Degree in Animation and VFX

Become a professional in 3D computer generated imagery, including special effects and 3D artwork. The Degree in Animation at La Salle Campus Barcelona is the first official undergraduate degree program in Catalonia.

Digital composition I

Description
This subject is an introduction to the digital composition to acquire the different techniques and procedures of the professional composition.
Type Subject
Tercer - Obligatoria
Semester
First
Course
2
Credits
3.00

Titular Professors

Previous Knowledge
Objectives

This subject consists in an introduction to the digital color and the composition. Its manly objective is to acquire different techniques and procedures of the professional composition with general knowledge of digital color. It is about encouraging reflection on some of the competences that build a good practice of composition. At the end of this course, the student will have to be able to combine their reflections with composition practices establishing the conceptual bases that will allow them to assimilate and structure a coherent and reasoned methodology of the composition: prior stage (definition and formats), execution phase (creativity, accuracy, optimization) and subsequent phase (revision and quality control QC). Internationalization of students through learning by doing with terminologie, comments and experiencies.

Contents

1.- NAMING CONVENTION
2.- COLORS LOG vs LIN
3.- FORMATS IN_WORK_OUT
4.- GRAIN VS NOISE
5.- FLOATING_POINT
6.- COLOR + OCIO
7.- DMP

Methodology

Master classes, the teacher develops an exercise
The student develops his own version of the exercise (practices and projects)
The teacher gives feedback and solutions to student version problems + up version

Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Basic Bibliography

The Art of Digital Color
www.openexr.com
Nukepedia.com
The Foundry.com
Digital Compositing for Film and Video 4th Ed
Steve Wright ASIN: B0794HC77X

Additional Material