Module Descriptors
3D MODELLING FOR FILM
FVFX50097
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
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module will cover the processes involved in creating a virtual set for a film context and compositing it with digital video.
Students will cover:
- Concept and composition creation
- Polygon based modelling
- NURBS based modelling
- Lighting and Texturing 3D Models
- Projection mapping
- Compositing digital video
Students will cover:
- Concept and composition creation
- Polygon based modelling
- NURBS based modelling
- Lighting and Texturing 3D Models
- Projection mapping
- Compositing digital video
Module Additional Assessment Details
The coursework takes the form of a portfolio composed of:
80% Practical based on the completion of an in-class project assessing learning outcome 1.
20% Project assessed as a portfolio assessing learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
80% Practical based on the completion of an in-class project assessing learning outcome 1.
20% Project assessed as a portfolio assessing learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
Module Learning Strategies
1 x 2 hour laboratory
1 x 1 hour lecture
(1:n) (1:30)2
1 x 1 hour lecture
(1:n) (1:30)2
Module Resources
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
The Art and Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics, Ron Brinkmann, 2008, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN: 0123706386
Learning Autodesk Maya 2008: Foundation, Autodesk Maya Press, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 1897177429
Learning Autodesk Maya 2008: Foundation, Autodesk Maya Press, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 1897177429