Module Descriptors
3D MODELLING FOR FILM
FVFX50205
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 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 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
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
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.