Visual Effects Diploma
The Visual Effects Diploma is a specialized motion graphics curriculum for producing attention grabbing visual effects for film, television and video. This is design in motion- Students are taught everything from Pre-Visualization, Shooting techniques, Matte painting, Restoration and re-touching, 3D for VFX to production techniques with the industry standard software and extensive final project. The program enables students to attain expertise in creating a seamlessly composited Digital Video from concept to production.
Contents
Visual Design
- Principles of design
- Color Theory
- Typography
- Visual Enhancement
- Composition & Layout
- Forms & Shading
- Perspective Drawing
- Figure Drawing Basics
- Storyboarding
Graphic Design
- Digital Painting
- Sourcing Images
- Collage Making Restoring & Retouching Techniques
- Color & Contrast Correction
- Logo Designing (Corporate Identity)
- Digital Illustration
- Advertisement Designing
- Designing Posters, Banners & Panels
- Designing Brochures & Pamphlets
- Package Designing
- Cover Designing
- Preparing Artwork for printing
Web Design
- Networking Basics
- Functionality of websites
- Print versus Web Design
- Web page Designing
- Optimizing images
- Coding in Html
- Cascading style sheets
- Website Management
- Inserting media elements
- Web Hosting & Maintenance
- Web Animation
- Web Banner Advertisement
- Interface Designing
- Action Script Fundamentals
- Sound Editing & Processing
3D Design
- Introduction to 3D Graphics
- Modifying and Deforming Geometry
- Texturing & Lighting Basics
- Camera Manipulation
- Logo Animation Techniques
- 3D Special Effects
- Rendering techniques and file formats
Digital Video Editing
- Digitizing footage
- Movie titling
- Multimedia Presentation
- Editing with Special Effects
- Rendering techniques
Specialization Modules
Pre-Production
- Story writing
- Movement of cameras
- Storyboard drawing
Shooting Techniques
- Angle of cameras
- Movement of cameras
- Basic Filters
- In door, out door shooting techniques
Photoshop for Visual Effects
- Color Correction
- Digital Matte Painting
3D for Visual Effects
- Path animation
- Non-linear animation
- UV Texturing
- Dynamics
- Particles emitting from objects and the methods
- Introduction to fluid effects
- Fields
- Maya dynamics soft body and rigid body controls
- Effects
- Solvers
- Motion blur using hardware render
- Introduction to Mental ray rendering
Visual Effects
- Chroma Keying
- Wire Removal
- 2D/3D Compositing
- Tracking & Stabilization
- Color Correction
- Morphs & Transitions
- Crowd multiplication
- Output to Various Media Formats
Duration
| Normal Track | 18 Months |
|---|---|
| Fast Track | 9 Months |
Note:
Fast track = 2 hrs class every day (Monday to Saturday)
Normal track = 2 hrs classes on alternate days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday (OR) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
Career Opportunities
- Touchup Artist
- Compositor
- Rotoscope Artist
- Motion Graphics Artist
- Digital Matte Painter
