Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Campus Magazin 23/24

ANIMATIONSINSTITUT
einer Fantasy-Buchreihe basiert und 2024 auf Disney+
zu sehen sein soll.
Nach fünf Monaten bei ILM zog es ihn aber abermals zu
Sony, wo er wieder als Lighting Artist tätig war. Diesmal
nicht als Praktikant, sondern fest angestellt. Sowohl
Sony als auch ILM haben mit Vincent bereits Gespräche
geführt, bei denen sie ihn fragten, ob er sich nach
seinem Studium eine Tätigkeit in ihren Studios vorstellen
könne.
„Es kann durchaus sein, dass ich zurück nach Kanada gehe“,
sagt Vincent. Zunächst will er sich jedoch auf sein
Diplom konzentrieren. Voraussichtlich beendet er 2025
sein TD-Studium am Animationsinstitut. Nach seinen
Erfahrungen im Mobilitätsjahr scheint die Jobsuche danach
ein Kinderspiel zu werden.
At Home in the World – An International Outlook
MOUNTAINS, BEARS
AND BIG STUDIOS
VINCENT MAURER HAS BEEN CON-
TEMPLATING THE IDEA OF MOVING TO
CANADA FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
VANCOUVER IN PARTICULAR IS AN IMPOR-
TANT HUB FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE
ANIMATION AND VFX INDUSTRY. MANY
SMALLER COMPANIES AS WELL AS INDUS-
TRY GIANTS LIKE SONY PICTURES IMAGE-
WORKS, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (ILM)
AND ANIMAL LOGIC CALL THE CITY THEIR
HOME. OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES, THE
VANCOUVER FILM STUDIOS HAVE THE HIGH-
EST PRODUCTION CAPACITY WORLDWIDE.
“Before taking the final step and moving there, I wanted
to check out Canada first.” Vincent wasn't disappointed.
“It's a very beautiful country,” the TD student states. “I
traveled around a bit. For example, I went to the Rocky
Mountains.” The mountains near Vancouver impressed
him quite a bit as well. “I even saw a few bears there.”
TECHNICAL DIRECTING STUDENT
Vincent Maurer EMBARKED ON A RE-
MARKABLE JOURNEY TO CANADA DURING
HIS MOBILITY YEAR.
Vincent initially studied Animation at the Animationsinstitut,
but then gradually shifted his focus to the Technical
Directing specialization. To pursue his dream of living
in Canada, he decided to take a one-year break from
his studies, benefiting from the student mobility programme
after completing his third year at the Filmakademie.
This programme allows students to halt their
studies for two semesters, enabling them to gain professional
experience or participate in university exchange
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