in the business in their given field. They are experts in their subject matter and provide our students with exceptional instruction and direct connection to the industry. So that should be enough, right? Not for us! Every year we go even bigger and bring in a full list of amazing guest speakers that will blow you away! Here is just one of the many areas where our integration into the professional realm of what we teach really pays off.
Our extensive network will give you the chance to learn from a wide array of industry experts. They range every year, but include people like heads of digital production and hiring managers at animation studios. Professional writers, directors and producers from TV shows and movies working right here in Vancouver. Actors with extensive experience in film and television in Hollywood and abroad. Voice-over actors from cartoons that you grew up watching. Video Game Designers, Programmers and executives from studios in Vancouver’s extensive gaming industry. Head shot photographers. Principle agents and literary managers. Heads of the union. Experts in tax accounting for artists. Immigration agents for those looking to work in the USA. The list goes on and on.
By studying in a city where these industries are all booming, you have the opportunity to be exposed to these professionals, and begin building your network before you have even graduated. These are massive skills and advantages to have you job-ready once you have completed your studies.
Check out the list below for a small sampling of some of the incredible people that our students have learned from in the past. All of these, coupled with our cutting-edge curriculum makes SCIA the place to be to start your career today.
Actor – “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”
Voice Actor – “Optimus Prime”
Agent – Carrie Wheeler Entertainment
Director
Actor – “Once Upon a Time”
Candice Elzinga Casting
Director
Actor – “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
Actor – “Mad Men”/”Continuum”
Actor – “Daddy Day Care”
Agent – Leo Management
Agent – Trisko Talent Management
Agent – Lucas Talent
Webster Talent Management
Actor – “Once Upon a Time”
Stuntman – “Night at the Museum”
Agent – BLK Management
Maureen Webb Casting
Agent – Pacific Artists Management
Agent – Pacific Artists Management
Agent – RED Management
Agent – Inspirational Talent Agency
Film Producer – True West Films President
Co-Founder – Green Thumb Theatre
Playwright – “Kayak”
Director – “Evangeline”
Senior VP – Disney
Head – Hootsuite HR
Contractor – Carbon Games
Founder – GAD Program at Art Institute
VR Kiosk Designer – Qatar Government
