About This Course
This program focuses on creating eye catching and realistic 2D and 3D Dynamics effects using Particle Simulations and how to compose them for the final output.
You need to create effects as per the genre of the work. As per requirement of Director, you need to tweak it continuously to improve the quality. The workflow / pipeline get updated with every single project.
Level
Expert
Duration
24 Months
Hours
756 Hrs.
Softwares
10 Softwares
Your Advantage?
- Create and enhance your aesthetics and technical sense.
- Industry standard techniques for working on CHF (Cloth, Hair, Fur).
- Working on a shot single-handedly including Modeling, Texturing, Dynamics, Lighting and Animation.
- Manipulate techniques of 3D models and textures as per the requirement.
- Optimize the complete scene.
- Working on various aspects of simulations – fluids / liquids, object shattering and fracture. (building, glass, vehicles are more), blasts, debris, fire, smoke, blood, energy (balls, blasts, vortex and shockwaves), weather, storm clouds and more.
Applicable Jobs
- VFX Artist
- Compositor
- 3D FX/Simulation Artist (Water / Fire / Expositions / Natural phenomena and more)
Foundation
Softwares | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
 | Pre-Production (Story development and execution) | 60 hrs. |
 | Photography (Capturing the moments) | 05 hrs. |
 | Photoshop (Photo editing and compositing) | 20 hrs. |
 | 3ds Max (Photo editing and compositing) | 125 hrs. |
 | Premiere Pro (Video editing and effects) | 10 hrs. |
 | After Effects (Visual effects, motion graphics and compositing) | 20 hrs. |
| Total | 240 hrs. | |
Specialization
in VFX
Softwares | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| After Effects (Visual effects, motion graphics and compositing) | 30 hrs. |
 | Maya (Powerful 3D software for movies, series and visual effects) | 80 hrs. |
 | Nuke (Powerful node base compositing software for movies and series) | 60 hrs. |
 | PF Track (Node base 3D camera tracking software) | 20 hrs. |
 | Houdini (Dynamic simulation tools to create visual effects ) | 70 hrs. |
 | 3DEqualizer (Powerful matchmoving software) | 20 hrs. |
 | Katana (Powerful tool for look development and lighting) | 20 hrs. |
| Total | 300 hrs. | |
VFX / Effects
Softwares | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| After Effects Particle Simulation / Trapcode / Video Copilot (Visual effects, motion graphics and compositing) | 30 hrs. |
| Nuke Particle System / Advanced Compositing (Powerful node base compositing software for movies and series) | 15 hrs. |
| Maya Dynamics particle simulation | Fluid Simulation | 35 hrs. |
| Houdini Fracture Simulation | 40 hrs. |
| Houdini Liquid Simulation | 40 hrs. |
| Houdini Particle Simulation | 40 hrs. |
| VEX (Programming language to create complex effects) | 16 hrs. |
| Total | 216 hrs. | |
Portfolio Development
During these 24 months, you will be continuously in touch with your mentors for enhancement of your submission. The final grading will be calculated on the basis of your overall performance during the tenure of your course and quality of demoreel / portfolio.