STUDY PROGRAMME
Media Design and Multimedia Arts

AFAM CODE
ABTEC38

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Digital applications for visual arts

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Digital applications for art

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course provides a theoretical and practical introduction to CGI visual effects techniques, through the use of post-production software. Students explore the main compositing techniques: rotoscoping, live action footage integration with 2D and 3D elements and colour correction operations. The aim of the course is also to provide a methodology to create CGI special effects through the production pipeline and practicing on the specific software.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 6 credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Know and apply visual effects compositing techniques

• Design a CGI visual effects

• Apply artistic competencies to visual effects realisation

• History of VFX

• Post-production work-flow

• Use of software

• Rotoscoping

• Matte and chromakeying

• Camera tracking

• 3D elements integration

• Colour correction

This is a theoretical/project based course.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• 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.

MANDATORY:

• Brinkmann, R. (2008) The Art and Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann.

RECOMMENDED:

• Van Hurkman, A. (2014) Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema, 2nd Edition, Peachpit Press.

• Technical manuals for the used software, available on-line.

Many of the recommended sources, together with additional material, are also available online on MyNaba, in the Library section.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.