jesskessonMay 21, 20211 min readVFX - Showreel and BreakdownI've completed various VFX shots over the course of this unit, and I decided to create some reels of all of my work from this unit, and...
jesskessonMay 21, 20213 min readVFX - Portal Shot Part 5 (Final)As another quick experiment, I decided to try again with creating a light patch on the door to help integrate it better into the scene. I...
jesskessonMay 19, 20215 min readVFX - Case StudyA Case Study on Audience Feedback in the VFX Industry Audience feedback is important for any project. If a project isn’t popular then the...
jesskessonMay 19, 20212 min readVFX - Portal Shot Part 4Taking the feedback I received into account, I decided to experiment a bit with roto shapes on my door to see if I could add any shadows...
jesskessonMay 18, 20213 min readVFX - Feedback and EvaluationI received feedback for my portal shot, which has been a huge insight into what a viewer of my work thinks about it. I say this because...
jesskessonMay 8, 20214 min readVFX - Portal Shot Part 3Continuing on from where I left off last time, I had just gotten the card into a good place and decided to try and roto out the bottom of...
jesskessonMay 3, 20213 min readVFX - 3D Portal Shot Part 2Continuing from where I left off with the 3D tracking, it was now time to add in an image. Using the new section of the node graph, I...
jesskessonMay 3, 20213 min readVFX - 3D Portal Shot part 1The final practical task in the VFX unit I have to complete is a 3D tracked shot with an image of a door somewhere in the scene. Since...
jesskessonApr 28, 20214 min readVFX - PrevisualisationPrevisualisation is a great way to plan out how a VFX shot is going to look and progress. It can be done either with 2D images or with 3D...
jesskessonApr 16, 20215 min readNuke - RotoscopingThe next exercise I did involved rotoscoping, which is done on complex, moving objects. This is most commonly used when applying FX to...
jesskessonMar 5, 20217 min readNuke - Planar TrackingNow that I've had a quick tutorial in Nuke and am a bit more familiar with how the interface works and how to create simple animations...
jesskessonFeb 26, 20214 min readNuke - IntroductionOver the course of the second VFX Unit of this course, I'll be using the programme Nuke to create a showreel of our work this year. This...