1st Edition
Advanced Visual Effects Compositing Techniques for Working with Problematic Footage
1. Working with Bad Green Screen 2. Motion Tracking the Untrackable 3. Altering and Repairing Plates 4. Re-Lighting Shots 5. Creating Depth with 2.5D 6. Damaging the Undamaged 7. Improving and Replacing Poor Stock Footage 8. Tackling Complex VFX Shots
Biography
Lee Lanier has worked as a professional computer animator and visual effects (VFX) artist since 1994. He has more than 70 features, shorts, music videos, trailers, and commercials to his credit. Lee has written eight high-end software books that have sold more than 30,000 copies, has authored VFX training videos for lynda.com, has taught VFX compositing at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, and is a member of the Visual Effects Society (VES). A strong supporter of the arts, Lee co-founded the Dam Short Film Festival—Nevada’s largest film festival—and continues to serve as its executive director. He also co-manages the Boulder City branch of Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, curates several art gallery spaces, and is an avid painter. You can see his work at beezlebugbit.com and diabolica-art.com.
