Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Master the art of computer animation and visual effects production with the latest edition of this cutting-edge guideThis remarkable edition of The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects offers clear, step-by-step guidelines for the entire process of creating a fully rendered 3D computer animation. With up-to-date coverage of the latest computer animation styles and techniques, this versatile guide provides insightful information for creating animations and visual effects—from creative development and preproduction to finished animation.Designed to work with any computer platform, this Fourth Edition cuts through technical jargon and presents numerous asy-to-understand instructive diagrams. Full-color examples are presented—including VFX and animated feature movies, games, and TV commercials—by such leading companies as Blue Sky, Blur, BUF, Disney, DreamWorks, Electronic Arts, Framestore, ILM, Imagi, Microsoft, Mac Guff, The Mill, Menfond, Pixar, Polygon, Rhythm & Hues, Sony Imageworks, Tippett, Ubisoft, and Weta, and many other studios and groundbreaking independent artists from around the world.This fully revised edition features new material on the latest visual effects techniques, a useful update of the traditional principles of animation, practical information on creative development, multiple production pipeline ideas for shorts and visual effects, plus updated information on current production trends and techniques in animation, rendering, modeling, rigging, and compositing.Whether you are a student, an independent artist or creator, or a production company team member, The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects, Fourth Edition gives you a broad palette of tips and techniques for bringing your visions to life through 3D computer animation. Unique focus on creative development and production issuesNon-platform specific, with multiple examples illustrated in a practical, step-by-step approachThe newest computer animation techniques, including facial animation, image-based and non-photorealistic rendering, model rigging, real-time models, and 2D/3D integrationOver 700 full-color imagesEncyclopedic timeline and production pipelines

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-04-29
Mått:190 x 230 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 003 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:512
Upplaga:4
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470084908

Utforska kategorier

3D-grafik och modellering inom Data och IT

Mer om författaren

ISAAC KERLOW is a director and animation expert with years of development and production experience, including over a decade at The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, California. He creates films and art projects working with interdisciplinary teams at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, and is a longtime active member of SIGGRAPH and the Visual Effects Society.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface xSection I. IntroductionChapter 1 Animation, Visual Effects, and Technology in Context 31.1 A Digital Creative Environment 31.2 The Development of the Technology 51.3 Visual Milestones: 1960–1989 161.4 Visual Milestones: 1990–1999 231.5 Visual Milestones: 2000–Today 311.6 Timeline Charts 36Chapter 2 Creative Development and the Digital Process 492.1 Storytelling 492.2 Character Design 582.3 Visual and Look Development 592.4 Production Strategies 602.5 The Digital Computer Animation Studio 652.6 Creative, Technical, and Production Teams 692.7 The Production Process of Computer Animation 772.8 Getting Started 86Section II. ModelingChapter 3 Modeling Concepts 933.1 Space, Objects, and Structures 933.2 Building with Numbers 963.3 Vertices, Edges, and Facets 983.4 Moving Things Around 993.5 File Formats for Modeling 1043.6 Getting Ready 106Chapter 4 Modeling Techniques 1154.1 Introduction 1154.2 Curved Lines 1164.3 Geometric Primitives 1184.4 Sweeping 1214.5 Free-Form Objects 1234.6 Basic Modeling Utilities 1264.7 Real-Time Polygonal Models 132Chapter 5 Advanced Modeling and RiggingTechniques 1395.1 Free-Form Curved Surfaces 1395.2 Subdivision Surfaces 1455.3 Logical Operators and Trimmed Surfaces 1465.4 Advanced Modeling Utilities 1475.5 Procedural Descriptions and Physical Simulations 1495.6 Photogrammetry and Image-Based Modeling 1575.7 Animation Rigging and Hierarchical Structures 1585.8 Getting Ready 163Section III. RenderingChapter 6 Rendering Concepts 1696.1 Lights, Camera, and Materials 1696.2 Color Models 1726.3 Steps in the Rendering Process 1756.4 Hidden Surface Removal 1776.5 Z-Buffer 1786.6 Ray Tracing 1796.7 Global Illumination and Radiosity 1816.8 Image-Based Lighting 1836.9 Non-Photorealistic Rendering 1886.10 Hardware Rendering 1906.11 File Formats for Rendered Images 1946.12 Getting Ready 196Chapter 7 The Camera 2037.1 Types of Cameras 2037.2 The Pyramid of Vision 2047.3 Types of Camera Shots 2087.4 Types of Camera Lenses 2147.5 Camera Animation 2167.6 Getting Ready 217Chapter 8 Lighting 2218.1 Lighting Strategies and Mood 2218.2 Types of Light Sources 2268.3 Basic Components of a Light Source 2308.4 Lighting the Scene 2358.5 Basic Positions of Light Sources 2418.6 Getting Ready 244Chapter 9 Shading and Surface Characteristics 2519.1 Surface Shading Techniques 2519.2 Surface Shaders and Multi-Pass Rendering 2549.3 Image Mapping 2569.4 Surface Reflectivity 2679.5 Surface Color 2749.6 Surface Texture 2769.7 Surface Transparency 2809.8 Environment-Dependent Shading 2819.9 Getting Ready 284Section IV. Animation And EffectsChapter 10 Principles of Animation 29510.1 The Craft of Animation 29510.2 The Twelve Principles 30510.3 Half-a-Dozen More Principles 31010.4 Character Development 31810.5 Storyboarding 326Chapter 11 Computer Animation Techniques 33311.1 Keyframe Interpolation and Parameter Curves 33311.2 Forward Kinematics and Model Animation 33711.3 Camera Animation 34311.4 Light Animation 34811.5 Hierarchical Character Animation 35211.6 Two- and Three-Dimensional Integration 35611.7 Animation File Formats 35811.8 Getting Ready 358Chapter 12 Advanced Computer Animation Techniques 36312.1 Inverse Kinematics 36312.2 Performance Animation and Motion Capture 36612.3 Dynamics Simulations 37412.4 Procedural Animation 38212.5 Facial Animation 39012.6 Crowd Animation 39412.7 Interactive Animation 396Chapter 13 Visual Effects Techniques 40513.1 Basic Concepts of Digital Visual Effects 40513.2 Camera Tracking 41313.3 Rotoscoping 41413.4 Blue and Green Screens 41413.5 Set and Character Extensions 41913.6 Computer-Generated Particles 42013.7 Crowd Replication 42013.8 Three-Dimensional Morphing 42113.9 Motion Control 42213.10 Motion Capture and Virtual Characters 42313.11 Photogrammetry 42313.12 Practical Effects 424Section V. Compositing and OutputChapter 14 Retouching, Compositing, and Color Grading 42914.1 Basic Concepts of Image Manipulation 42914.2 Image Retouching 43714.3 Image Compositing and Blending 44214.4 Image Sequencing 44714.5 Color Grading 452Chapter 15 Image Resolution and Output 4555.1 Basic Concepts of Digital Output 45515.2 Image Resolution 45615.3 Image File Formats and Aspect Ratios 46315.4 Output on Paper 46915.5 Output on Photographic Media 47115.6 Output on Video 47215.7 Output on Digital Media 47515.8 Output on Three-Dimensional Media 478Key Terms 480Index 481