Week
Date
Topics
Lecture Notes
Deadlines
1
13 Jan

Introduction, VFX overview

intro.pdf, elements.pdf

Form Project Group by 23:59hrs on 26 Jan. 2016.  Fill out this web form.
2
20 Jan

Digital Compositing

 

compositing.pdf,

rotobrush 1,

rotobrush 2,

green screen

3
27 Jan
Camera Work, Storyboard

Lab 1

due: 26 Jan

4
3 Feb

Matching Appearance, Matchmoving

Lab 2

due: 2 Feb

5
10 Feb
No class

 

 

6
17 Feb
Guest Lecture: Realistic Rendering of Synthetic Objects into Real Scenes, by Dr. Low Kok Lim.

 

Lab 3, due: 16 Feb ,

Critique 1, due: 21 Feb @23:59hrs

24 Feb
mid-semester break

 
7
2 Mar
Case study: Forrest Gump

Final Project Proposal due: 6 Mar @23:59hrs

8
9 Mar
Case study: Forrest Gump


Lab 4, due: 8 Mar
9
16 Mar

Image Morphing, Other techniques

tricks.pdf,

videoeffects.pdf, imorph.pdf,

omorph.ppt


10
23 Mar

No class.

 

Progress Update due 27 Mar, @23:59hrs
Critique 2 due 23 Mar.

11
30 Mar

Guest Lecture: Mr. Patrick Moreira, Lucasfilm.

12
6 Apr

Visit to Singapore Poly School of Digital Media & Infocomm Technology

Directions here.

13
13 Apr

Guest Lecture: Mr. KS Lee (Skeel)

VFX video due: 17 Apr @23:59hrs

 

14
20 Apr

VFX Video Celebration in SoC Steps!

"Making-of" video due: 24 Apr @23:59hrs

         

Lectures are held on Wednesdays from 12pm to 2pm in VC Room (COM1, 02-13).
Please don't download the lecture notes too early as they are being revised.


Updated: 7 March 2016