STUDY PROGRAMME
Film & Animation

AFAM CODE
ABTEC38

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Digital applications for visual arts

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Digital applications for art

CREDITS
4

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course gives the students a theoretical and practical introduction to the different techniques used in digital visual effects, with the use of professional post-production software. The students will be guided in the study of the main compositing techniques: from rotoscoping to the integration of green/bluescreen footage, from the integration of 3D elements to colour correction. They will learn how to design and realise digital special effects throughout the different production phases, as well as the practical use of compositing techniques on dedicated software.

This teaching is made of a single module of 4 CFA = 4 ECTS

VFX

Successful students will be able to:

• Know and correctly use visual effects compositing techniques

• Design the creation of digital visual effects

• Implement artistic choices in the creation of digital visual effects

• Character design

• Human anatomy

• Digital sculpting

• Texturing and modelling

• Illumination techniques in 3D environments

• Rendering

This is a theoretical/project based course.

During the course, the students will carry out the following didactic activities, which may vary depending on the projects that will be developed:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

•  Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Graded exercises with a final oral exam

• Practical exams

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

Vaughan, W. (2011) Digital Modelling, New Riders

Technical manuals on the software, available on-line

A lot of the referenced material, together with other in-depth study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.

More books and other recommended or required resources may be specified by the professor.