Module Descriptors
DIGITAL COMPOSITING 1
FVFX40207
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Anne Ramsden
Email: Anne.Ramsden@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures and laboratory sessions
1 x 1 hour lecture per week
1 x 2 hour tutorial per week
Learning on all aspects of the module will be facilitated by lectures, tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
Practical assignments using laboratory equipment and post production facilities will support the learning.
1 x 1 hour lecture per week
1 x 2 hour tutorial per week
Learning on all aspects of the module will be facilitated by lectures, tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
Practical assignments using laboratory equipment and post production facilities will support the learning.
Module Indicative Content
Digital image and mixed media integration are one of the fundamental aspects to the Digital Compositing industry.
In this module students will learn the technical and creative mix of skills required to create comprehensive composites for Visual FX.
This module will introduce history, theory and practice of digital compositing from the still through to the moving image.
Students will study:
- Composition
- Colour modes, image, acquisition, basic compression (DCT), print, pixel based image manipulation.
- Rotoscoping (practical and theory), rig removal (practical and theory including image processing and vector maths), patching, paint and stablisation to separate and repair shots.
- Chromakey technology, matte extraction, luma, colour key, difference matting, motion keying and common matte combining operators.
- Explore both 2D and 2.5D methodologies and create composites for both understanding differences between the two approaches. Implement layering and combination of disparately created elements into a perceptually cohesive whole.
- Understanding area, planar, corner pin and point tracking and what makes a good tracking region.
- Colour corrections, mismatched lighting, compositing operation and an intermediate study of colour space and look up tables. HSV, curves, exposure, blackpoint and white point matching.
In this module students will learn the technical and creative mix of skills required to create comprehensive composites for Visual FX.
This module will introduce history, theory and practice of digital compositing from the still through to the moving image.
Students will study:
- Composition
- Colour modes, image, acquisition, basic compression (DCT), print, pixel based image manipulation.
- Rotoscoping (practical and theory), rig removal (practical and theory including image processing and vector maths), patching, paint and stablisation to separate and repair shots.
- Chromakey technology, matte extraction, luma, colour key, difference matting, motion keying and common matte combining operators.
- Explore both 2D and 2.5D methodologies and create composites for both understanding differences between the two approaches. Implement layering and combination of disparately created elements into a perceptually cohesive whole.
- Understanding area, planar, corner pin and point tracking and what makes a good tracking region.
- Colour corrections, mismatched lighting, compositing operation and an intermediate study of colour space and look up tables. HSV, curves, exposure, blackpoint and white point matching.
Module Resources
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects or equivalent
Composite
3D Studio Max, Maya or equivalent
Photoshop / Illustrator
Mocha
Digital Academy Forum
Adobe After Effects or equivalent
Composite
3D Studio Max, Maya or equivalent
Photoshop / Illustrator
Mocha
Digital Academy Forum
Module Texts
Allen & Connor (2006), Encyclopaedia of Visual Effects , Peachpit
Barbara Gordon (2003),Commercial Art and Graphic Design, Second Edition, McGraw Hill
Brinkman, R (1999), The Art and Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann
Digital Image Processing with Applications to Digital Cinema, K S Thyagarajan, 2006, Focal Press
Matt Kloskowski (2011), Photoshop Compositing Secrets, Peachpit PresS
Miller (2009), Traditional Animation: Multiplane camera, Rotoscoping, Live- action, VDM Publishing House
Perkins (2009), The After Effects illusionist : all the effects in one complete guide, Focal Press
Ulrich (2002), Photoshop 7: The Complete Reference, McGraw Hill
Wright, S (2006), Digital Compositing for Film & Video, 2nd Edition, Focal Press
Barbara Gordon (2003),Commercial Art and Graphic Design, Second Edition, McGraw Hill
Brinkman, R (1999), The Art and Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann
Digital Image Processing with Applications to Digital Cinema, K S Thyagarajan, 2006, Focal Press
Matt Kloskowski (2011), Photoshop Compositing Secrets, Peachpit PresS
Miller (2009), Traditional Animation: Multiplane camera, Rotoscoping, Live- action, VDM Publishing House
Perkins (2009), The After Effects illusionist : all the effects in one complete guide, Focal Press
Ulrich (2002), Photoshop 7: The Complete Reference, McGraw Hill
Wright, S (2006), Digital Compositing for Film & Video, 2nd Edition, Focal Press
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Coursework
Create a convincing composite including the fundamental element of compositing with accompanying reflective documentation
Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Create a convincing composite including the fundamental element of compositing with accompanying reflective documentation
Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Web Descriptor
Digital image and mixed media integration are one of the fundamental aspects to the Digital Compositing industry. In this module students will learn the technical and creative mix of skills required to create comprehensive composites for Visual FX. This module will introduce history, theory and practice of digital compositing from the still through to the moving image.