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VFX

Visual Effects

Visual Effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imag
ery is created and/or manipulated outside the context o
f alive action shot.
Visual effects involve the integration oflive-actionfoota
ge and generated imagery to create environments whic
h look realistic which is impossible to capture on film.
Visual effects usingcomputer generated imageryhas re
cently become accessible to the independent filmmaker
with the introduction of affordable and user friendlyani
mationandcompositingsoftware.
VFX can be categorize into : Compositing,Matte Paintin
g,Animation,Lighting,Texture,Rigging.

CGI-Computer Generated Imagery


It is the application ofcomputer graphicsto create or c
ontribute to images inart,printed media,video games,
films,television programs,commercials, andsimulator
s.
The visual scenes may be dynamic or static, and may be
two-dimensional (2D), though the term "CGI" is most co
mmonly used to refer to3D computer graphicsused for
creating scenes orspecial effectsin films and television.
Computergraphics softwareis used to make computergenerated imagery for films, professional-grade films, g
ames, and fine art from their home computers.

Rotoscoping
Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animat
ors trace over live-action film movement, frame by fram
e, for use in animated films.
Originally, pre-recorded live-action film images were pr
ojected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an a
nimator.
This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, althoug
h this device has been replaced by computers in recent
years. In the visual effects industry, the term rotoscopin
g refers to the technique of manually creating a matte f
or an element on a live-action plate so it may be compo
sited over another background.

Rotoscoping

Compositing
It is the combining of visual elements from separate so
urces into single image, often to create the illusion that
all those elements are parts of the same scene
Compositing is taking real-life elements with Computer
Generated (CG) Element and putting them together - so
they seem like they were shot together.
Live-actionshooting for compositing is variously called
"chroma key", "blue screen", "green screen" and other
names. Today, most, though not all, compositing is achi
eved throughdigital imagemanipulation.

Compositing

Matte Painting
Amatte paintingis a painted representation of a landsc
ape, set, or distant location that allows filmmakers to cr
eate the illusion of an environment that is nonexistent i
n real life or would otherwise be too expensive or impo
ssible to build or visit.
Historically, matte painters and film technicians have us
ed various techniques to combine a matte-painted imag
e with live-action footage. At its best, depending on the
skill levels of the artists and technicians, the effect is "se
amless" and creates environments that would otherwis
e be impossible to film.
In the scenes the painting part is static and movements
are integrated on it.

Matte Painting

Rigging
Skeletal animationis a technique incomputer animation
in which a character is represented in two parts: a surfac
e representation used to draw the character (calledskin
ormesh) and a hierarchical set of interconnected bones
(called theskeletonorrig) used to animate the mesh.W
hile this technique is often used to animate humans or m
ore generally for organic modeling.
This technique is used in virtually all animation systems
where simplified user interfaces allows animators to con
trol often complex algorithms .However, the intention of
the technique is never to imitate real anatomy or physica
l processes, but only to control the deformation of the m
esh data.

Rigging

Motion Capturing
Motion capture (MOCAP) is an effective 3D animation to
ol for realistically capturing human motion .
Incinematography,match movingis acinematic techn
iquethat allows the insertion of computer graphics into
live-actionfootage with correct position, scale, orientati
on, and motion relative to the photographed objects in t
he shot.
The term is used loosely to describe several different m
ethods of extracting cameramotioninformation from a
motion picture. Sometimes referred to asmotion track
ingorcamera solving, match moving is related toroto
scopingandphotogrammetry.

Motion Capturing

Software used in VFX are :

Autodesk max
Autodesk maya
After effects
Nuke
Blender
Mocha
Cinema 4D
Cloud
City Engine

Dx Studio
Gelato
Light wave 3D
Micro station
Real Flow
V-Ray
Wings 3D
Yafray
Etc..

AutoDesk Maya

Autodesk Mayacommonly short


ened toMaya, is a3D computer g
raphics software that runs onWin
dowsandOS X, originally develop
ed byAlias Systems Corporation a
nd currently owned and develope
d by Autodesk, Inc.It is used to cr
eate interactive 3D applications, in
cluding video games, animated fil
m, TV series, or visual effects.
It is written in C++,MEL,PYTHON.

Adobe After Effects


Adobe After Effectsis a digital
motion graphics,visual effectsa
ndcompositingappdeveloped b
yAdobe Systemsused in thepos
t-productionprocess offilmmaki
ngandtelevision production. Aft
er Effects can also be used as a b
asicnon-linear editor and a medi
atranscoder.
It includes Adobe Photoshop, Ad
obe photo elements and all.
It is written in C++ only.

Marvel Comics

Stan Leeis an American comic boo


k writer, editor, publisher, media pr
oducer, television host, actor, voice
actor and former president and ch
airman ofMarvel Comics.
he co-createdSpider-Man, theHul
k, the Fantastic Four,Iron Man,Tho
r,X-Men, and many otherfictional
characters, introducing complex,n
aturalistic characters and a thoroug
hlyshared universeintosuperhero
comic books.
His Net Worth is $50m
Age 91

ILM-Industrial Light and Magic


Industrial Light & Magic
(ILM) is an AmericanAca
demy Award-winningmot
ion picture visual effectsc
ompany that was founde
d inMay 1975byGeorge
Lucas.
His net worth is $4.9b
Age 70

Green Screen ( Chroma Key)

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Life of Pi

Life of Pi earned $609m worldwide and won 4 Oscar awards. One of them was Best Vfx Award

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Pirates Of The Caribbean

Pirates Of The Caribbean won 69 awards of 121 and 12 were for best Vfx and
ILM design

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