Course Overview
Shake is used to create some of
the world's most celebrated visual effects - for seven years in a row
movies made using Shake have won the Oscar for best visual effects.
This
five day hands on course covers the essential feature set of Shake. You
will learn how to integrate computer-generated elements with live action
using motion tracking and colour-matching tools. You will also cover
keying and blue screen techniques and create stunning multi-layer
composites using Shake. If you would like to discuss your requirements
with us in advance, please call or email.
Course content
The
Shake workflow
· Importing images and sequences
· Using the
Viewer
Basic compositing
· Process Trees
Colour
correction
· Colour correction tools
· Using PlotScanLine
·
Concatenation
· Using Channel Isolation
· Using ColourMatch
Intermediate
compositing
· Essentials of compositing
· Creating a drop shadow
·
Animation
· Image Warping and Grain QuickPaint
· Setting
resolution
· Edit vs Paint mode
· Using the brushes
·
Stroke modes
· Creating a Write-On effect
· Painting in
perspective
· Dustbusing and rotoscoping
RotoShape
· Add
Shapes vs Edit Shapes
· Creating and modifying shapes
·
RotoShape exercise
· RotoTips
· RotoShape Viewer controls
Film
compositing
· The Vine composite
· Rendering at full resolution
Video/Audio
·
Video fields
· Keying
· Understanding Primatte
Advanced
compositing
· FileIn the source material
· Stabilisation
·
Building the composite
· The Curve Editor
Animation and
tracking
· Creating the Fairy
· One and four point tracking
·
Tracker adjustments
Command Line
· Shake in the Command Line
Questions
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