
Explore the visual effects pipeline from idea to final shot, covering visualization, storyboarding, animatics, asset creation, and compositing to achieve high production value.
There are two templates provided under the resources section. The first one has the aspect ratio of 4:3 and the second one has 16:9.
Leverage multi-angle reference photos and gray ball and white ball tests to guide CG lighting, shading, and texture work, then refine 3D assets through the full pipeline.
Rigging and animation teach how to place a skeleton inside assets, establish a joint hierarchy with fk or ik, and plan, block, refine, and polish animation to achieve convincing shots.
Learn how compositing blends multiple plates, from optical printers with black matting and double exposures to digital composing with Nuke or After Effects.
Learn how to get Maya, the animation and modeling package, by creating an account, activating it via email, signing in, and completing the download and installation.
Access Photoshop via photoshop.com/products, start a 30-day trial, sign in or create an Adobe ID, and install Photoshop from the downloaded file.
This course covers how the VFX process works from starting with an idea for a project, taking it into concept and then going through the process to get to the final. Follow me as I build this shot going through all the different stages.
(NOTE: The course covers only a broad overview of the PIPELINE from start to finish and doesn't dive into detailed 3D modelling or Compositing lessons or the technical use of those applications.)
We will focus on the overall picture on what each stage implies and will not get into the technical aspect of the softwares but rather learn what we do in each stage and how we go from one step to another for example: how we start with a storyboard, previs it, move into shooting our footage and so on.
I will be creating a separate course that will focus on learning on how to composite this shot in Nuke as this course will cover the overall VFX Process, so when you are planning your shot / project / film, you will know what to consider and how to plan and execute it better.
You will be able to get much better results if you follow this process and focus how each step plays an important role to make the end result look great!
More lectures will be added to this course.