3D Modeling for Production by Bradley Sick

The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), The John Hughes Institute and HKVFX - Visual Effects Training, bring you a 2-day hands-on Modeling Techniques for Production and Essential Workflows of Modeling for VFX Lecture by Bradley Sick.

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Bradley Sick is a veteran modeler with over 17 years of experience in the Visual Effects industry, having worked as a modeling supervisor on television commercials and many feature films while at Rhythm & Hues Studios. He was most recently the modeling supervisor on the Oscar-winning film Life of Pi (2012)

Bradley's Demo Reel

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Bradley's IMDB

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Hands-on Workshop (2-days)

Dates: 28 & 29 April, 2014
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: MAC 3 Lab, Level 1 SME Technopreneur Centre 2, Cyberjaya
Map: Click here for the map
Session type: Hands-on workshop using Autodesk Maya 2011
Pre-requisites: Intermediate knowledge of Autodesk Maya is required for you to follow the hands-on workshop.

Workshop content;

Day 1

• The subset of essential modeling tools in Maya for VFX workflows
  
• Setting up a Project/ Blocking with Primitives
  
• Transforming Primitives into a coherent Mesh
  
• Edge flows principles used in modeling for VFX
  
• Soft Bevels, Extruding and Smoothing
  
• Introduction to UVs ­ projections, editing, layout
  
• Common modeling operations for VFX 
  

Day 2

• Creating materials using Hypershade
  
• Final Detailing and using NURBS
  
• Mirroring and Duplicate Special for creature and prop modeling
  
• Rigging considerations in VFX character and prop asset building
  
• Mesh cleanup, mesh exactness, and repeatability
  
• Setting up and rendering a turntable
  
• Participant project screening and class critique
  

Lecture (1/2 day)

Dates: 30 April, 2014
Time: 10am to 1pm
Venue:  Rebung 1 & 2, Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), MSC Malaysia Headquarters, 2360 Persiaran APEC, 63000, Cyberjaya
Map: Click here for the map
Session type: Lecture and Q&A
Pre-requisites: None

Lecture content;

• Definition of a model
  
• Types of models
  
• The modeling process
  
• Working with references
• Using appropriate software
• Further steps in the process
• The process after modeling
  
  • Painting and lookdev
  • Rigging and animation testing
  • Tracking and Matchmoving
  • Lighting/Rendering
  • Compositing
  • Final!

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

LECTURE REGISTRATION

NOTE: You may register for both the workshop and the lecture sessions, but only eligible participants will be selected for the workshop due to limited seats.

For further inquiries please email us at info@visualEffectsTraining.my

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