VFX FILM MAKING

It’s time for showbiz

Who doesn’t love to be a part of an action-packed film with extraordinary VFX? This course would do exactly that. From VFX design to the creation of a realistic fantasy world based on the vision of the Film Director, VFX has indeed become a necessary feature in today's film making process. It strikes a balance between art and technology. You would learn the art of VFX design and the latest VFX techniques using the best of the 3D & VFX software in the industry. The VFX industry is estimated to grow at the rate of 17.2 percent over the next 4 years to reach a size of `131.7 billion, driven by a steady 9.5 percent growth in animation and a 25 percent growth in the VFX segment.*

TERM 1

  • ♦ History of Visual Effects in Films
  • ♦ Concepts of Graphics and Illustrations
  • ♦ Concepts of Cinematography & Photography
  • ♦ Light, Colour & Perspective
  • ♦ Magic with Images
  • ♦ Anatomy Study
  • ♦ Character Design
  • ♦ Visual Scripting with Film Language
  • ♦ Digital Sound Track
  • ♦ Editing Digital Video
  • ♦ Storyboarding and Animatics
  • ♦ Digital Art and Animation
  • ♦ Design Portfolio

TERM 2

  • ♦ Fundamentals of VFX and 3D Basics
  • ♦ Modeling 3D Objects with Maya
  • ♦ Character Sculpting with ZBrush
  • ♦ Texturing 3D Objects with Maya
  • ♦ Lighting and Rendering 3D Objects with Maya
  • ♦ Rigging 3D Objects with Maya
  • ♦ Character Animation with Maya
  • ♦ Paint FX and Dynamics using Maya
  • ♦ Matchmoving and Camera Tracking
  • ♦ Crowd Simulation
  • ♦ Creating Motion Graphics
  • ♦ 3D Design Portfolio

TERM 3

  • ♦ VFX Film Making - Pre to Post-production
  • ♦ Pre-visualization & VFX Video Shoot
  • ♦ Introduction to Nuke Compositing
  • ♦ Introduction to Silhouette Rotoscopy
  • ♦ Wire Removal Techniques
  • ♦ The Art of Colour Grading
  • ♦ Green and Blue Screen Compositing
  • ♦ Digital Matte Painting
  • ♦ Time Remapping
  • ♦ Channels and Multipass Rendering
  • ♦ Advanced Compositing with Nuke
  • ♦ Visual FX with Houdini
  • ♦ Compositing Z-depth & Multipass
  • ♦ Virtual Production Basics
  • ♦ Digital Portfolio Development with Nuke Specialisation

Job Profiles:

Layout Artist | FX Artist | 3D Dynamics | 3D Asset Artist | Rotomation Artist | Matchmoving Artist | Compositor

Software:

Adobe Photoshop CC | Adobe Audition CC | Adobe Premiere Pro CC | Adobe Animate CC Autodesk Maya | Maxon ZBrush | 3D Equalizer | Golaem Crowd | Adobe After Effects CC Foundry Nuke | Boris FX Silhouette | SideFX Houdini