Visual Effects for Film and Television

Program Description

This program is designed to introduce students to the various techniques used to create visual effects for film and television. The focus of the course is to explore the software tools used to create visual effects and issues involved in combining these effects with live action footage. The student’s final projects will be used to create a finished portfolio. Software taught in this course includes The Foundry's Nuke compositing program and Autodesk's Maya 3D package. Programs are normally offered twice per year.

Admission Requirements

Program Eligibility:

• The Visual Effects program is ideal for students graduating from fine art, 2D/3D animation, photography, film/video, architecture, sculptors or graphic design programs.

Applicant Selection:

• Applicants will be required to demonstrate proficient computer skills, submit a visual arts based portfolio and resumé. In the event of oversubscription, additional selection criteria may be used.

Desirable:

• One or more of the following: visual arts background; classical animation; fine art; graphic design; architectural/engineering or computer graphics including experience with Windows operating systems.
• Additional experience with Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, or any 3D program a definite asset.

Your Career

Qualified graduates are in high demand in this rapidly expanding field for the entertainment industry. Employment may be found as digital effects artists, effects directors and supervisors, digital compositors and lighting artists.

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Curriculum

• Industry overview and production techniques.
• Masking, keying-matte creation, motion tracking, image stabilization.
• 3D visual effects such as particle systems, motion graphics, texture mapping.
• Digital painting & retouching.
• 2D/3D integration.
• Color correction & film/video grain management.
• Green screen filming techniques.
• 3D Modelling, Texturing, Rendering and Lighting.
• 3D Tracking.

Each class will consist of effects principles, hands-on demonstrations, exercises and projects. The students final demo reel is included in this program.

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