Of all the different software used to create Visual Effects, there is no doubt that Side FX Houdini ranks first. Because of its procedural creation model, its speed and because of the amount of integrated options it provides (particles, clothes, hair, explosions, masses, destructions, etc. Houdini is synonymous with employment, thousands of job offers are published daily because the demand for VFX artists who master Houdini is very large, especially in Top Studios such as Pixar, Disney, ILM, Lucas Films, Weta, etc ...
Learn about the professional concepts of top level animation. From the Fundamentals of Animation to Body Mechanics to Acting. This discipline will teach you how to not only create your characters but, most importantly, to make them believable. You will learn the art of Animation while using current industry techniques and tools.
You will learn about internal structures and production processes used by audiovisual companies specialized in animation films, video games and advertising. By the end of your academic training, you will have produced a reel of your best animation work created throughout the course which will be your main asset in presentations and will help you get your your first job as a character animator in the industry.
Learn Photo Bash and Matte Painting techniques from the artistic basics of color, photography, lighting and framing and apply them while learning software that will allow you to create your own content.
-Geometry in Houdini: points, primitives, verticies and detail
-Contexts (SOPs, DOPs, COPs, ROPs, CHOPs, LOPs, TOPs)
-UV Mapping, shading, modeling, lighting
-Attributes management
-Procedural modelling
-VEX vs VOPs
-Transfer, promotion, creation and management for attributes
-SOPs solver
-POPs basics
-POPs dynamics
-Rain system
-Magical effects
-Model prep for destruction
-Material fracture: wood, glass, concrete
-Creation and constraints management
-Creation and proxies management
-RBD dynamics
-Volume concepts (VDB/volume)
-Volumes management
-Intro to Pyro and Sparse
-Fire, smoke and explosions
-Intro to FLIP
-Long a small scale simulations
-Whitewater y meshing
-Shading and render for FLIP
-Intro to Vellum
-Hair simulations
-Cloth simulations
-CFX production techniques (problem solving)
-Intro to crowds
-Agents management, animation clips and layers
-Crowds simulation
-Triggers y ragdolls
Introduction to Animation
- What is animating?
- Observe
- Act, endow characters and objetcs with a soul.
-Interface and animation tools (Maya)
The 12 Principles of Animation
- Squash and stretch
- Anticipation
- Timing
- Arcs
- Appel
- Exaggeration
- Solid Pose
- Secondary action
- Slow-in and Slow-out
- Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
- Follow Through and Overlapping Action
Overlap
- Animation resources
The importance of the arcs
- Study of the arcs that describe the movement
PREPRODUCTION
Work Methodology
- How to frame a shot
- Storyboard
The pose
- Silhouette
- Line of action or Balance
- Weight
- Exaggeration
- Asymmetry
- Appeal
Procedure (Planning)
- How to face a shot or Storyboard
- Layout or Video Reference and Thumbnails
- Blocking
- Blocking-Plus
- Refine
- Polish
ACTING AND LIPSYNC
What is Acting?
- Introduction to Acting
Our Character
- Character personalities
- Where does it come from? Where is it going?
- Action motivations
Body Expression (the language not spoken)
- Non-verbal communication
- The Body does not lie
- Clarity and simplicity first of all
Study of an Audio track
- How to break it down and understand it
Facial expression
- Study of emotions
- The eyes
- Center of interest
- Behavior
REALISTIC ANIMATION
Anatomy study
-Human
Movement study (body mechanics)
- Understand dynamics and physics
- Study human movement
-Arcs in realistic animation
-Weights in the human body
CARTOON ANIMATION
-Arcs in cartoon animation
-Non-human bipeds
-Weights
- Different materials that the characters can have
-Elasticity of a cartoon character
-Exageration of a cartoon character
QUADRUPIDS
Study quadrupeds anatomy
- Felines, canines and equines
Movement study (body mechanics)
- Understand the dynamics and physics in animals
- Felines, canines and equines
INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERS
-More than one Character
-Who has the ball?
-Focusing on the action
Entertainment
- How to make an entertaining shot
Taking animations one step further
- The key is in the details
Interaction between 2 or more characters
-Using everything we have learnt throughout the year to plan a scene between two or more characters:
-Who carries the action
-What is the motivation
-Where is he/she going?
-How does the secondary character support the acrtive character
HISTORY
-Matte painting and photo bashing applications
Exercise
Find 6 Matte painting works / Photo Bashing that inspire you and that you would like to achieve.
COMPOSITION
-Study of composition standards
-Study of classical works
-Practical application of composition
-Breaking the compositional norms
Exercise
Analyze the compositional scheme of 5 classic works.
COLOUR
-Theory of color
-The chromatic circle
-Basic colors
-Complementary colors
-Tertiary colors
-Color palette study
-The chromatic circle
-The triangle
Exercise
Extract the color scheme of 5 classic works.
PERSPECTIVE
-Perspective two vanishing points
-Perspective three vanishing points
-Narrative use of perspective
Exercise
Generate 6 Composition Sketches
PHOTOGRAPHY
-Reflex photography fundamentals.
-Shutter speed
-Diaphragm aperture.
-ISO sensitivity
-Use of lenses
-Lens aberrations and their application
Exercise photography
-20 textures
-10 animals
-10 insects
-20 plants
-10 Landscape
-20 objects
-20 Macro
-10 Portrait
PHOTOSHOP
-File management
-Essential tools; brush, eraser
-Brushes settings
-Brush creation
-Selection masks
-Cloning buffer
-Use of layers
-Blend modes
-Color settings
-Hue, brightness and saturation
-Filters
-Warp
-Color palette scheme
Exercises PHOTOBASH
-Anthropomorphic Robot
-Non anthropomorphic robot
-Action character
-Vehicles: asphalt and plains
-Vehicles: off road
-Vehicles: motorcycles
-Vehicles: aerodynamic aerial
-Vehicles: space
-Fantastic Natural Park by day.
-Night Fantastic Natural Park.
-Landscape with architectural ruins.
-Landscape with technological elements.
-Futuristic city extra radio.
-Futuristic city inside.
-Medieval city extra radio.
-Medieval city inside.
3D MAX
-Interface
-Use of geometries and primitives.
-Modifiers
-Splines
-Spline modeling
-Polygonal modeling
-Subdivision Modeling
-UVs
-Material Editor
-Lighting
-Render
ZBRUSH
-Basic concepts
-Organic sculpting
Exercise
Include in your Matte Painting elements created in 3D by yourself.
AFTER EFFECTS
-Introduction
-File management
-Use of layers
-Blend modes
-Properties Editor
-Timeline
-Stock Animation
-Masks
-Animated masks
-Filters
-Color settings
-Lighting settings
-Particle systems vs alpha footage
-Rotobrush
-3d layers
-Cameras and lighting
-Camera mapping techniques
-Tracking camera
Exercise
Bring 5 of your original Matte Paintings to life.
FUSION
-Node Methodology
-Loaders
-Basic compositions
-Matte effects-
-Atmospheric effects
-Color settings
-Camera tracking
-3D camera
-3D elements implementation
-Rendering
Exercise
Bring 5 of your original Matte Paintings to life.
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