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LaSalle College Vancouver Alumni Part of Oscar Winning Team

Published by LaSalle College,  March 8th, 2018

Congratulations to LCV Alumni, who worked on the Oscar-winning VFX team at Digital Domain for Blade Runner 2049.

That makes six years in a row that LaSalle College Vancouver alumni have contributed to Oscar-winning VFX teams! Our alumni had strong representation at this years Oscars. In fact we had alumni represent on five of the six nominated films including: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kong: Skull Island, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.

2018 winner for Best Visual Effects - Blade Runner 2049

    Alumni:

    Fitra Nagara 3D Modelling for Animation and Games 2010

     Irene Co Professional Recording Arts 2009

    Nicole Perrier  Animation Art and Design 2009

    Goby Chou Animation Art and Design 2006 


2017 winner for Best Visual Effects - Jungle Book

    Alumni:

    Peter Dudley, Compositor - VFX 2007


2016 winner for Best Visual Effects - Ex Machina

    Alumni:

    Michael Rannalleta, Lead Compositor - VFX 2004


2015 winner for Best Visual Effects - Interstellar 

    Alumni:

    Zeljo Barcan, Senior FX Technical Director - VFX 2003


2014 winner for Best Visual Effects - Gravity 

    Alumni:

        Marcus Goodwin, VFX Line Producer – DFV 2003

    Dioni Zhong, Pipeline Technical Director – GAD 2003

2013 winner for Best Visual Effects - Life of Pi 

    Alumni:

    Martin Halle, Senior FX TD – VFX 2001 (CDIS)

    Devan Mussato, Senior Rigger – VFX 2004

    Sal Malik, Lighting Technical Director – GAD 2005

    Chris Ainsworth, Animator – AAD 2008

    Blair Brownlee, Production Coordinator – DFV 2009

    Steve Au, Senior FX Technical Director – VFX 2005

    Stu MacRae, Senior Compositor – VFX 2002

    Goby Chou, FX Technical Director – MAG 2006

    Chris Van Dyck, Senior Compositor – VFX 2003

    Mitchell Bederman, Music Editor – PRA 2010