COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POST PRODUCTION: NUKE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FCS 3010 POST PRODUCTION: NUKE ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Animation Film Design and Directing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MARKUS BERGER

Offered to

Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Play Writing-Dramaturgy
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Film Design and Directing
Carpet Kilim Old Fabric Patterns
Ceramic and Glass Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Painting
Musicology
Sculpture
Photography
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Fashion Clothing Design
Graphic Design
Music Technology

Course Objective

Getting a grasp on Digital Compositing techniques, rotoscoping, 2D tracking and 3D camera tracking, keying and color correction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing the fundamental difference between Node-based and Layer-based compositing systems and being able to know which one to use in which situation
2   Understand digital compositing workflows
3   Knowing how to remove elements or add elements to a sequence using rotoscoping
4   Recocnising problems in digital compositing and knowing how to fix them
5   Being able to compine real life footage with computer generated imagery (CGI)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Getting to know basic compositing concepts
2 Learning the difference between layer-based (After Effects) and node-based (Nuke) compositing system and getting familiar with their interfaces
3 Basic rotoscoping methods in After Effects
4 Basic rotoscoping methods in Nuke
5 2D tracking in After Effects
6 2D tracking in Nuke
7 3D camera tracking in Nuke
8 Getting to know basic keying methods in After Effects
9 Getting to know basic keying methods in Nuke
10 Particle Systems I
11 Particel Systems II
12 Multi Cannel Compositing techniques in After Effects
13 Multi Cannel Compositing techniques in Nuke
14 Color Correction
15 Practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Compositing Visual Effects - Steve Wright
Rotoscoping - Benjamin Bratt
The Art and Science of Digital Compositing - Ron Brinkman

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons
The instructor guides the students in creating projects and wants them to implement upon shown examples.
Revision and research of new technologies, applied studio practices and grading of exercises as well as encountered practical skills are shown every week during the first and the last hour by the instructor. The joining of in-class discussions, ideas about the preperations of projects and the presentation of opinions is being incouraged.
Practice
In the process of practice the students are shown examples on which methods can be used for production. Analogue to the shown examples within three weeks test works are expected from the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-Creativity in homework practices, perceptions and skill qualifications will be considered.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of lessons attendency is required
2.Not attending a lesson is not an accepted excuse for bringing homeworks or projects late.
3.Projects delivered after the project delivery date will not be accepted

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

markus.berger@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1311
LO.2311
LO.3311
LO.4311
LO.5311