The Art and Tech of Stagecraft
More info here: https://www.becomecgpro.com/icvfx-tech-artist
Time:
- Six week course begins on Feb 11, 2023 at 8:30am Pacific
- Office hours are on Tuesday nights beginning at 8pm Pacific (2-3 hours). Additional guest speaker will slot in here
- 1-2 Day complementary stage visit date and LA location TBD
Tentative Expanded Curriculum
- Week 01 - Set Prep (VAD)
- Set Design - Theory & Practice, scene setup, modeling tools, Bridge, scanning Art Dept props
- Set scanning - tech viz your shoots,
- Lighting - establish correct workflow, pre-light, light baking and dynamic lighting, hdri
- Scene optimization - mesh, texture and shader optimization
- Week 02 - Color - OCIO, color grading
- Level setup for collaborative working
- Building master scenes - For shooting we need animation and environment ready to shoot
- Week 03 - Stage Prep and team work - (General)
- Camera tracking (vive/oculus examples)
- Revision control - versioning, distributing projects, Perforce
- Scouting - Multi user/remote session, VR Scouting
- Remote control, dmx, level snapshot
- Week 04 - Greenscreen specific stage prep and shoot
- Inputs, composure layers, material function based keyer, image plate projection
- Run through example GS shoot!
- Week 05 - LED Wall specific stage prep and shoot
- nDisplay - Cluster setup, switchboard, Live Link
- Run through example wall shoot!
- Week 06 - Cinematography and on set concepts
What you'll get:
- Six week course
- Office hours are on Tuesday nights beginning at 8pm Pacific (2-3 hours). Additional guest speaker will slot in here.
- Keep the recordings and slides after the class is over.
- Class size is limited to around 15 people so people will be getting individualized attention.
- A private Facebook group to connect, share work, ask peers and teachers questions, get feedback and more
- Any other resources we can help with, from our network if appropriate, project management advice, help applying for jobs, building a reel, pitching your ideas and more.
- Connect with others on the same journey. Stop being frustrated by teaching yourself on YouTube.
- Get unstuck fast, create a great piece for your reel or pitch and have fun learning one of the most in demand skillsets today!
- Get masterclasses from prior cohorts to watch at your leisure