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In Visual Effects Foundations, celebrated visual effects veteran and VES member Noel Hooper offers a thorough explanation of the tools, techniques, and workflows aspiring visual effects artists and students require to create engaging visual effects and break into today’s film, television, and wider entertainment industries. Accessible, full-color tutorials examine pre-production considerations, visual effects on set, imaging data, color management, lighting, integration concepts, postproduction workflows, career skills, and visual effects artistry. An extensive companion website features video demonstrations of the techniques described in the book, project materials, and instructor resources.

Table of Contents:
Introduction History of Visual Effects in Filmmaking VFX / Film Production Production ManagementRoles of Visual Effects and Film Production Pipeline Pre-Production Concept Art Storyboarding Pre-Visualization Breakdowns Production On-set Data Collection Tech Visualization Post Production Post Visualization Editing Visual Effects Sound Digital Intermediate Distribution Chapter 1 : The Digital Image Image Data Channels Bit depth Resolution Aspect Ratios Pre-multiplication File Formats Codecs Frame Rate Color Management Color Space Display Gamma Linear Workflow LUTs Log/Lin Color Pipeline Color scopes Color Manipulation Gamma/Gain/Offset/Contrast/Saturation White Point/Black Point Color Curves Chapter 2 : Light (50 pages) Lighting Concepts Color Temperature Intensity Shadows Direct Lighting Light Placement Indirect Lighting/Global Illumination Light Types Light Quality Hi/Low Key Lighting Techniques 3 Point Lighting Lighting Greenscreens/Bluescreens Lighting Workflows IBL HDRI lighting HDRI acquisition/creation Plate analysis Chapter 3 : Cameras (50 pages) Camera Concepts Camera Construction Lens Construction Exposure Aperture Sensor/Film Back Frame Rate F-Stop/T-Stop Depth of field ISO Bokeh Shutter Prime/Zoom Lenses Motion Blur Lens Distortion Nodal point Chromatic Aberration Camera Techniques Photography Framing/Staging Composition Continuity Types of shots Camera Motion Stereography Camera Workflows Tracking markers Camera Tracking 2D Tracking Lens Distortion Metadata Data Storage/Transfer Chapter 4 : Action (50 pages) Action Concepts Scene scale Camera Position Lighting Position Action Techniques 3D Animation Production Plates Miniatures Stop Motion Dynamics/Simulations Special Effects Stock Elements Matte Painting Action Workflows Survey Object Tracking Motion/Performance Capture Facial Capture Lidar Photogrammetry Laser/Cyber Scanning Texture Acquisition Camera Projection Scene Data Storage/Transfer Clean Plates Chapter 5 : Integration Integration Concepts Perspective/Horizon Scale (Physical and Temporal) Color/Atmosphere Render Passes Image Matrix Compositing Integration Techniques Keying Rotoscoping Color matching Grain Operations Relighting Motion Blur Noise/Grain Image Distortion Temporal Distortion Image Processing/Filters Integration Workflows Node Based Compositing 2D/3D Compositing Layer Based Compositing Depth Based Compositing Deep Based Compositing Stereoscopic Compositing Case Studies 1. Rig Removal 2. Greenscreen Window 3. Matte Painting / Set Extension 4. Camera tracking – integrating 2D/3D elements to plate with moving camera 5. Object Tracking – integrating 2D/3D elements to plate with a moving object

About the Author :
With more than 20 years of experience, Emmy nominated Visual Effects Supervisor Noel Hooper has composited visual effects for over 90 films and television productions, held posts at Canada’s top visual effects studios, and garnered two Gemini wins and another nomination. In 2004 he co-founded his own visual effects studio where he works as a senior visual effects artist and supervisor. He also leads the Visual Effects program at Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada, where he teaches students the art and science of visual effects. Noel is a member of the Visual Effects Society, and his film and television credits as a visual effects supervisor and digital compositor include The Road, Boardwalk Empire, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, Dominion, and Combat Hospital.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781138675964
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 356
  • Width: 191 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1138675962
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jan 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Core Concepts, Techniques, and Workflows


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