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Exploring VFX Careers: From Film Development to Core Skills

Dive into the world of VFX careers with Yen Yau, Talent Development Manager at Into Film. Learn about the stages of making a film, connecting to the curriculum, and the VFX skills spectrum. Discover the historical entry routes into VFX and how they are evolving. Explore Merida's iconic hair creation and the science behind VFX. Access valuable resources on core VFX skills, career profiles, and breakdown showreels for inspiration. Develop your portfolio with industry-standard tools like The Foundry NUKE and Autodesk Maya. Discover Fusion for all-in-one compositing and Sculptris for digital sculpting. Navigate useful websites and get in touch with Yen Yau to ignite your VFX career journey.

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Exploring VFX Careers: From Film Development to Core Skills

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  1. VFX careers – an introduction Yen Yau Talent Development Manager Into Film

  2. What drives you?

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  4. Stages of making a film

  5. Connecting to the Curriculum

  6. Getting on – the VFX skills spectrum .

  7. The Pipeline

  8. Routes In Historically, entry into VFX was informal, usually through the runner route. However, the industry is changing and most entrants now study a course offered by a private vocational training provider or a university.

  9. Merida – it’s all in the hair!

  10. Creating the hair and a wet dress

  11. Show me the science

  12. VFX Film Resources • The Core Skills of VFX • http://www.skillset.org/animation/qualifications/article_8377_1.asp • Breakdown showreels • http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=6591 • http://www.moving-picture.com/showreels/vfx-breakdowns/ • Individual Career Profiles and Case studies • http://www.dneg.com/career_profiles/

  13. Developing a Portfolio • The Foundry NUKE – The award-winning tool for visual effects and the industry’s standard software (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke/non-commercial/) • Autodesk Maya – 3D computer animation, modeling, visual effects and rendering software tool (http://www.autodesk.com/education/home) • Fusion Tools for compositing, keying, painting, animation, stereoscopic 3D and more, all in a single application. Currently only available for windows (https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion) • Sculptris If you're new to the world of digital sculpting, Sculptris is the ideal ground on which to get started (http://pixologic.com/sculptris/)

  14. Useful Websites BAFTA Guru Double Negative Escape Studios Shooting People Screen International The CG Society College of Production

  15. Creative Skillset http://creativeskillset.org/who_we_help/young_creative_talent/

  16. Getting in Touch yen.yau@intofilm.org Skills Fusion Second Light Labs @yenyau @getintofilm http://ow.ly/PiZAB

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