FXPhD BKD227 Background Fundementals

Class 1: An interview with Caitlin Procter, 3D Artist Manager at Double Negative, looking into the structure of working at a big facility.

Class 2: A close look at the workflow used for producing classes in the fxphd Sydney office.

Class 3: A look at two 2013 Sci-Tech award winners related to animation: pose space deformation (PSD) and Weta Digital's linear-elastic finite-element system to build muscles, skin and fat called Tissue.

Class 4: The work of DI3D and Ten24 using markerless face scanning technology.

Class 5: Testing a couple of Photogrammetry softwares out there, what works and what doesn't.

Class 6: Looking at the situation with Rhythm & Hues, what's chapter 11? How each country differs in terms of bankruptcy laws. How we can better prepare ourselves for changes in the short term and long term.

Class 7: Looking at the changing trends in our industry and what we can learn from the gaming industry.

Class 8: Mike talks to Graham Sharp of Grass Valley about the revolution that is about to come to the world of live TV production.

Class 9: LED lighting is getting popular these days, but just how good are LED lights?

Class 10: Mike shares a few tips on what you can do if you are working in small facilities.