Visual Effects Foundations

Core Concepts, Techniques, and Workflows

AvNoel Hooper

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

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In Visual Effects Foundations, celebrated visual effects veteran and VES member Noel Hooper offers a thorough explanation of the tools, techniques, and workflows aspiring visual effects artists and students require to create engaging visual effects and break into today’s film, television, and wider entertainment industries. Accessible, full-color tutorials examine pre-production considerations, visual effects on set, imaging data, color management, lighting, integration concepts, postproduction workflows, career skills, and visual effects artistry. An extensive companion website features video demonstrations of the techniques described in the book, project materials, and instructor resources.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-12-13
Mått:191 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138675964

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Grafik och bildbehandling inom Data och IT
Television inom Kultur
Film inom Kultur

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With more than 20 years of experience, Emmy nominated Visual Effects Supervisor Noel Hooper has composited visual effects for over 90 films and television productions, held posts at Canada’s top visual effects studios, and garnered two Gemini wins　and another nomination. In 2004 he co-founded his own visual effects studio where he works as a senior visual effects artist and supervisor. He also leads the Visual Effects program at Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada, where he teaches students the art and science of visual effects. Noel is a member of the Visual Effects Society, and his film and television credits as a visual effects supervisor and digital compositor include The Road, Boardwalk Empire, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Dominion, and Combat Hospital.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionHistory of Visual Effects in FilmmakingVFX / Film ProductionProduction ManagementRoles of Visual Effects and Film ProductionPipelinePre-ProductionConcept ArtStoryboardingPre-VisualizationBreakdownsProductionOn-setData CollectionTech VisualizationPost ProductionPost VisualizationEditingVisual EffectsSoundDigital IntermediateDistributionChapter 1 : The Digital ImageImage DataChannelsBit depthResolutionAspect RatiosPre-multiplicationFile FormatsCodecsFrame RateColor ManagementColor Space Display GammaLinear WorkflowLUTsLog/LinColor PipelineColor scopesColor ManipulationGamma/Gain/Offset/Contrast/SaturationWhite Point/Black PointColor CurvesChapter 2 : Light (50 pages)Lighting ConceptsColor TemperatureIntensityShadowsDirect LightingLight PlacementIndirect Lighting/Global IlluminationLight TypesLight QualityHi/Low KeyLighting Techniques3 Point LightingLighting Greenscreens/BluescreensLighting WorkflowsIBLHDRI lightingHDRI acquisition/creationPlate analysisChapter 3 : Cameras(50 pages)Camera ConceptsCamera ConstructionLens ConstructionExposureApertureSensor/Film BackFrame RateF-Stop/T-StopDepth of fieldISOBokehShutterPrime/Zoom LensesMotion BlurLens DistortionNodal pointChromatic AberrationCamera TechniquesPhotographyFraming/StagingCompositionContinuityTypes of shotsCamera MotionStereographyCamera WorkflowsTracking markersCamera Tracking2D TrackingLens DistortionMetadataData Storage/TransferChapter 4 : Action(50 pages)Action ConceptsScene scaleCamera PositionLighting PositionAction Techniques3D AnimationProduction PlatesMiniaturesStop MotionDynamics/SimulationsSpecial EffectsStock ElementsMatte PaintingAction WorkflowsSurveyObject TrackingMotion/Performance CaptureFacial CaptureLidarPhotogrammetryLaser/Cyber ScanningTexture AcquisitionCamera ProjectionScene Data Storage/TransferClean PlatesChapter 5 : Integration Integration ConceptsPerspective/HorizonScale (Physical and Temporal)Color/AtmosphereRender PassesImage MatrixCompositingIntegration TechniquesKeyingRotoscopingColor matchingGrainOperationsRelightingMotion BlurNoise/GrainImage DistortionTemporal DistortionImage Processing/FiltersIntegration WorkflowsNode Based Compositing2D/3D CompositingLayer Based CompositingDepth Based CompositingDeep Based CompositingStereoscopic CompositingCase Studies1. Rig Removal2. Greenscreen Window3. Matte Painting / Set Extension4. Camera tracking – integrating 2D/3D elements to plate with moving camera5. Object Tracking – integrating 2D/3D elements to plate with a moving object