2nd Edition

The Filmmaker's Guide to Visual Effects The Art and Techniques of VFX for Directors, Producers, Editors and Cinematographers

By Eran Dinur Copyright 2024
214 Pages 141 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 141 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 141 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

The Filmmaker’s Guide to Visual Effects offers a practical, detailed guide to visual effects for non-VFX specialists working in film and television. In contemporary filmmaking and television production, visual effects are used extensively in a wide variety of genres and formats to contribute to visual storytelling, help deal with production limitations, and reduce budget costs. Yet, for many... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: VFX Fundamentals  1. Core Concepts  2. VFX as a Filmmaking Tool  3. From 2D to 3D  4. Separation  Part 2: The Inside Look  5. The VFX Workflow  6. Workflow Case Studies  Part 3: VFX in Production  7. Pre-production  8. On Set  9. Post-production  10. Realtime Rendering and Virtual Production  11. The Future  Index

Biography

Eran Dinur is an Emmy and VES award-winning VFX supervisor, artist, and author of The Complete Guide to Photorealism (2022, Routledge/Focal). His film and TV work includes The Trial of the Chicago 7, Hereditary, The Greatest Showman, Uncut Gems, The Wolf of Wall Street, Boardwalk Empire, Star Trek, and Iron Man. He is Director of Training and Artist Development at FuseFX, adjunct professor at the School of Visual Arts, and the author of several popular VFX courses at fxphd.com.