Apple Pro Training Series : Encyclopedia of Visual Effects (Paperback)

Description

This is the ultimate recipe book for visual effects artists working in Apple Shake, Adobe After Effects, and Apple Motion. An impressive lineup of Hollywood and independent effects pros have pulled together this compendium of the coolest and most useful effects from A to Z ("Adding Clouds" to "Z-Depth Effects"). The book includes everything from practical everyday commercial techniques to breakdowns of well-known shots from blockbuster films. Readers learn to create light sabers from the artists who created them for Star Wars Episode 3; learn to freeze time from the wizard who invented the effect for The Matrix; and learn to create matte paintings from the pros who did them for Lord of the Rings. Coverage includes rotoscoping, painting, warping and distortion effects, dramatic lighting, adding lightening and fire, matchmoves, 3D CG integration techniques, advanced blue- and greenscreen techniques, and much more. DVD-ROM included. Foreword by Ron Brinkmann.

這是一本給在Apple Shake、Adobe After Effects和Apple Motion工作的視覺效果藝術家的終極食譜書。一群好萊塢和獨立的效果專家匯集了這本從A到Z（從"添加雲"到"Z-Depth效果"）的最酷和最有用的效果彙編。這本書包含了從實用的日常商業技巧到分解知名電影鏡頭的內容。讀者將從為《星際大戰第三集》創造光劍的藝術家那裡學到如何製作光劍；從為《黑客帝國》發明這個效果的巫師那裡學到如何凍結時間；以及從為《魔戒》製作磨砂畫的專家那裡學到如何製作磨砂畫。內容包括描圖、繪畫、扭曲和變形效果、戲劇性照明、添加閃電和火焰、匹配移動、3D CG整合技術、高級藍屏和綠屏技術等等。附帶DVD-ROM。序言由Ron Brinkmann撰寫。