1st Semester -

• Introduction to History of Animation and the development of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation and evolution of 3d animation.
• Analysis of different type of 3D Animation.
• Introduction to 3d production pipeline.
• Demonstrate basic tools and techniques of 3D animation.
• The basic concepts of construction, line of action, perspective, developing good drawing skills.
• Exploring the Maya Interface and hotkeys.
• Introduction to Modelling, Creation of 3D objects.
• Transforms: position, scale and rotation.
• Managing objects: layers, hide, and isolate.
• Modelling with Polygons.
• Modelling with NURBS.
• 3D assets and props modelling.
• Low poly model with good topology.
• Construction techniques for clean edge flow.
• Digital sculpting.

2nd Semester -

• Introduction to materials.
• Adding basic lights and cameras.
• Unwrapping UVs & mapping.
• Texturing.
• Editing and creating textures in Photoshop.
• Creating studio lighting in 3D.
• Basic exterior lighting.
• Different types of light and Shaders in Maya.
• Render Material, basics of material, applying of maps, BIP map picture, hyper shade, mental ray material, bump mapping, ramp shader, 3d paint tools.
• Depth map shadow, rate race shadows, basics of camera, depth of field, mental ray, software rendering, Batch rendering.
• Arnold Rendering.

3rd Semester -

• Introduction to rigging.
• Introduction to mechanical rigging.
• Parent child relation and hypergraph hierarchy.
• Constraints and deformer in rigging.
• Introduction to human rigging.
• IK FK Blend.
• Introduction to skinning.
• Skin painting using skin weight paint tool.
• Animation principles and its uses.
• Strong dynamic posing.
• Line of action.
• Concept of Blocking, Splining and adding Life.
• Bouncing Ball animation.
• Pendulum animation.
• Walk cycle, run cycle, Jump cycle.
• Adding personality to a walk.
• Head turns.
• Advance Body Mechanism.
• IK FK Blend Animation.
• Acting for animation.
• Character Lip sync animation.
• Facial expression.
• Eye Blink and eye dart.
• Importing the audio file.
• Graph Editor, Dope sheet.
• Finalizing the camera shots, playblast.

SOFTWARE USED -

• MAYA – Modelling, Rigging, Animation.
• Z Brush – Digital Sculpting.
• Substance Painter – Texturing.
• Photoshop – Texturing.
• Premiere pro – Final Editing.

MAIN LEVELS OF COMPOSITING -

• Tracking
• Levels
• Grain
• Edge Detail
• Focus
• Lens Fx
• Perspective
• Lighting

TOPIC TO BE COVERED -

• Introduction to interface & creating nodes
• Merging and transform
• Matte painting and rotoscopy
• Colour spaces
• Colour correction
• Tracking and stabilizing
• Basic of keying
• Advanced of keying
• Colour matching with Bg
• Basic of stereoscopy
• 3d environment (Object & Matte painting)
• 3d tracking and match moving
• Advanced 3d tracking
• Camera projection
• Set extension
• Compositing CG render passes
• Workflow of open EXR files
• Stereo conversion

Nuke

• Introduction to Nuke
• How To Composite Muzzle Flashes, Gun Smoke, & More Gun FX Stock Footage
• How To Composite VFX Stock Footage Into Any CG Star Wars Scene
• How to Composite 2D VFX Stock Footage Into a 3D Scene
• How to Key .R3D Explosion VFX Stock Footage Shot on Blue
• How to Use Multi-Channel OpenEXR Passes
• How to Add Depth to a Photograph Using 3D Projection
• Compositing Aerial Explosions in Nuke
• How To Create a Lightsaber Effect
• Creating a Star Wars Scene Using Miniature and VFX
• How to Create a Custom Flag Using a UV Pass

After Effects Motion Graphics-

• Learn the After Effects Interface.
• Layers, Sound, and Movement.
• Creating Artwork for Animation.
• Shape Layers, Mattes, and More.
• Get comfy with After Effects.
• Steepness equals Speed.
• Arcs and Oscillations.
• Bounces, Impacts, Overlaps.
• Squashes, Stretches, Secondary Animation.
• How to work faster.
• Eye Trace and More.
• Breaking the Rules.
• Extended Critique Period.

Silhouette

• Introduction to Roto
• Why Use Silhouette FX for Roto
• Silhouette FX User Interface
• When to Use Bezier, B-spline & X-spline
• How to do Hair Roto
• How to do Cloth Roto
• How to Point Track in Silhouette FX Roto
• How to Planar Track in Silhouette FX Roto
• How to Mocha Track in Silhouette FX Roto
• How to do Stereo Roto
• How to Export and Render ROTO
• How to Render Different Color Shapes for ROTO Showreel

Mocha

• Introduction to Mocha Essentials
• Mask Creation and Tracking
• Planar Tracker - Introduction, Translation, Rotation, Skew and Perspective
• Mastering AdjustTrack
• Introduction to Rotoscoping with Mocha
• Introduction to Mocha Pro Modules
• Stabilize Module
• Lens Module introduction

Houdini

• Interface
• Importing 3D Assets
• Grouping the objects one of the most important topic
• Scatter the objects & Alignments
• Orienting objects along the curve
• Procedural Starcase
• Procedural brick pattern model
• Creating cool animation using AttributeVOP node
• Create Smoke Simulations like a Pro
• Guide to Creating Stunning Fire Explosions in Houdini Fx
• Make Real Looking Water In Houdini
• Houdini Vellum Cloth Sculpting Techniques

SOFTWARE USED -

• Nuke
• After Effects
• Houdini
• Silhouette
• Mocha