THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: Digital Sets 2: Lighting and Texturing

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 1/2 hours of lecture

This series introduces the essential techniques for creating digital sets and backgrounds, an area of visual effects growing in prominence. In this second disc of a series of three, visual effects designer Eric Hanson covers the global illumination revolution, reviewing lighting principles specific to digital sets. He then leads into direct lighting techniques for both exteriors and interiors.

TOPICS COVERED:

Exterior Direct Lighting,Light Domes,Optical Effects,Interior Cubic Arrays

Fill Shadow Technique,Weathering Surfaces,HDRI Lighting,GI with Mental Ray and RenderMan

Digital Sets 1: Design, Modeling and Camera

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 hours of lecture

This series introduces the essential techniques for creating digital sets and backgrounds, an area of visual effects growing in prominence.

TOPICS COVERED:

Architectural Design,3D Tracking Issues,Worldspace Issues,Multi-node Camera Setup

NURBS Technique,Polygon Technique,Perspective Correction,Camera Projection

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP:MAYA FLUID EFFECTS:Pyrotechnics

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 2 hours of lecture.

In the third DVD of this series on Maya Fluid Effects, effects animator David Schoneveld reveals the numerous methods he uses to create and control fluid explosions, covering dynamic, non-dynamic and texture-based effects.

TOPICS COVERED:

Basic Flame Construction,Density Field Controlled Explosions ,Temperature Controlled Explosions

Non-dynamic Explosions, 2D Explosions,Creation of Dynamic Lava

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: CHARACTER MODELING FOR PRODUCTION

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

270 Minutes

BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is a new and exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. The series follows a team of artists as they demonstrate their production techniques from concept phase to final rendered animation.

TOPICS COVERED

Efficient Polygonal Modeling Workflow,Acquiring Reference Via Photoshoot,Creating a Proxy Model,Working with Art Director and Concept Designer,Creating a Detailed Full Character,Sculpting Additional Details in ZBrush,Making Art Directed Revisions,Preparing the Final Model for Production

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: MATCHMOVING:Object Tracking in Production

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

135 Minutes of Lecture

In visual effects work, it is common to have an element in the live-action footage that needs to be tracked. This is often the case when you need to add an effect to an actor's face, attach a CG object to a moving vehicle, or even add lip sync to an animal's performance.

TOPICS COVERED

Object Tracking,Automatic Object Tracking,Moving Cameras/Moving Objects

Fitting and Evaluating Object Motion,Inverting Object/Camera MotionTesting and Troubleshooting

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP: MATCHMOVING:Essential Production Techniques

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

180 Minutes of Lecture

In this DVD, Tim Dobbert walks you through the steps involved in a typical production-level matchmove, also known as camera tracking. In order to integrate CG elements with live-action footage, the essential first step is to align the 3D camera with the real-world camera.

TOPICS COVERED

Photogrammetry,Matchmove Pipeline,2D Tracking,Calibration

Automatic Tracking,Set Fitting,Testing and Troubleshooting

VIDEOCOPILOT-THE BULLET Advanced Training for 3D & After Effects

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What is The Bullet?
This training product is designed to show you how to create large-scale visual effects in an organized and powerful workflow. Starting with the raw footage, we will build all of the necessary elements to complete this amazing visual effects shot of Sam Loya firing a gun in slow motion.

Advanced Training for 3D & After Effects

• Composite a bullet with live action footage

• 21 Tutorials and over 5 hours of training

• 3-in-1 Training for Cinema 4D, 3Ds Max & Blender

• Learn the secrets of 3d multi-pass compositing
• Project files, help files and source footage included

DIGITAL TUTORS: Set Dressing and Design in Maya

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Software Requirement: Maya 8 and up (2008 required for project files)
Run Time: 3 hrs. 41 min., 2 discs
Platform: Mac / PC

DIGITAL TUTORS: Urban Environment Creation in Maya

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Software Requirement: Maya 8.5 or higher

Run Time: 6 hrs. 5 min., 2 discs

Platform: Mac / PC

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP:Intuitive Animation

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Duration: 200 minutes

In this DVD Robert Kuczera guides you through his character animation process from beginning to end.

TOPICS COVERED:

Animation Principles,Fast Animation,Key Poses,Breakdowns,Inbetweens,Animation Workflow,Optimizing the Workflow

Preparing the Maya Environment,Timeline,Graph Editor,Dope sheet,Layer,Shelves,Hot Keys, MEL Scripts

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP:MAYA DYNAMICS:Outer Space Environments

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

Over 5 1/2 hours of lecture.

In this DVD, John presents the entire process of creating an outer space effects sequence.

TOPICS COVERED

Cloud Particles,Cloud Shader,Lighting,Sprite particles,Emitters,Goal,Springs

Turbulence Field,Expressions,Point Particles,Collisions,Rigid BodyInstance,Paint Effects

THE GNOMON WORKSHOP:Introduction to Zbrush 3 (Only DVD ONE)

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Formats: Mac or PC only DVD-ROM

6 hours of lecture.

This DVD covers everything you need to get started in ZBrush, and exposes many behind the scenes details and advanced working processes.

CHAPTERS:DISC ONE

01: Introduction to Pixol Technology

02: Interface

03: Sculpting

04: Selection

05: Advanced Sculpting

06: ZSpheres

07: SubTools