Background Fundamentals Apr15
Taught by Mike Seymour
- Course Number:
- BKD236
- Software Version:
- Original Run Date:
- April 2015
- Duration:
- 5 hours 58 minutes
vfx
Background Fundamentals is our bonus general curriculum course at fxphd. It is a TV-style program which forms the foundation of our curriculum at fxphd. The class covers a wide variety of topics which apply across all applications and is a favorite of our members.
This course is the Background Fundamentals series which originally ran during our April 2015 term.
This course is the Background Fundamentals series which originally ran during our April 2015 term.
course syllabus
Class 1: An overview of project management solutions
An overview of project management solutions.
Class 2: Mike takes a new look at Aliasing
Mike takes a new look at Aliasing
Class 3: Current gaming engines and Challenge 51
Mike talks about the capabilities for current gaming engines and Challenge 51.
Class 4: Ben Snow about facial capture technology
Mike talks to ILM vfx supervisor Ben Snow about facial capture technology.
Class 5: XPND Capital’s Marc Petit
Mike talks to XPND Capital’s Marc Petit about company mergers and acquisitions.
Class 6: Digital Human League
Mike talks to Christopher Nichols from the Chaos Group about the work of the Digital Human League.
Class 7: Ricoh Theta 360 camera
Using the Ricoh Theta 360 camera as a potential VFX tool.
Class 8: Siggraph paper on skin microstructure
Preview of a Siggraph paper on skin microstructure for rendering realistic human face rendering.
Class 9: Project DreamSpace
Project DreamSpace, an EU initiative for virtual production recently presented at FMX 2015.
Class 10: A close look at Faceshift
A close look at Faceshift, a markerless facial motion capture software.