Track
Digital Designing
Duration
60 hours
Skill Level
Advanced
Language
English
About this Course
Create sophisticated animations and integrate VFX for high-end multimedia projects.
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
- Downloading and Installation of Maya
- Differences between 2D and 3D
- Software Interface and Navigation
- Perspective, Control and Viewport Understanding
- Introduction to Modelling
- Type of Primitives and Its Uses
- Modelling Tools (Extrude, Bevel, Bridge, Connect)
- Modelling Tools (Combine, Separate, Fill, Mirror)
- Model a Props
- Geometry of Model Study
- Understanding UV Mapping
- UV Unwrapping and Its Type
- UV Unwrapping of 3d Model
- Basics of Texturing
- Introduction to Material and Its Type
- Different Types Texture Maps
- Introduction to Lighting
- Types of Lights in Maya
- Setting up Lighting for Scenes
- Rendering Settings
- Case Study on Lighting and Texturing
- Introduction of Rigging
- Creating Joint Structures of Face
- Creating Joint Structures of Body
- Skinning and Weight Painting
- Setting up Controllers for Animation
- IK/FK Setup
- Facial Rigging Basics
- Deformers in Rigging
- Advanced Character Rigging Techniques
- Rigging for Mechanical Models
- How to Rig in Production Pipeline
- Conceptualizing a 3D animation project
- Asset Management
- Asset creation
- Human character poses
- Pose to pose animation
- Straight ahead animation
- Graph Adjustment
- Weight Shifting Push
- Character Animation
- Timeline and milestones
- Collaborative aspects of production
- Blender Introduction and Installation
- Introduction to 3D modelling
- Types of 3D Models - Mesh and NURBS Models
- Type of Object
- Modelling Tools
- Modelling Techniques
- Creating simple 3D models
- Geometry of Model
- Model a Props
- Edit a Model
- Understand Sculpting
- Sculpting for Character
- Introduction to renderer Engine Cycle
- Introduction to renderer Engine EEVEE
- Why Lighting in Important
- Understanding Lighting
- Basics of 3D lighting
- Types of Point Light, Sun Light.
- Types of Spot Light, Area Light.
- Different Lighting effects
- Lighting setup for Interior and Exterior Scene
- Enhancing mood with lighting
- Working with HDRI
- Image Based Lighting
- Understanding Shading Workspace, UV Mapping, Texture Painting
- Applying Material to Object
- Understand Different Maps
- Applying textures to 3D models
- UV Mapping
- Unwrapping Model
- Understanding Perspectives
- Principles of 3D Composition
- Navigating in 3D Space
- Viewport Control
- Camera Angles and Movements
- Introduction to Mesh Modeling
- Selecting Mesh Components
- Joining & Merging a Mesh
- Extrude Tool
- Bevel Tool
- Loop Cut Tool
- Subdivision Surface Modifier
- Demo of Modeling a Prop
- Introduction to Materials
- Principled BSDF Shader
- Understanding the Shader Nodes Editor
- Demonstrating a few types of surfaces
- Introduction to Textures
- Basics of UV Unwrapping
- Using Image Textures in Materials
- Creating Procedural Textures
- Using Normal Map & Bump Map
- Introduction to Lighting
- Sun Light
- Spot Light
- Understanding HDRI Map
- Introduction to Animation
- Introduction to Rendering in Blender
- Animating Object Transforms
- Setting Up the Render Engine
- Understanding Render Resolution and Aspect Ratio
- Installing and understanding Unity
- Unity Interface and Navigation
- Basic Object Manipulation
- Unity Workflow Overview
- Creating Basic 3D Objects
- Using the Transform Tools
- Organizing Assets in Unity
- Applying Materials and Textures
- Saving and Exporting Projects
- Case Study 1: Creating a Simple Scene
- Unity’s 3D Coordinate System
- Navigating Unity’s Scene View
- Creating and Modifying Objects in Unity
- Using Move, Rotate, and Scale Tools
- Introduction to Unity’s Prefabs
- Managing Scenes and Lighting
- Using Layers and Tags in Unity
- Adding Colliders and Rigid body Components
- Creating Animations in Unity
- Case Study 2: Designing a Game Level Layout
- Using Unity Asset Store
- Advanced Object Manipulation
- Creating Custom Scripts in Unity
- Working with Particle Systems
- Setting Up Lighting for Realism
- Creating Interactions with Scripts
- Optimizing Performance
