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Optical Special Effects

Optical Special Effects. By Jacob Knapp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z72jonE9zY8. INTRO: What Are Optical Special Effects. Visual Tricks. The Variety Digital Work Compositing Shots Backdrops/Set Pieces Creating New Techniques. A Famous Backdrop Painting From “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

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Optical Special Effects

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  1. Optical Special Effects By Jacob Knapp

  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z72jonE9zY8 INTRO: What Are Optical Special Effects

  3. Visual Tricks • The Variety • Digital Work • Compositing Shots • Backdrops/Set Pieces • Creating New Techniques A Famous Backdrop Painting From “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

  4. Georges MélièsEarly Camera Cinemagic

  5. In Demand • Hollywood Struggling • Television = • George Lucas • Star Wars • Steven Spielberg • Jaws

  6. Computer Graphics • 1990’s • Jurassic Park • Terminatah Two • Freedom • Less Annoying Extras • Anything • Complex • Algorithms Oy Vey!

  7. Motion Capture • Difficulty in Realism • Famous From LOTR • Precioussss innovation • Digital Markers

  8. How A Camera Works • Exposure • Two Chambers • Lens • Frames • 24 A Second

  9. Blue or Green Screens(And Mattes) • Digital Background • Pure Color • Matte • Block Exposure

  10. Skill Set • Creative • Artistic • Mathematical • …Computery

  11. Education • Start Young • Formal Education • Not Much • Best Programs • Carnegie Mellon • Johns Hopkins

  12. Salary • Greatly Varies • Average $46,000 • Effects Producer/Visual Designer • $$$$$$$

  13. Unions • (No Effects Union) • SAG • VES • IATSE

  14. Conclusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYDmH2B9XJw

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