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VFX careers – an introduction

VFX careers – an introduction. Yen Yau Talent Development Manager Into Film. What drives you?. •. Stages of making a film. Connecting to the Curriculum. Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum. The Pipeline. Routes In.

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VFX careers – an introduction

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  1. VFX careers – an introduction Yen Yau Talent Development Manager Into Film

  2. What drives you?

  3. •

  4. Stages of making a film

  5. Connecting to the Curriculum

  6. Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum .

  7. The Pipeline

  8. Routes In Historically, entry into VFX was informal, usually through the runner route. However, the industry is changing and most entrants now study a course offered by a private vocational training provider or a university.

  9. Merida – it’s all in the hair!

  10. Creating the hair and a wet dress

  11. Show me the science

  12. 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/

  13. 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) • Sculptris If you're new to the world of digital sculpting, Sculptris is the ideal ground on which to get started (http://pixologic.com/sculptris/)

  14. Useful Websites BAFTA Guru Double Negative Escape Studios Shooting People Screen International The CG Society College of Production

  15. Creative Skillset http://creativeskillset.org/who_we_help/young_creative_talent/

  16. Getting in Touch yen.yau@intofilm.org Skills Fusion Second Light Labs @yenyau @getintofilm http://ow.ly/PiZAB

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