Bsc in animation and VFX

B.Sc. in Animation & VFX (3 years)

Module 1- FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING, PERSPECTIVE & ANATOMY

• Fundamental of drawing & History of animation
• Introduction to perspective drawing
• Introduction to manniquins
• Introduction to Anatomy (Human & Animal)

ANIMATION LAYOUT DESIGN & ANIMATION PRINCIPLES

• Intro to Animation Classical
• Basic Assisgnments (mechanics)
  • Rolling coin Uniform, Rolling coin Harmonic
  • Rolling coin Vertical, Rolling coin Perspective
  • Falling or Bouncing Ball
  • Projectile
  • Wave Up, Wave Down, Full Wave
  • Pendulum
  • Pendulum with Thread (follow through)
  • Pendulum with Cushion (Ball Bounce)
  • Double Pendulum
  • Dog ear
  • Finger Point
  • Hand Lift
  • Flag
• Advance Assignments(Bio-Mechanics)
  • Bird flight
  • Man jump
  • Head turn
  • Man walk progressive (profile)
  • Man walk (cycle-profile)
  • Front Walk
  • Run cycle (profile)
  • Run to jump transition
  • Walk-Run-Stop (Transition)
  • Weight lift
  • Animal walk cycle
  • Interaction animation (lip sync)
• Sfx-Water

CONCEPT DESIGN - 2D PRE- PRODUCTION & COLOUR THEORY

• Concept & Visualization
• Design & Communication
• Pre-production
  

Module 2- 2D POST- PRODUCTION

2D Graphic software:

Photoshop

• Overview of Workarea & Basic tools
• Introduction to Menu Bar
• Introduction to Designing Tool Bar
• Understanding the various techniques of layers
• Portrait in photoshop
• Matte painting in photoshop

Coreldraw

• Overview of Workarea & Basic tools
• ntroduction to Menu Bar
• Introduction to Designing Tool Bar
• Shape
• Object
• Special Effect

2D Animation software: Flash

• Overview of Workarea & Basic tools
• Introduction to desiging tool
• Working with Layers & Symbols
• Animation Principles
• Introduction to Basic ActionScript
  

Module 3- 3D PRODUCTION

MAYA

Introduction to Computer Graphics with 3D Maya interface

MODELING

• NURBS Modeling
• Polygon Modeling
• Subdiv Modeling

TEXURING

• Basics overview of hyper shade
• Different types of Materials & Shaders
• Different types of UV mapping
• Overview to 3D paint tool

LIGHTING

• Inroduction to Lighting
• Features of different Lights

RENDERING & CAMERA

• Introduction to Camera & Rendering Concept

RIGGING

• Introduction Character Setup
• Character Setup Features
• Bind & Skinning

DYANAMICS & PAINT EFFECTS

• Introduction to Dynamic Effects
• Partcle
• Fluid
• Rigid body & Soft body
• Fur
• Hair
• N-Cloth
• Introduction to paint Effect

3D CHARACTER ANIMATION WITH ACTING

• 3D Character ANIMATION
  • Bouncing Ball
  • Pendulum
  • Box with Antena
  • Possing Character
  • Sitting & Standing
  • walkcycle
  • Upstair & Downstair
  • Run cycle
  • Jump
  • Moving Object(Constraint)
  • Throughing ball(hide & Show)
  • Lipsync
  • Expression
  • Acting Scene

Z-brush

• Modeling
  • The Projection Master, Zbrush Pipeline Basics
  • Z-sphere
  • Z-sketch
  • Morph target
  • Retopologization
  • Sculpting with different brushes
  • Subtool Master and Transpose Master
• Texturing
  • The Projection Master, texturing
  • Displacement maps in Zbrush
  • Displacement maps in Maya
  • Normal map theory, fixing normal maps
  • Poly painting texturing
  • Evaluation & Presentation
    

Module 4- COMPOSITING and VFX

Technical Concepts of Film & Tv

After Effect

• Introduction to Interface
• Working with Timeline
• Masking & Keying
• Color Correction
• Paint Tool
• Tracking & Stabilize
• Working with Effects preset
• Working with Text & Audio
• Camera & Lights
• Particles
• Rendering technique

Fusion

• Introduction to Workflow
• Working with Nodes & workflow
• Tracking
• Stabilize
• Keying
• Particles
• Color Correction
• Intoduction to paint Cloning
• Rig Removal
• Introduction to Different Massking Tools
• Introduction to 3D tools & uses
• Working with Lights & Camera

NUKE

• Introduction and Project Overview
• Interface and Nodes
• Images and Channels
• Mattes and Rotoscoping
• Colour and Grading
• Image Transformations
• 3D Compositing
• Adding Shaders & Lights

Motion Builder

• Introduction to Motion Builder
• Introduction to Key frame Animation
• Introduction to Motion Capture
• Introduction to Physics in Motion Builder
• Introduction to character setup
  

Module 5- Advanced Specialisation

• Modeling & Texturing
• Lighting & Rendering
• Rigging & Animation
• Compositing & VFX
  

Module 6- Project & Portfolio Evaluation

• Planning & Analysis

• Portfolio

• Evaluation & Presentation