Vfx

In this lecture, Matt Linder discusses the powerful flexibility of using the command line and expressions to take your compositing to a new level of speed and efficiency. He shows how to customize Shake's interface, how to build your own Macros, and how to build your own Viewer Look-Up-Table.

Knowing how to correctly track a shot is one of the most important skills you can learn to get a job as a junior VFX artist. In our camera tracking tutorials we show you how to use the industry-standard PFTrack software package to realistically track 3D objects inside live action scenes. At the end of the course, you will have a completed scene featuring photo-realistic 3D objects seamlessly tracked, lit and animated, ready to drop into your demo reel. This is the only online Camera Tracking course available that explains camera tracking in so much detail. All you need to get started is a working knowledge of Maya, and we’ll show you the rest.

VFX Techniques introduces common yet critical visual effects techniques that are used in film and television shows on a regular basis. This installment shows how to simulate a large crowd by combining live-action footage of a small group of people, 3D renders, and Adobe Photoshop artwork—transforming an otherwise empty building into a rapt audience.

The purpose of these standalone lessons is not to learn how to use any specific software, but rather to focus on learning fundamental terminology. It is recommended that you are familiar with all of the terminology that is discussed throughout these lessons before starting to follow along with any animation tutorials.

VFX Techniques introduces common yet critical visual effects techniques that are used in film and television shows on a regular basis. This installment shows how to build complex composites with Adobe After Effects and mocha, where motion graphics are mapped to live-action footage of an actor.

This intermediate level course, taught by Alexander Lehnert, is targeted towards Cinema4D artists coming from the mograph side of the application. We will look at the more VFX-centric workflows in Cinema4D, and members will learn how to create some great effects for use in production right in the app.

VFX Techniques with author Lee Lanier introduces common yet critical visual effects for film and television. This installment shows how to remove an unwanted building from a live-action plate and replace it with a new digital matte painting.

Welcome to the sphere vfx video series on arnold for maya.
The purpose of this series is to get you confident with using arnold, and have a firm grounding in all it has to offer as a feature film, production render engine. We are going to spend our time going through arnold from top to bottom looking at all the key features of the render engine.

Enter VFX Foundations I, the first of a two-part course here at fxphd. It is a course designed for EVERYONE, from an absolute beginner to a career visual effects professional. No matter what you know or think you know about working with images using a computer this course will give you a better grasp of what those buttons sliders and nodes are truly doing. If you're in visual effects, regardless of your level, this course should be a requirement.