Module Descriptors
3D MODELLING FOR FILM
FVFX50089
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Daniel Mccarthy
Email: D.J.McCarthy@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Appropriate software within the Faculty Laboratories
Module Learning Strategies
3 Hours per week interactive lecture/laboratory (1:20)3
Module Indicative Content
The use of a polygon toolset for modelling 3D objects for entertainment.
The use of a NURBS toolset for modelling 3D objects for entertainment.
Why NURBS and polygons are different from one another and their advantages and disadvantages for particular modelling problems.
The process of lighting a real world subject in a blue screen background.
Use of layers and alpha channels to render images suitable for compositing.
The process of compositing real world footage and computer generated imagery.
The use of a NURBS toolset for modelling 3D objects for entertainment.
Why NURBS and polygons are different from one another and their advantages and disadvantages for particular modelling problems.
The process of lighting a real world subject in a blue screen background.
Use of layers and alpha channels to render images suitable for compositing.
The process of compositing real world footage and computer generated imagery.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Portfolio comprised of
40% Logbook with four progress review points during the semester, equivalent to 2000 words assssing learning Outcome 4
60% Practical - Corresponding to the four review points; involving the creation of a composite video comprised of a 3D virtual set and footage shot against a blue screen background assessing Learning Outcomes 1,2, and 3.
40% Logbook with four progress review points during the semester, equivalent to 2000 words assssing learning Outcome 4
60% Practical - Corresponding to the four review points; involving the creation of a composite video comprised of a 3D virtual set and footage shot against a blue screen background assessing Learning Outcomes 1,2, and 3.
Module Texts
Learning Maya: Fundamentals, Sybex International, ISBN: 1894893611
The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, Academic Press, English,
ISBN: 0121339602
The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, Academic Press, English,
ISBN: 0121339602