Special Effects in Film and TV 1

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Subject guarantor:

Antonín WEISER

Name of lecturer(s):

Antonín WEISER

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To introduce students with the fundamentals of digital post-production VFX technologies. Students completing the course will understand the basic principles of how to prepare and with whom to complete a project with VFX scenes. Instruction is through presentation and screenings of samples for all covered VFX techniques.

Mode of study:

Přednáška formou prezentace, obrazový doprovod,ukázky z tvorby klasických filmových triků prováděných v kameře a duplikačními technologiemi i v digitální postprodukci. Analýza ukázek s podrobným rozborem. Projekce trikových pasáží,vše za přítomnosti autora většiny těchto ukázek.Diskuse s posluchači o jejich projektech.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Basic orientation in digital post-production technology

Course contents:

This course focuses on a fundamental introduction to the technology and techniques used for creating contemporary VFX shots. This covers story analysis, visual emphasis and support of dramatic situations. This acquaints students with perspectives of VFX effects, their creation by a wide range of media and evaluation. The lecturer guides students through basic VFX techniques in film and television through film samples around the world and cameraman practice. The course also is linked to to the „Photoshp - basics of digital effects“ course. Here the students individually execute simple VFX skits.

Course topics:

1. SIGNIFICANCE AND DIVISION OF FILM EFFECTS

VFX REQUIREMENTS

STORY ANALYSIS AND VISUAL DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO VFX

2. BASIC CONCEPT OF EFFECTS TERMINOLOGY

EFFECT SHOT

SHOOTING EFFECTS

VFX - VISUAL EFFECTS - ALL ADDED IN POST-PRODUCTION

SPECIAL EFFECTS - SFX

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 2D - 3D

3. DIGITAL TECHNIQUES - 2D FUNDAMENTALS

1. ROTOSCOPING - MANUAL ANIMATING, VECTOR MASKS

2. KEYING - EXECUTING SPECIAL COLORS IN A SHOT ON A MASK

3. TRACKING - ANALYSING SHOTS FOR MOVEMENT IN THE IMAGE

4. COMPOSITING - ARRANGING VARIOUS ELEMENTS INTO THE SHOT

5. EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUES

4. DIGITAL TECHNIQUES - 3D BASICS

1. 3D EFFECT PRODUCTION

2. 3D MODEL PRODUCTION

3. 3D SCENE PRODUCTION

4. DIGITAL COMPOSITION WITH A 3D CAMERA

5. PRODUCTION OF FILM PROJECT WITH EFFECTS SHOTS

1. PROJECT PRODUCTION PREPARATIONS

1. SCRIPT

2. TECHNICAL SCRIPT

3. ARTISTIC PROPOSALS, PRECISE CHARACTERISTICS, CONCEPTS

4. STORYBOARD

5. CG STORYBOARD - WITH CAMERA MOVEMENT PLAN

6. CAMERA SCHEMATIC

7. TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

8. BEGINNING MODELLING FOR POST-PRODUCTION (USED ALSI IN PREVIEW)

9. CG ANIMATIC - PREVIEW

10. CG PRE-LIGHTING

11. SET PRODUCTION, PROPS AND COSTUMES

12. TECH REHEARSALS

13. PYROTECHNICAL REHEARSALS

A) EXPLOSIONS

B) DESTRUCTION

C) REFERENCE EFFECT REHEARSAL AND SHOTS

14. CAMERA TECHNOLOGY SHOTS

A) LENS SELECTION

B) CAMERA SELECTION AND TESTS

C) IMAGE AND EXPOSURE TESTS

D) SELECTION OF RECORDINGS AND STORAGE

E) COMMUNICATIONS WITH VFX EXECUTORS AND ON-LINE POST-PRODUCTION

F) SELECTION OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT

G) CAMERA MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES: RAIL, SHOULDER, CRANE, DRONE

15. SELECTION OF LIGHTING TECHNIQUE

16. PLANNING PRACTICAL EFFECTS

17. BUDGETS

18. PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION

19. PIPELINE

20. ON-SET SUPERVISOR

21. RECORDING - SHOOTING

22. PLANNING POST-PRODUCTION

23. PRODUCTION MANAGMENT AND CONTROL

2. 2D AND 3D VFX TASKS FOR POST-PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS

1. DIGITAL CAMERA SHOOTING PARAMETERS

A. SELECTION OF SHOT ACCORDING TO DATA FLOW PARAMETERS

B. CAMERA SELECTION

1. SENSORS AND THEIR PARAMETERS

A. BAYER MASK

B. RESOLUTION

C. PRACTICAL SENSITIVITY

D. SENSITIVITY TO DAY AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

2. IMAGE AND EXPOSURE TESTS - OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF IMAGE QUALITY

2. DATA PREPARATION FOR SHOOTING - PRODUCTION

1. SHOTS FROM PREVIEW

2. PRE- LIGHTING AND SHOOTING PLANS

3. CONCEPTS

4. MOTION CAPTURE

3. WORK ON LOCATION

1. MOTION CAPTURE

2. PREPARATIONS FOR SCREENING DAILY WORK - DAILIES

3. ON-SET GRADING

4. METADATA

4. TRANSFER OF PRIMARY IMAGE DATA FROM PRODUCTION

1. METADATA

2. FOR NLE EDITING

3. FOR DI PRE-GRADE - MATCH GRADING

4. FOR CG PRODUCTION

5. PRODUCTION OF FINAL MASTER DATA

1. DCP FOR CINEMAS

6. LUT - GENERATING AN DEPICTION PROFILE

1. FOR PRODUCTION

2. FOR MONITORING EQUIPMENT.

3. SHOOTING - PRODUCTION

1. KEY TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISION

2. SELECTION OF HDRI DATA

4. POST-PRODUCTION

1. NLE EDITING - AVID, PREMIER

2. CG PRODUCTION

1. R&D

A) PRODUTION EQUIPMENT FOR PIPELINE - ORGANIZING PROJECT DATA

B) 3D EQUIPMENT

C) 3D EQUIPMENT

2. TRACKING

A) CAMERA TRACKING

B) PLANAR TRACKING

C) OBJECT TRACKING

D) MOTION CAPTURE

3. 3D

A) LAYOUT

B) MODELLING

C) TEXTURING

D) RIGGING/SETUP

E) ANIMATION

F) VFX

G) LIGHTING

H) RENDERING

4. 2D

A) ROTO & PAINT - RETOUCHING AND ROTOSCOPING

B) COMPOSITING

5. DI - COLOUR CORRECTION

Recommended or required reading:

Richard Rickitt „The History and Technique Special effects“

Jon Gress„Digital visual effects & compositing“, 2015

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on lecture and exercise participation; graded credit takes place individually through an interview - topic questions, explanations of procedures for particular examples.

Grading: Level of knowledge and orientation in the field.

Course web page:

Note:

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Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	room 226 Room No. 226 (Lažanský palác) WEISER A. 12:20–13:55 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	12:20–13:55	Antonín WEISER	Room No. 226 Lažanský palác		přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Cinematography - Bachelor (required subject)
• Cinematography - Bachelor - 1718 - 3y (required subject)