Introduction to Visual Effects Creation

FILM TV X 477.241B

Gain an understanding of the creation of visual effects and complete a short VFX sequence using Adobe After Effects.

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In Person
Starting at $785.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Set up and light a simple VFX plate in the right way
  • Navigate Adobe After Effects effectively
  • Create quality mattes with chroma keying
  • Add a visual element to a properly matchmoved plate
  • Properly organize a basic pipeline from ingest through export

About this course:

Gain an understanding of the creation of visual effects. Students break down the core disciplines involved in creating visual effects, including compositing, 3D animation, cloth simulations, tracking technology, rotoscoping, cleanplating, paint and stereoscopic. Other topics include performance capture, VFX supervision, studio pipelines, understanding color for VFX, virtual production and XR. Requirements for both film and TV are examined though lectures, exercises and industry guests who discuss their work on specific effects-driven projects. Students also complete a short VFX sequence using Adobe After Effects.

Winter 2025 Schedule

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Thursday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
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Instructor: Bryan Wieder
400917
Fee:
$785.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
Notes

Internet access required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 22, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials
Schedule
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Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Jan 9, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Jan 16, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Jan 23, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Jan 30, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Feb 6, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Feb 13, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Feb 20, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Feb 27, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Mar 6, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Mar 13, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B
Lecture
Thu Mar 20, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 121B

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