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The passion and talent at Lost Boys Learning is evident from day one,  and makes the experience vital and lasting. Here are some words from past students, industry colleagues, guest speakers and employers.

Lost Boys Learning is a school that really gets students industry ready. Through the experience of both Mark and Gillian I learned everything that I needed to confidently enter my career.Poshin Wang, Environment Artist/Matte Painter, Lost Boys GraduateLightRay Visual Effects
I will never forget the experience I had at Lost Boys Learning. The training I received went well beyond my expectations and provided me with a level of exposure to industry-style production that helped prepare me for today’s fast paced work environment in a way that I think very few schools can. Not only did Mark and Gillian teach a complete array of industry techniques and practices, but they pushed me to reach my own goals and strive to discover new approaches. Lost Boys Learning absolutely put me where I am today. It was a great experience and is a great way to prepare yourself for a career in Visual Effects and Animation.Patrick Switzer, Character Artist, Lost Boys GraduatePendulum Studios
Mark showed me how to succeed in this career and then he made sure I have everything I needed to do it. I highly recomend to all the eager students who are willing to learn at their own pace, I really appreciate the patience that he showed.Manuel Llamas, Digital Compositor, Lost Boys GraduateFreelance
I’m proud to be a member of the Lost Boys Alumni. I was able to learn more and faster with Mark Bénard’s project based training than all the years I spent trying to learn by myself. I found this method of learning very fluid, beginning with simple but complete projects that eventually turned more challenging which allowed me to explore different tools and techniques. My classmates and I had a great time during our visits to Vancouver’s CG related companies as well as the multiple social activities. I highly recommend LBL as a VFX training school.Alejandro Lama, VFX Artist, Lost Boys GraduateImage Engine
Each person can explore, pinpoint, and focus on their own specialty. Mark Bénard does a great job of covering every aspect, if not in lectures with the whole class then in the one-on-one help provided.TJ Fraser, Modeling/Texturing Artist, Lost Boys GraduateFreelance

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Mark and I have worked together many times over the past 15 years, so when an opportunity came to speak to the students at Lost Boys Learning I was there. The school’s in a great location, the students were very tight and co operative, and seemed like a social group. I think my talk at LBL was the longest I ever did, the student’s asked intelligent questions so I was happy to spend the entire day with them. They understood all of the basic and most advanced concepts and had great artistic flare in their work, by far one of the best groups I’ve spoken to.

John Gadjecki, VFX Supervisor