CPSC 815

SPECIAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION

 

Purpose: The course will cover the topics in video special effects, compositing problems, effects animation, matchmoving and 3-D geometry. Along with color and texture reconstruction from 2-D images through the use of scripting languages and use of Apple Shake.

Projects Completed:

Assignment 1 - Image Compositing (Black & White)

Description:

Following the time-honored tradition of compositing published in the supermarket tabloids, create a composited image worthy of print in the "Weekly World News." For example, you may create an image of a space alien singing karaoke with an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas.

Assignment 2 - Image Compositing (Color)

Description:

Using Shake, create three separate composited images.

I.) using two or more live-action images set up for compositing

II.) using a computer-generated foreground object with a live-action image for the background

III.) using a live-action image for the foreground and a computer-generated background

Assignment 3 - Compositing with Sequences

Description:

Using Shake, create three separate composited sequences using combinations of live action footage and computer-generated elements. The composited sequences each had to be a different technique. The first sequence is a simple composite, the second was one involving the method of tracking and the third was matchmoving.