About Video Game Design & Development in Toronto Film School

From concept through to production, you will learn the entire game creation process from a faculty of active creators with games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Asteroids, GTA 4 and Max Payne 3 to their credit. In environments replicating the industry, you will explore all areas of video game design and programming for mobile, PC, web and console. You will get a deeper understanding of programming, game design, interface development, production, audio and sound, as well as business plans and commercial strategies. You will graduate with a diverse portfolio of video games that showcase your industry-ready skills.

Intellectual property

You’ll own everything that you create, from art to scripts and games. You’ll have the opportunity to release your games even before you graduate and keep 100% of the profits.

Cross Collaboration

Collaborating with students across creative programs, you’ll experience the real world working environment of cross-industry teams. You’ll produce mid-large scale games with peer designers and programmers. You’ll also produce video game concepts with writing students and voiceovers with acting students.

Real world education

Working with hand-on projects in industry-modeled teams, you’ll build a professional portfolio of medium-large scale video games that will set you apart in the job market. Using the latest technology and software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Unity 3D, Unreal Engine 4 and others.

Industry Professionals

In small classes, you’ll be mentored by practicing video game designers who are actively connected to the industry. They offer students the most current industry insights and best practices, as well as invaluable networking opportunities.

Accelerated Learning

Through hands-on learning and industry-oriented projects, you’ll develop the skills to develop industry standard video games in just 18 months.

Career Directions

• Game Play Programmer
• Audio Programmer
• QA Software Developer
• Quality Assurance Tester
• Project Manager
• Game Designer

Academic qualification equivalents

• you must have a high school diploma or its equivalent,

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :    5.5
• TOEFL    :    70
• PTE         :    47

Toronto Film School Highlights

Toronto Film School Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

For all the prospective candidates hoping to enroll at the institute in the upcoming sessional year, an estimated cost of living in Canada has been tabulated below.

• Within two days of payment or contract, Students can cancel a payment with written notice of cancellation.
• Every student is entitled to a refund of fees paid for a program; however, The Toronto Film School is allowed to retain 20% of the total fees for the program. (whichever is less).

These are the list of cost which student are to pay for at the film school:

Toronto Film School Application Process

Toronto Film School Canada has the intake month of October. Students must apply well before the time otherwise they would be considered for the next admission cycle.

How to apply?

Applicationportal: Students can apply online

Applicationfee (non-refundable): CAD 100 for all programs, except for Film Production (CAD 500).

Basic Admission Requirements:

• An Ontario secondary school diploma (grade 12) or any equivalent.
• Notarized translated secondary (including any post-secondary) transcripts
• Mature student test: for a student who is over 18 and is not enrolling directly from secondary school.

Additional requirements (varies by programs of choice)

• Transcripts
• Professional movie Critique
• Storyboard
• Diploma
• Interview
• 1-2 minute monologue from a play/movie
• Photograph
• Resume (varies)
• Portfolio
• Reference
• Essay, articles, short stories
• Video submission

For more info, applicants can request for information form and an Admissions Advisor will contact them within 3 business days.

English Language Proficiency Test Scores

The applicants who are non-native English speakers’ needs to provide evidence of their English proficiency by submitting the results of one of the following tests:

Students with less than 4.0 IELTS score or without an IELTS score will take up the Oxford Online Placement Test.