This document discusses careers in the visual effects (VFX) industry. It outlines the various career opportunities in VFX, including craft and technical skills, production management, and digital content. It also provides resources for developing a portfolio, including software like NUKE and Maya. The document discusses the core skills needed for VFX work, such as working as part of a team and meeting deadlines. Useful websites for pursuing a VFX career are also listed.
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Birmingham University STEM/Film VFX careers talk 1 October 2014Yen Yau
VFX film careers are reliant on a mix of creative and STEM (science, tech, engineering and maths) related skills. This presentation signposts students to the opportunities, what skills are necessary and how to get that first foot in the door.
Cambridge film festival 2014 visual effects careers talk Yen Yau
careers talk about how to get into the VFX or visual effects industry. Some signposting to resources, useful contacts and films to illustrate opportunities
Comment s’organise-t-on en interne pour être en phase avec la réactivité que nécessitent les réseaux sociaux ? Est-ce compatible avec nos modes de fonctionnement ?
Muséum de Toulouse / WEB 2.0 (mise à jour janvier 2010)Samuel Bausson
Stratégie et mode opérationnel du déploiement en ligne du Muséum de Toulouse.
Mise à jour 12 janvier 2010 : Présentation proposée dans le cadre de la formation OCIM : http://www.ocim.fr/Stage-Produire-les-interactions
Cette présentation a été effectuée les 13 et 14 mai 2009 au Musée de la civilisation par Ana-Laura Baz, muséologue. Pour plus d'information : http:www.anabaz.ca
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Animé par Dominique Dufour, avec les interventions de Clémentine Fréchinos (Community Manager - Office de Tourisme de Brive la Gaillarde), Mathieu Bruc (Chargé de Mission Cévennes Tourisme - CCI Alès), Samuel Bausson (Webmestre - Muséum de Toulouse)
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Clean rotoscoped footage demands meticulous attention to detail. Begin by selecting high-quality source footage and using advanced rotoscoping tools for precise outlines. Maintain consistency in keyframes and utilize motion blur to match the natural movement. Pay close attention to edge refinement and feathering for seamless integration. Lastly, optimize render settings for the highest quality output."
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Dinsdag 8 november
Sessieronde 1
Titel: De diepte in met virtual reality
Spreker(s): Robin de Lange (Universiteit Leiden), Lieke Rensink (SURFnet)
Zaal: Diamond I
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Careers resource and map about the UK VFX industry. Information about different new entrant job roles, how to get into the industry, subjects to study and skills required. All relevant and user friendly for teachers, students, career advisors, parents and industry.
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3. The Film Industry – the Opportunities
• Craft and technical skills
• Production management
• VFX (Visual Effects)
• Digital content and audience
choice
• Developing writers, producers
and directors
.
8. Developing a Portfolio
• The Foundry
NUKE – The award-winning tool for visual effects and the industry’s
standard software
(http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/non-commercial/)
• Autodesk
Maya – 3D computer animation, modeling, visual effects and rendering
software tool
(http://www.autodesk.com/education/home)
• Fusion
Tools for compositing, keying, painting, animation, stereoscopic 3D and
more, all in a single application. Currently only available for windows
(https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion)
9. VFX Film Resources
•The Core Skills of VFX
http://www.skillset.org/animation/qualifications/article_8377_1.
asp
•Breakdown showreels
http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=6591
http://www.moving-picture.com/showreels/vfx-breakdowns/
•Individual Career Profiles and Case studies
http://www.dneg.com/career_profiles/
10. The VFX Core Skills Primer
1. Where are you on the VFX SPECTRUM?
2. VFX is a TEAM SPORT
3. VFX: Where efficiency and creativity meet
4. It’s not about you, it’s about the PIPELINE
5. Deadlines really are DEADLINES
6. Somewhere, there is a CLIENT
7. Criticism is a request for CHANGE
8. Explain YOURSELF
9. VFX and the PHOTOREAL
10.That doesn’t look RIGHT!