- Exporting Projects for Multiple Platforms
- Debugging and Error Handling
- Case Study 3: Designing a Fully Interactive Scene
- Unity Collaboration Tools
- Using Timeline for Cinematics
- Preparing Assets for Presentation
- Annotating Projects in Unity
- Setting up Multiplayer Components
- Using Unity Recorder for Animations
- Importing and Exporting Assets
- Enhancing Visuals with Post-Processing
- Optimizing Game Performance
- Case Study 4: Multiplayer Game Setup
- Capstone Project Overview
- Planning and Setting Up the Project
- Creating Detailed Game Levels
- Applying Advanced Textures and Materials
- Lighting and Post-Processing for Final Output
- Scripting Advanced Interactions
- Testing and Debugging
- Finalizing and Exporting the Project
- Reviewing the Final Project
- Case Study 5: Presenting the Final Game Project
- Defining VFX and Its Role in Media
- Evolution of VFX Techniques
- Historical Context and Notable VFX Milestones
- Historical Context and Notable VFX Milestones
- From Practical Effects to Digital VFX
- From Practical Effects to Digital VFX
- Pioneering Films and Artists
- Pioneering Films and Artists
- VFX Pipeline Overview
- Pre-Production: Concept Art, Storyboarding, Previs
- Pre-Production: Concept Art, Storyboarding, Previs
- Production: On-Set VFX (Green Screen, Motion Capture)
- Production: On-Set VFX (Green Screen, Motion Capture)
- Post-Production: Compositing, Rendering, Final Touches
- Post-Production: Compositing, Rendering, Final Touches
- Collaboration between Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, And Animation Teams
- Collaboration between Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, And Animation Teams
- Color Theory for VFX
- Color Psychology and Its Impact on Storytelling
- Color Psychology and Its Impact on Storytelling
- How Color Grading Enhances the Mood of VFX Shots
- How Color Grading Enhances the Mood of VFX Shots
- Real-World Examples of Color Grading in VFX Films
- Real-World Examples of Color Grading in VFX Films
- Understanding Motion Capture (MoCap)
- Types of MoCap
- Types of MoCap
- Applications in Gaming, Film and Virtual Production
- Applications in Gaming, Film and Virtual Production
- Processes in MoCap
- Processes in MoCap
- Analyzing Iconic VFX Shots
- Deconstructing Shots from Popular Films
- Deconstructing Shots from Popular Films
- Identifying VFX Elements in Iconic Scenes
- Identifying VFX Elements in Iconic Scenes
- VFX Budgeting and Cost Estimation
- Factors Affecting VFX Budgets
- Factors Affecting VFX Budgets
- Balancing Quality and Cost
- Balancing Quality and Cost
- Visual Effects and Rotoscoping Overview
- The Evolution and Impact of Rotoscoping in Indian Cinema
- Interface
- Introduction to Silhouette, Nodes and preferences
- Roto with Static Camera
- Roto with Linear Camera Movments
- Stereo Rotoscope
- Roto with Point Tracking
- Difference between Mocha and Point tracker
- Shape Based Tracking
- Roto of Hairs
- Render in Silhouette
- Case study - Rotoscoping
- Understanding the Interface
- Project and Composition Settings
- Importing Footage
- Basic Tools and Navigation
- Keyframe Animation Basics
- Working with Layers
- Understanding Timeline and Keyframes
- Basic Transform Properties (Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity)
- Previewing and Rendering Basics
- Creating Text Layers
- Text on path
- Text on path
- Animating Text
- Animating text Changing Source Text
- Animating text Changing Source Text
- Advanced Text Animation Techniques
- Working with Masks
- Text and track matte
- Luma vs Alpha
- Luma vs Alpha
- Text with blende modes
- Text with blende modes
- Kinetic Typography
- Link and parenting
- Link and parenting
- Case study - Text and Typography
- Principles of Motion Graphics
- Using Motion Paths
- Creating Infographics
- Animating Logos
- Basic Motion Tracking
- Advanced Motion Tracking Techniques
- Plugins for effective motion graphics
- Effects and Presets
- Advanced Animation Techniques
- Morphing Objects and Shapes
- Morphing Objects and Shapes
- Character Animation Basics
- Character Animation Basics
- Puppet Tool and Mesh Deformation
- Puppet Tool and Mesh Deformation
