Isaac V. Kerlow

The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The guide to digital animation, updated and stunningly illustrated

Here is the newest rendition of Isaac Kerlow's popular guide to the process of creating and outputting three-dimensional computer animation. Written for both students and professional designers, this Fourth Edition addresses the newest technologies and techniques, including virtual reality and VR applications, visual effects for live action, post-production and digital output specifically for Web-based delivery, and storyboarding. Among the highlights are numerous illustrations representing the latest work of Pixar Animation Studios, DreamWorks SKG, Fox, Disney, and many independent artists and studios.

Isaac Victor Kerlow (Los Angeles, CA and Singapore) is the former director of Digital Production and Talent at Disney. He is currently Dean of the School of Art, Design, and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

---

Master the art of computer animation and visual effects production with the latest edition of this cutting-edge guide

This remarkable edition of The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects offers clear, step-by-step guidelines for the entire process of creating a fully rendered 3D computer animation. With up-to-date coverage of the latest computer animation styles and techniques, this versatile guide provides insightful information for creating animations and visual effects-from creative development and preproduction to finished animation.

Designed to work with any computer platform, this Fourth Edition cuts through technical jargon and presents numerous easy-to-understand instructivediagrams. Full-color examples are presented-including VFX and animated feature movies, games, and TV commercials-by such leading companies as Blue Sky, Blur, BUF, Disney, DreamWorks, Electronic Arts, Framestore, ILM, Imagi, Microsoft, Mac Guff, The Mill, Menfond, Pixar, Polygon, Rhythm& Hues, Sony Imageworks, Tippett, Ubisoft, and Weta, and many other studios and groundbreaking independent artists from around the world.

This fully revised edition features new material on the latest visual effects techniques, a useful update of the traditional principles of animation, practical information on creative development, multiple production pipeline ideas for shorts and visual effects, plus updated information on current production trends and techniques in animation, rendering, modeling, rigging, and compositing.

Whether you are a student, an independent artist or creator, or a production company team member, The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects, Fourth Edition gives you a broad palette of tips and techniques for bringing your visions to life through 3D computer animation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14508490000
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 191mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 988g
• ISBN-13: 9780470084908
• ISBN-10: 0470084901
• Artikelnr.: 25560089

Autorenporträt

ISAAC KERLOW is a director and animation expert with over ten years of production and executive experience at The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, California. He is the Founding Dean of the first professional film and animation school in Singapore at the Nanyang Technological University, and a longtime active member of SIGGRAPH and the Visual Effects Society.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1: Animation, Visual Effects, and
Technology in Context. Summary. A Digital Creative Environment. The
Development of the Technology. Visual Milestones: 1969-1989. Visual
Milestones: 1990-Today. Timeline Charts. Key Terms. Chapter 2: Creative
Development and the Digital Process. Summary. Storytelling. Character
Design. Visual and Look Development. Production Strategies. The Digital
Computer Animation Studio. Creative and Production Teams. The Production
Process of Computer Animation. Getting Started. Key Terms. SECTION II:
MODELING. Chapter 3: Modeling Concepts. Summary. Space, Objects, and
Structures. Building with Numbers. Vertices, Edges, and Facets. Moving
Things Around. File Formats for Modeling. Getting Ready. Key Terms. Chapter
4: Modeling Techniques. Summary. Introduction. Curved Lines. Geometric
Primitives. Sweeping. Free-Form Objects. Basic Modeling Utilities.
Real-Time Polygonal Models. Key Terms. Chapter 5: Advanced Modeling and
Rigging Techniques. Summary. Free-form Curved Surfaces. Subdivision
Surfaces. Logical Operators and Trimmed Surfaces. Advanced Modeling
Utilities. Procedural Descriptions and Physical Simulations. Photogrammetry
and Image-Based Modeling. Amination Rigging and Hierarchical Structures.
Getting Ready. Key Terms. SECTION III: RENDERING. Chapter 6: Rendering
Concepts. Summary. Lights, Camera, and Materials. Color. Steps in the
Rendering Process. Hidden Surface Removal. Z-Buffer. Ray Tracing. Global
Illumination and Radiosity. Image-Based Rendering. Non-Photorealistic
Rendering. Hardware Rendering. File Formats for Rendered Images. Getting
Ready. Key Terms. Chapter 7: The Camera. Summary. Types of Cameras. The
Pyramid of Vision. Types of Camera Shots. Types of Lenses. Camera
Animation. Getting Ready. Key Terms. Chapter 8: Lighting. Summary. Lighting
Strategies and Mood. Types of Light Sources. Basic Components of a Light
Source. Lighting the Scene. Basic Positions of Light Sources. Getting
Ready. Key Terms. Chapter 9: Shading and Surface Characteristics. Summary.
Surface Shading Techniques. Surface Shaders and Multi-Pass Rendering. Image
Mapping. Surface Reflectivity. Surface Color. Surface Texture. Surface
Transparency. Environment-Dependent Shading. Selected Rendering Hacks.
Getting Ready. Key Terms. SECTION IV: ANIMATION AND EFFECTS. Chapter 10:
Principles of Animation. Summary. The Craft of Animation. The Twelve
Principles. A Few More Principles. Character Development. Storyboarding.
Getting Ready. Key Terms. Chapter 11: Computer Animation Techniques.
Summary. Keyframe Interpolation and Parameter Curves. Forward Kinetics and
Model Animation. Camera Animation. Light Animation. Hierarchical Character
Animation. Two- and Three-Dimensional Integration. Animation File Formats.
Getting Ready. Key Terms. Chapter 12: Advanced Computer Animation
Techniques. Summary. Inverse Kinematics. Performance Animation and Motion
Capture. Motion Dynamics and Fluid Simulations. Procedural Animation.
Facial Animation. Crowd Animation. Location-Based and Interactive
Entertainment. Key Terms. Chapter 13: Visual Effects Techniques.
Rotoscoping. Blue and Green Screens and Chroma Keys. Set and Character
Extensions. Crowd Replication. Computer-Generated Particles.
Three-Dimensional Morphing. Motion Control. Motion Capture and Visual
Characters. Photogrammetry. Practical Effects. Key Terms. SECTION V:
POST-PROCESSING. Chapter 14: Retouching, Compositing, and Color Grading.
Summary. Basic Concepts of Image Manipulation. Image Retouching. Image
Compositing and Blending. Image Sequencing. Color Grading. Key Terms.
Chapter 15: Image Resolution and Output. Summary. Basic Concepts of Digital
Output. Image Resolution. Image File Formats and Aspect Ratios. Output on
Paper. Output on Photographic Media. Output on Video. Output on Digital
Media. Output on Three-Dimensional Media. Key Terms. Appendix. Index.