INTRODUCTION TO COURSE

Basic vfx course level 101 for a common man

Pre-requisits

• common sense
• passion for CGI

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

• todo

COURSE DETAILS (Week Wise)

• WEEK 01 (INTRO / ROTO)
• WEEK 02 (Tracking / More UI)
• WEEK 03 (Prep - CleanUp)
• WEEK 04 (Design)
• WEEK 05 (Color / Keying)
• WEEK 06 (3D)
• WEEK 07 (Displacements)
• WEEK 08 (Particles)

Technical Topics

• Rotoscoping
• Cleanup - Prep
• 2D Tracking -
• 3D Tracking - Matchmoving
• Grading - Coloring
• Smart Vector - Faces
• Displacement

Arty Topics

• Masking

• Coloring

• Design Elements (AE)

  • Creating Design Elements
  • Using Design Elements
  • Integrating CG Elements

• 3D Shading (3D Elements)

  • Basic Shaders in 3d env
  • matte shader (shadows / reflections)
  • render elements (Controls in Post)

• Blending Layers ( Compositing )

  • Match Grade / Tone / Color
  • Lightwrap
  • Match Grain

• Photorealism

  • DOF
  • MotionBlur

• Partifle FX

  • lines / circles
  • light flows - straks / energy beams

PROJECT IDEAS

• going through the wall
• flying man
• Drone shot, text placed in 3d
• flying on broom -
• falling from height
• character transformation - dark phoenix
• arm coming out of LED , wave and go back, pick mouse
• hulk wall destruction
• sci fi soul going backward and back in to body
• ghost in a room
• 2d to 3d projection mapping
• titanic sinking
• dip in ground and pop out from other
• kitchen fire on frying pan
• hologram look coming out of phone
• kid playing game, character coming out
• flying toys around kid
• placing window in a wall
• antman