Creating a modern classic visual effect

Ken Cameron

doi:10.1145/3326542.3328019

Creating a modern classic visual effect

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Abstract

While much of the traditional terminology of visual effects survives, the role of computers has transformed the way in which filmmakers are able to realize their vision. To support these filmmakers, effects teams must understand both how visual effects have been created in the past and how to develop software to deliver them in the modern context. The assignment we present here is designed to be part of a computing programme that provides an opportunity for students to develop such software in a near realistic setting. We do this by asking the students to work in small groups to replicate a classic visual effect that was originally created in camera. competent programmers. However, they are not expected to already be specialists in visual effects. They will have completed both computer animation and computer vision courses as part of the overall programme.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Educators Forum, SIGGRAPH 2019
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450367820
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3326542.3328019
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2019
Event	ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Educators Forum - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2019 - Los Angeles, USA United States Duration: 28 Jul 2019 → …

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of ACM Siggraph (Siggraph conference)
Publisher	ACM
ISSN (Electronic)	2376-1180

Conference

Conference	ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Educators Forum - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2019
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	28/07/19 → …

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Keywords

Modeling
Motion capture
Production
Rendering
Teaching
Vision
Visual effects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Human-Computer Interaction

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Cameron, K 2019, Creating a modern classic visual effect. in ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Educators Forum, SIGGRAPH 2019., 2, Proceedings of ACM Siggraph (Siggraph conference), Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-2, ACM SIGGRAPH 2019 Educators Forum - International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 2019, Los Angeles, USA United States, 28/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3326542.3328019

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