VISUAL EFFECTS FOR DIRECTORS

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This is the chapter list from Visual Effects For Directors -- but it almost doesn't do the course justice. This is a massive course, and no chapter wastes time, but covers dozens of killer techniques. Click the images to watch Sample Clips.

 

VOLUME I: 3D PRIMER
  1. Introduction
  2. Shading And Mapping Part I
  3. Shading And Mapping Part II
  4. Simple Lighting
  5. Advanced Lighting
  6. Modeling Tools
  7. Modeling Objects And Characters
  8. Image-Based Modeling
  9. Basic Animation
  10. Character Rigging
  11. Character Animation Part I
  12. Character Animation Part II

VOLUME II: MIXING AND MATCHING
  1. Overview
  2. Compositing Primer
  3. Node-Based Compositing
  4. Pulling A Matte
  5. Garbage Matting / Rotoscoping
  6. Compositing Without A Matte
  7. 2D Tracking
  8. How Trackers Work
  9. Planar Tracking
  10. How To Shoot For Planar Tracking
  11. Camera Matching

VOLUME III: MIXING AND MATCHING
  1. Matchmoving
  2. How To Shoot For Matchmoving Part I
  3. How To Shoot For Matchmoving Part II
  4. Motion Control
  5. Matching Lighting And Shadows
  6. Casting Shadows Into Live-Action
  7. The Double-Shadows Problem
  8. Receiving Shadows
  9. Casting And Receiving Reflections
  10. Casting And Receiving Light
  11. Matching Camera Look
  12. Interaction Part I: Live-Action Affecting 3D

VOLUME IV: MIXING AND MATCHING
  1. Interaction Part II: 3D Affecting Live-Action
  2. Virtual Props
  3. Motion Capture Primer
  4. In-Shot Motion Capture: Body Tracking
  5. In-Shot Motion Capture: Face Tracking
  6. Object Removal Part I
  7. Object Removal Part II
  8. Crowd Replication

VOLUME V: GREEN SCREEN INTENSIVE
  1. 2 Kinds Of Green Screen, 3 Kinds Of Shooting
  2. Green Vs. Blue
  3. Color Sampling
  4. Back-Drop Green Screen Part I
  5. Back-Drop Green Screen Part II
  6. Renting And Prepping A Cyc Stage
  7. Building And Painting A Green Screen Cyc
  8. Lighting A Green Screen Cyc
  9. Keying Part I: Solids
  10. Keying Part II: Transparency
  11. Keying Part III: Preventing And Handling Spill

VOLUME VI: GREEN SCREEN INTENSIVE
  1. How To Place Tracking Markers Part I
  2. How To Place Tracking Markers Part II
  3. Matching Lighting
  4. Matching Direction, Quality, Ratio
  5. Extracting And Faking Shadows
  6. Receiving Shadows And Light
  7. Casting And Receiving Reflections
  8. Physical Contact
  9. Directing And Blocking On A Virtual Set
  10. Giant Green Screen
  11. Warping
  12. Cinematography Checklist

VOLUME VII: SIMULATION + COMPS
  1. Physics
  2. Particles And Fluids
  3. Instantiation
  4. Cloth, Hair, Demolition
  5. Digital Stunt People
  6. Fusion Nodes
  7. Shot Analysis: F-16 Over Ocean
  8. Shot Analysis: T-Rex Chase
  9. Shot Analysis: Car Crash
  10. Shot Analysis: Garden Shadows
  11. Shot Analysis: Embassy Shootout

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