11.Plan and DECONSTRUCT
12.The best VFX tool is PAPER
11. The VFX Core Skills Primer – cont’d
13. Don’t wait to be TAUGHT
14. 13. Don’t wait to be TAUGHT
14. You’re surrounded by EXPERTISE
15. The VFX LEXICON
16. VFX is cinematography and MATHS
17. Yikes, what kind of MATHS?
18. Know your tool: THE COMPUTER
19. Film THEORY
20. VFX is not NEW
21. The art of the EDIT
22. Style and VISION
23. OPTICS
24. SURPRISE us
12. Useful Websites
• BAFTA Guru
• Double Negative
• Escape Studios
• Shooting People
• Screen International
• The CG Society
• Creative Skillset
• College of Production
14. Getting in Touch
yen.yau@intofilm.org
Skills Fusion
Second Light Labs
@yenyau
@getintofilm
Editor's Notes
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Stage 1: Researching the idea, finding money and team members to make your film
Stage 2: Got the money and an idea – you’ve got the green light! Next, preparations
Stage 3: The actual shooting of the film
Stage 4: Post-production – what you do once you’ve shot the film
Stage 5: Getting it seen in the cinema
Point out, as some will know, US and UK have different systems
Studio films/independently made films
Films go through 5 common stages
Say it is one of the most competitive and popular job markets to crack.
For teachers:
Research and Development, including Writing, Pitching, Finding Finance
Pre-Production: Production is definitely on and preparations are made
Production or Shoot: Filming
Post-Production or Post: Editing of sound, vision and visual effects
Distribution and Exhibition, which may be the crucial part of the process -marketing the film; getting it shown and watched
A key gap for the future is new and digital technology and particularly managing the change from traditional to digital media.
There were more than 1,500 hand-placed corkscrews and flyaway wisps of hair with depth and texture audiences had never seen before.
It took six Pixar research engineers and artists more than three years to bring the ground breaking strands to life onscreen.
The team spent two months working on the scene where Merida removes her hood and you see the full volume of her hair.
Other VFX companies –
Milk
Cinesite
Framestore
The Mill
MPC
Double Negative
Prime Focus
The UK, and London in particular, is the centre for internationally renowned VFX work in film, television and the advertising industry.
Films that are shot in the UK, or even in Hollywood, are serviced by clusters of London post-production and VFX companies.
But VFX is not all about monsters and spaceships – it’s also used to repair or improve images in ways that are invisible – changing colours or erasing mistakes within the image.
The Student Primer essentially attempts to prepare them for the practices and challenges of the work environment.
Its 24 points but these aren’t edicts - they are an introduction to the work culture of VFX; invaluable for new entrants to internalise, live and breathe before they enter the workplace.
Many of these skills are what can be called soft skills, revolving around teamwork and communication, but as far as we know this is the first time they have been foregrounded and presented in this way specifically for VFX students. The information and context in the Primer is particularly valuable because it’s the advice that is hardest to get in a university environment.
The College of Production provides practical advice on all aspects of working in television, radio and online broadcast. This website is for everyone who wants to get into, get better and go further in their broadcast career.
So what are you going to do – DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO DO?
Have to set yourself goals and get a strategy together.
People who set goals are more likely to succeed than people who do not (think of athletes)
Also suggest share and talk about your aims/objectives – if you put it out there, more likely to happen. So often we think about something but then park it away and it doesn’t get actioned. SHARE WITH FRIENDS, PRACTISE BE BOLD.
In this instance, you have to take responsibility for your actions. If you want it enough, you are going to have to make it happen through grafting, determination and resilience. Expect knock backs, get a thick skin and believe in serendipity. Right time at the right place. NO STRAIGHT FORWARD ROUTE MAP. REMEMBER THAT FIRST JOB DOES NOT DICTATE THAT THIS WILL BE THE REST OF YOUR CAREER, YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW – go to events, talk to professionals, be open.