introduction visual effects
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POST PRODUCTION ANIMATIONPOST PRODUCTION ANIMATIONGKN 2133GKN 2133Mohd Jefri Samaroon
Faculty of Applied and Creative ArtsUniversiti Malaysia Sarawak
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Illusion & MagicWhat makes a magic trick work?
Are visual effects magic?
Introduction to Visual Effects Introduction to Visual Effects
1879 Altamira Spain
8 legged animals were drawn to show movement - Animation
We’ve always been interested in capturing our real world.
Early HistoryEarly History
Ancient Egypt: Wooden statues were used for prayer.
Some were mechanical, using a series of pullies activated by a nearby water source.
Pyrotechnics - Moving stages during the Renaissance
Automatons - What the heck are these?
First IllusionsFirst Illusions
Importance of Technology.
1800’s - Theatres thrived. They were huge and used advanced gas lighting systems.
Importance of story and its appeal.
What are the elements of theatre today?
TheatreTheatre
George Milies - The Father of Visual Effects
The first edit.
“Journey to the Moon” 1902. The first science fiction piece.
What’s the difference between Visual Effects and Special Effects?
• modify the real world• modify the virtual world
• In normal photography we try to reproduce reality
• In VFX we want to create something that doesn’t exist at all– …and also, fool people into believing it is real
Why Create VFX?Why Create VFX?
• What we want to see doesn’t exist
• What we want to see is too difficult or dangerous to photograph live
• We need to “fix” something we have photographed
• What about Story?
So What?So What?
• Whether VFX are shot on film or video depends on what the effects will be used for
• Often effects shots require much higher resolution than the viewing format
• The ability to shoot at a variety of speeds is also a determining factor
Format?Format?