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The Process of Making Movie Magic – Learning About Special Visual Effects (VFX)
Eli Jarra
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Is your learner interested in Visual Effects, but you don’t know where to start? Then this is the class for you!
We'll de-mystify the process behind Visual Effects and learn about the methods that help create all that movie magic.
Class experience
Beginner - Advanced Level
In this On-Going class, learners will be taught the basic concepts that Visual Effects are based on. Most people don’t realize Visual Effects are over a century old, which is why we’ll hi-light its evolution by taking a peek into its past and seeing that history which started over 120 years ago. In this lecture style environment, I’ll provide some before/after shots that I worked on highlighting key compositing tasks that were done for the shot in the movie or tv show. Learners can start...
This class is taught in English.
STUDENT TAKEAWAYS: • Inspire and encourage students by seeing previous VFX work done throughout history; • Introduction to VFX Concepts & Theory; • A better understanding of how VFX works; • Introduction to VFX tools and software accessible to them; • Adding VFX to their own creations; • The ability to apply some of this newly learned information to their own work; • Their questions answered by an industry veteran of 30 years;
I'm an industry veteran of over 25 years. I still perform VFX tasks on a daily basis for a variety of shows. My IMDB page lists all of my latest work. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1283361/
Homework Offered
On occasion students will be asked to write a short story or draw a storyboard of a scene that might incorporate some visual effects shots. If the student so chooses, they can upload their storyboards for me to review.Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Anaglyph 3D glasses (red & blue) on Amazon $10 https://amzn.to/3CEwgiy Access to a camera. Any digital camera will do, even a cell phone camera will be fine. Students will be asked to take some pictures using some of the techniques discussed in class. Students can upload one or two of their favorites for me to review.
Sources: https://www.photopea.com/ https://cosmic.pictures http://nearpod.com/ http://youtube.com
ABOUT ME: Meet Eli Jarra, Senior Artist and VFX Supervisor in Los Angeles. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Eli graduated from Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts with a degree in Broadcasting. Over the span of his 25 year career, Eli has...
Group Class
$28
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-7 learners per class
