• Storyboard and Animatics
  
  • Introduction to 3D Industry & Production
    Pipeline
  • PS interface, Describe Resolution & Bit Layer,
    Selection tools, Brush Tool & Manipulating
    Brush (Assignment – Basic shape object)
  • Pen Tool, Text Tool, Clone Stamp, Healing
    Brush, Patch Tool
  • Colour Correction & Blending Modes
    Dodge Tool, Burn Tool (Assignment – Digital
    Painting)
  • Introduction to Storyboard & Script Analysing
  • Cinematography – Different types of camera
    angels
  • Understanding the story & planning for Story
    board
  • Create Thumbnail for story boarding in
    Photoshop
  • Final Storyboarding in Photoshop
    Final Storyboarding in Photoshop
    Final Storyboarding in Photoshop
    Introduction To broadcasting & Film,
    Broadcasting Format, Importing Footage, In
    Point & Out Point, Rough Cut
  • Other Tools & Adding Transition
    Placing Still Images & Adding Sound
    Creating Title, Placing Sub Title & Rendering
    
    
• 3D Modeling

  • Introduction of Autodesk Maya Interface Overview.
    Character design with three basic shape
    (circle, squire and triangle)

  • Discuss about polygon and how to create
    polygon primitives.

  • What is the difference between object and
    component mode,

  • How to modify polygon
    with different tools

  • Prop modeling basic

• 3D Modeling & Texturing

  • Prop modeling ( wristwatch)
    Prop modeling complete( wristwatch)

  • Polygon Blocking of Cartoon Model

  • Topology of Cartoon Model Detailing Topology of Cartoon Model

  • Polishing of Cartoon Model Shading in Maya.

  • Shading with Maya materials. Detail knowledge of Lambert and Blinn materials. (Shading the wristwatch)

  • Unwrapping in Maya.

  • Introduction to unwrapping.

  • How to create UVs with different maps Texturing in Maya.

  • Introduction to Texturing in Photoshop.

  • Unwrapping and Texturing the wristwatch Texturing in Maya.

  • Unwrapping and Texturing the cartoon character Texturing in Maya.

  • Unwrapping and Texturing the cartooncharacter.

  • How to create bump and specular maps in Photoshop

• 3D Lighting, Shading & Rendering
  • Introduction to Light. How does light work in real world.
  • Principles of light
  • Introduction to CG lighting concept.
  • Different between CG and real world light
  • Lighting in Maya.
  • Basic understanding of Directional , Point and Spot light in Maya
  • Lighting in Maya.
  • Basic understanding of Directional , Point and Spot light in Maya
  • How to create 3 point(key, bounce and rim)
  • light setup
    Lighting prop and character with 3 point
  • light setup Good understanding of mental ray
  • Introduction to Indirect light in mental ray
  • Shading with mental ray material
  • Shading the wristwatch with Maya material
  • Mental Ray Rendering Attributes.
  • How to setup batch render Image base lighting in mental ray.
  • Product lighting (wristwatch)
    Pass rendering (diffuse, specular, reflection, light, shadow and occlusion)
  • Interior Lighting Environment Setup
  • Exterior Lighting Environment Setup
  • Lighting a animation shots

• Rigging Module
  • Rigging concept
  • Different types of Tool for Rigging.
  • (joint, insert joint, re-root skeleton, orient joint, mirror joint, IK handle and IK Spline handle)
  • Uses of constrain and deformers
    (wheel rotation, handle rotation)
  • chain rotation, global movement)
  • bind mesh with skeleton for body rigging
  • Create controllers with curves
  • Create controllers and connect to joints
  • Create custom attributes and connect to joint
  • Character Skinning & Weights Painting-1
  • Character Skinning & Weights Painting-2
  • Create facial expression with blend shape deformer
  • Create Facial GUI controllers and attach to blend shapes
  • Students Assignment Correction & Approval
  • Students Assignment Correction & Approval
    
    

• Animation Module

  • Maya Animation Interface & Tools.
  • Basic Motion Concept-Translation and
    Rotation
  • The Bouncing Ball Animation Basic

Animation Module &Showreel

• Bouncing Ball (Animation Principal – Stretch
  & Squash, Timing & Spacing and Slow in & Slow Out)
• Bouncing Ball with Graph Editor. Understanding
• The Tools of Graph Editor
• Bouncing Ball (Rubber Ball & Iron Ball)
• Floating Animation (Leaf or Paper Floating)
• Floating Animation (Feather Floating)
• Create Different types of Pose (Class-1)
• Create Different types of Pose (Class-2)
• Basic of Biped Walk Cycle
• Advance Biped Walk Cycle
• Attitude Walk -1 (Class-1)
• Attitude Walk -2 (Class-2)
• Biped Run Cycle – 1 (Class-1)
• Biped Run Cycle – 2 (Class-2)
• Quadruped Walk Cycle-1 (Class-1)
• Quadruped Walk Cycle-2 (Class-2)
• Quadruped Run Cycle-1 (Class-1)
• Quadruped Run Cycle-2 (Class-2)
• Body Mechanism (Weight Lifting)
• Body Mechanism (Jump Animation)
• Create Layout From Animatic -1 (Class-1)
• Create Layout From Animatic -2 (Class-2)
• Acting for Animation
• Blocking with Key Pose of Acting Shot -1  (Using Sound)
• Finalize Acting Shot -1(Class-1)
• Finalize Acting Shot -1(Class-2)
• Lip-sync & Expression Acting Shot-1
• Blocking with Key Pose of Acting Shot -2 (Using Sound)
• Finalize Acting Shot -2 (Class-1)
• Finalize Acting Shot -2 (Class-2)
• Lip-sync & Expression Acting Shot-2 (Class-1)
• Lip-sync & Expression Acting Shot-2 (Class-2)
• Blocking with Key Pose of Acting Shot – 3 (Using Sound)

Adobe Premiere Pro Interface Introduction

• Introduction to the User Interface
• Creating titles
• Editing shots together
• Working with sound
• Introduction to Video Effects
• Using Video Effects for Color Correction and tone   
• Utilizing Audio Effects
• Exporting to various Media Formats
• Exporting to DVD

Introduction to Final Cut pro Interface

• Interface Introduction –  Markers   
• Precision Editor
• Video Effects
• Audtions
• Media Management
• Compound Clips
• Storylines

Introduction to the NUKE Interface

• User Interface Basics and reading images into NUKE   
• Playing back Videos and changing project settings   
• Merging and Basic Track Creation
• Rotoscoping
• Color Correction –  RotoPaint   
• The use of Key frames

Introduction to Adobe After effects Interface

• Interface introduction
• Use of layers
• Use of masks
• Using render queue –  Compositing   
• Using blend Modes

Motion Graphics

• Kinematic typography
• Logo Animation
• Expressions

Compositing

• Working with image sequences
• Pass compositing –  Pre-compositions   
• Tracking images
• Matting and Garbage masking
• Use of Lens flare –  Rotoscopy   
• Use of heat distortion
• Color correction
• Rendering

Match Moving

• Compositing pipeline –  Object tracking   
• Camera Tracking
• composition techniques

Video Editing

• Repairing and Enhancing video – Green Screen Work flow        – Commercial editing Techniques        – Color grading and Color correction. 

BY THE END OF THE VFX COURSE,   STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO

• Effectively make use of the major video editing software such as Final Cut pro, Adobe premiere pro and Nuke      
• Create internationally standard Motion Graphics project for Television stations and Web Media
• Effectively edit footages into several standard formats of Television, film, Documentary
• Commercials or Music Videos
• Use 3D objects with real life footage
• Create stunning, crisp and realistic Visual effects