Director Sil van der Woerd Joins Gnomon School | September 22nd, 2008
Sil van der Woerd will be joining the Gnomon School of Visual Effects to collaborate with students on the development of his latest music video White Swan.
Biography
Sil van der Woerd, born in the Netherlands, 1982.
In 2005 Sil van der Woerd finished his study Fine Arts (Cum Laude) at the Academy of Art and Design in Arnhem, the Netherlands. At the Academy Sil started using film and mixed new media, live action video and dominant soundtracks to express his fictitious, atmospheric worlds. In 2004 his short film Duet started to gain public attention and had a series of successful festival plays. Then his graduation film Swim went global and brought home several awards and nominations. Sil received the Prize for Best Graduating Student from the Academy.
After his study, Sil spent 7 months in Hollywood, where he entered extensive courses at Gnomon School of Visual Effects.
![](http://www.gnomonschool.com/wp-content/uploads/sil_worms.jpg "From the video \")
“Worms” by Sil Van Der WoerdBack in the Netherlands, Sil started working on his first music video for the track Worms, by singer Lolly Jane Blue. Worms not only introduced his new skills in directing, it also showcases some high-profile visual techniques that Sil learned during his study in Hollywood. By early January 2008 Sil’s 3 films were viewed over 1.5 million times on Youtube.
Currently, Sil’s latest film: White Swan has wrapped up production and entered post production. White Swan is expected to be released by the end of 2008.
