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Linkedin Learning Creating a Short Film 10 VFX Effects-XCODE

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Linkedin Learning Creating a Short Film 10 VFX Effects-XCODE
English | Size: 2.29 GB
Category: Tutorial


Get a practical look at the world of visual effects (VFX). In this installment of the 13-part Creating a Short Film series, filmmaker Chad Perkins focuses on how to tackle the effects in the VFX portion of the post-production workflow. Throughout the course, Chad demonstrates how to create the visual effects seen in The Assurance, the short film featured throughout the series. Chad goes over a variety of common VFX tools and how to really sell effects shots. He digs into how to create magical effects with Trapcode Particular, Trapcode Form, and with native After Effects tools, as well as how to create a cool explosion shot by compositing live action fire footage, create swirling particles in Cinema 4D, build a custom lens flare using Optical Flares, and much more. [Read more…]

LinkedIn Learning Cinema 4D R20 Essential Training VFX

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LinkedIn Learning Cinema 4D R20 Essential Training VFX
English | Size: 3.5GB
Category: Tutorial


Cinema 4D has become an essential tool in the production pipeline and offers a fantastic set of features for building visual effects (VFX). In this course, you can explore the Cinema 4D workflow for creating VFX and integrating them into live action shots. Instructor Andy Needham starts with an overview of VFX, including inspiring examples you may have seen in major Hollywood films. He discusses the importance of motion tracking and gets hands on, showing how to track and solve a shot using the C4D Motion Tracker. He also covers importing and optimizing models with the Polygon Reduction and Level of Detail (LOD) tools; animating geometry and cameras; creating materials; and lighting 3D shots. In the final chapter, Andy shows how to perform projection mapping with Projection Man, break apart objects with Voronoi Fracture, and set up and composite multipass renders. When you’re ready, you can take the challenge at the end of the course to test your new skills. [Read more…]

FXPHD – DRK301 – VFX & Indie Films

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FXPHD – DRK301 – VFX & Indie Films
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Category: Tutorial


DRK301 – VFX and Indie Films
In this course, veteran no-budget filmmakers Michael Scott and Ryan Wieber discuss how to make a high-quality film with little to no money, but with few to no compromises. This course will run the gamut from theory to tech, prep to post, exploring the crucial, yet oft-neglected interrelationship between production and post. This course will also cover some fundamental principles of digital filmmaking that everybody ought to know, utilizing examples from Scott and Wieber\’s prior work as well as new material created for the course. [Read more…]

ALLAN MCKAY creature vfx 1

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ALLAN MCKAY creature vfx 1
English | Size: 932 MB
Category: Tutorial


Creature FX: Volume 1 is the first in a series of training DVDs designed to focus on dozens of the visual effects associated with characters, creatures and other organic and animated subjects. It introduces many advanced industry techniques developed specifically for the latest crop of effects-laden films and utilizes up to date software and methods to create blockbuster visual effects!
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Helloluxx – VFX X-Particles 3 Cinema 4D Tutorial – Underwater Bubbles

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Helloluxx – VFX X-Particles 3 Cinema 4D Tutorial – Underwater Bubbles
English | Size: 659.1MB
Category: Tutorial


VFX / X-Particles 3 / Cinema 4D Tutorial : Underwater Bubbles from Justin Bates, is a really beautiful visual effect that can be created using Maxon Cinema 4D & the brilliant X-Particles plugin by Insydium.

With over 4 hours of video content, Justin Bates explains some of the methods and techniques behind creating this fantastic bubble effect. This tutorial is aimed at beginners to mid-level users. [Read more…]

FXPHD – SPT201 SpeedTree Techniques for VFX

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FXPHD – SPT201 SpeedTree Techniques for VFX
English | Size: 3.7GB
Category: Tutorial


In the past few years, SpeedTree has become an integral part of the pipeline of most major VFX studios, and mastering it has become an vital skill for environment artists, matte painters and CG generalists. The release of version 8 marks the complete evolution of SpeedTree Cinema as a plant creation software that’s specifically geared toward the VFX industry.
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Udemy – VFX Complete Houdini Bootcamp

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Udemy – VFX: Complete Houdini Bootcamp
English | Size: 5.7GB
Category: Tuorial


Understanding Voxels (Intro to Pyro FX Section).
Particles Section.
Candle effect (Intro to Pyro FX Section).
Smoke trail (Intro to Pyro FX Section).
Gasoline explosion (Explosion Section).
Why you want to learn Houdini?

Houdini is a visual effects and 3D animation software like Maya or Blender,but what makes Houdini different and unique is the procedural system and has very powerful dynamic system that other softwares don’t have.You will be surprised how powerful this 3D application is.
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