- Using the Graph Editor for Advanced Animations
- Using the Graph Editor for Advanced Animations
- Introduction to Chroma keying
- Basics of Compositing
- Proportion and perspective
- Proportion and perspective
- Pre-composing
- Pre-composing
- Working with Multiple Compositions
- Rotoscoping Basics
- Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques
- Linear Keying
- Advance Spill suppressor
- Advance Spill suppressor
- Keylight for chroma screen
- Luma Key
- Luma Key
- Screen matte
- Screen matte
- Advanced Keying Techniques mask
- Light wrap
- Light wrap
- Adding grains
- Adding grains
- Color Grading and Correction
- Creating and Using Adjustment Layers
- Creating and Using Adjustment Layers
- Introduction to Color Correction
- Introduction to Color Correction
- Using Curves and Levels
- Using Curves and Levels
- Color Grading Techniques
- Day to night
- Day to night
- Introduction to Green Screen Keying
- Using Keylight for Keying
- Advanced Keying Techniques
- Creating and Using Matte Paintings
- Digital Set Extension Techniques
- Introduction to Special Effects
- Creating Fire, Smoke, and Explosions
- Simulating Rain and Snow
- Using Particle Systems
- Advanced Particle Effects
- Particular (plugin)
- Particular (plugin)
- Partical CC
- Partical CC
- Introduction to 3D Space
- Working with 3D Layers
- Animating cameras in 3D space
- Lights in 3D Space
- Creating Shadow with Light
- Using 3D Plugins (e.g., Element 3D)
- Audio in After Effects
- Audio Effects and Keyframing
- Audio Effects and Keyframing
- Syncing Audio with Visuals
- Syncing Audio with Visuals
- Creating 3D box animation
- Google earth with after effects
- .Jsx render and compositing
- .Jsx render and compositing
- Depth of Field and Motion Blur
- Working with HDR Footage
- Multi-pass Compositing
- Paint and Wire Removal (Theory)
- Introduction to the Paint Tool
- Using Clone Stamp and Eraser Tools
- Wire and Rig Removal Techniques
- Introduction to Stereoscopic 3D
- VR and 360° Video Editing
- Creating clean plate
- Removing character
- Sky replacement
- Using Trapcode Suite (Particular, Form)
- Using Optical Flares
- Using Red Giant Universs
- Other Commonly Used Plugins
- Introduction to Scripts
- Using Scripts for Workflow Automation
- Advanced Expressions and Scripting
- Introduction to Tracking and its Types
- Introduction to Camera Tracking Software
- Auto Tracking Fundamentals
- Camera Solving
- Lens Distortion Workflow
- Lens Distortion Workflow
- Adjusting Tracking
- Geometry Tracking
- Manual camera tracking
- Exporting shapes in After effects and Nuke
- Tracking - Case study
- Interface and Navigation
- Setting up projects
- Setting up projects
- Introduction to nodes and basic operations
- Introduction to nodes and basic operations
- Basic Compositing Workflow
- Import background and foreground elements.
- Import background and foreground elements.
- Reformat
- Reformat
- Merge node
- Merge node
- Use of Transform nodes
- Use of Transform nodes
- Rotoscoping Basics Introduction to Rotoscoping
- Creating and animating rotoshapes
- Creating and animating rotoshapes
- Premult
- Premult
- Introducing the Concept of Keying.
- Linear key
- Linear key
- Primate
- Primate
- Keyer
- Keyer
- Edge refinement
- Spill suppression.
- Spill suppression.
- Merge Operation
- Log Footage
- Color Correction Techniques
- Grade node
- Grade node
- Color correction
- Color correction
- Intermediate Compositing Techniques - Case Study
- Keylight
- IBK
- Lightwrap
- Advanced Color Grading Techniques
- Matching colors of different elements
- Matching colors of different elements
- Introduction to 3D Space
- Matte Painting
- Camera movment
- Camera movment
- Integrating Chroma Keying Using 3D Space
- Intoduction to Paint
- Retouching the moving objects
- Retouching the moving objects
- Removing wire
- Removing wire
- Case Study
- Demonstrate the Tracker Node
- Point Tracking
- Roto with Planer Tracking
- Camera Tracking
- Point Cloud Generator
- Point Cloud Generator
- Integrate Multiple Elements
- Use 3D Space to Animate Elements
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
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