GRDE1012 DIG120 Animation and Special Effects Compositing ...

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Unit study package code: GRDE1012

Mode of study: Area External

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

GRDE1012 DIG120 Animation and Special Effects Compositing OpenUnis SP 2, 2016

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GRDE1012 DIG120 Animation and Special Effects CompositingOUA 23 May 2016 OUA Programs, DVC Education

Page: 1 of 12CRICOS Provider Code 00301J

The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS

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Syllabus This unit develops student’s skills and conceptual approaches in joining various elements together into a video form. These elements might be form 3D modelling and rendering, live action video, still images, logos, drawn characters, typographic/text elements, etc: to produce special effects for movies and video clips, web site banners, TV title sequences, TV commercials, architectural walkthroughs, and training simulations. The process of joining such elements into a single composition is called “compositing”. It is the fundamental technique of Motion Graphics and Special Effects, and very important in almost all forms of Animation. Students will be introduced to techniques such as roto-scoping, image tracking, keying, “blue screening”, and colour matching. Particularly, it encourages students to explore established conventions, visual styles, animation techniques, audio design, narrative structures, and screen language in their own works. It is a project-based study unit that places equal importance on both conceptual development and skills acquisition. The unit allows students to build on their understanding of the different mediums in terms of their possibilities and limitations through exploration and experimentation.

Introduction DIG120 Animation & Special Effects Compositing introduces students to the techniques of animation and special effects compositing, as well as the sequential process involved in a professional production pipeline. Students are encouraged to conduct visual research across a variety of mediums to garner inspiration and learn from their approaches. The unit employs a project-centred approach that aims to develop critical thinking, creative problem solving and technical skill acquisition. Through the development of open project briefs, students will have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous development process that spans research, conceptualisation, development and refinement. It is important to closely adhere to the proposed development process as it mirrors professional practice and facilitates a solid production workflow.

There are 4 key learning resources for this unit:

1. Unit Outline - The unit outline document that you are reading now provides you with an overview of the unit content and introduces the assessment requirements. It also contains a range of other unit-relevant details and should be considered your "first stop" for this unit.

2. Study Area - The Study Area of the Blackboard site contains resources that you'll need to successfully complete the unit. This includes weekly unit lecture material, weekly breakdowns of the tasks / activities that you'll be required to undertake, as well as auxillary resources like assignment templates, exemplars etc.

3. Video Lectures - Links to the weekly video lectures for this unit are provided within the Study Guide document as well as the iLectures link in Blackboard. The unit's video lectures will equip you with the skills needed to effectively undertake the unit assignments and activities.

4. Blackboard Discussion Board - The discussion board provides you with a 'live' feedback platform where you can share your ideas, offer/accept critique and engage in discussions around the unit topics. This iterative feedback <---> development process will be crucial in helping you to hone your digital compositing approach. The weekly study material will provide you with prescriptions for weekly discussion board activities.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning process in each unit.

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Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Learning Activities For the major project in thus unuit, students will conduct research to find a visual style they are interested in, and then make a video clip in that style that includes the minimum prescribed elements and techniques. Under guidance, each student will follow a professional production process to develop their individual project idea. This process will allow students to customise their unit experience and develop technical skills that support the visualisation of their ideas. Students are expected to spend at least ten hours per week on the activities and assignments for this unit. This weekly time allocation must encompass software skill development, design research and active production. It is the student’s responsibility to procure the required software and production resources to successfully undertake this unit - refer to the Week 1 unit study materials for specific details.

RESOURCES You will be introduced to a range of topics through weekly lectures, as well as a range of external video lectures and tutorials to help you learn and understand the production process and compositing techniques. You will also be supplied a range of references, video inspiration sources, and compositing blogs. It is suggested that you investigate the links provided as they are helpful in understanding exactly what you can do with compositing. BLOG DOCUMENTATION You will be required to set up and maintain a blog for this unit. This blog is an essential part of this project and it is important that you familiarise yourself with an online blog of your choosing. This may mean setting one up the day you receive this study guide/outline and making sure you understand how to post. Blogs you can utilise are listed in the Week 1 unit study materials. Documentation is extremely important for this unit, as you need to document your process, thoughts, struggles, victories, development and tests. This will allow the tutor to really understand exactly how much effort and work you put into developing your project. All documentation will be recorded on your blog, including video tests, illustrations, research, comments, tutorials etc. The main goal is for you to document the whole process you go through to create your project, including your thoughts on everything and anything to do with the project. ACTIVITIES Activities are tasks you will be encouraged to do to help you understand weekly topics. It is highly recommended that

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed

1 Acquire knowledge of the processes of compositing images in industry practice

2 Create original media elements suitable for compositing use

3 Build animations that demonstrate understanding of layers, filters and effects

4 Develop software skills to implement the composition of still images, video and 3D elements

5 Develop the ability to plan the resource needs for a compositing project

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skillsLearning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

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you participate in these activities to get the most out of this unit. Generally, activities include in discussions, presentations, visual experimentation and reflection. EXERCISES Exercises are required elements for learning specific unit content. These exercises are generally related to where you should be at in the development process, so it is critical that you pay attention to the activities provided and when they need to be completed by. It is a good idea to do these exercises following the weekly activities.

Learning Resources Other resources

The only set text for this unit is the provided weekly "Study Materials" accessible from the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. Additional visual resources will be made available by your tutor through the discussion board and "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site.

eBOOKS Although not mandatory in this unit, there are a number of eBooks relevant to digital design available through Curtin University library’s E-Reserve > databases > Ebook Library - links accessible here, http://catalogue.curtin.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?mode=Basic&vid=CUR&tab=courseresevres&

Assignment Exemplars: You will find good examples of the assignments located under the “Assignments” section of Blackboard. Look inside the folder entitled “Assignment Examples”.

As a Curtin University OUA student within the School of Design & Art, you have full access to the premium Lynda.com library for the duration of your enrolment. Lynda.com is a leading online learning company that provides training tutorials to help you learn software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. This unit makes extensive use of the Lynda.com training library with weekly prescribed videos and activities as outlined in the weekly unit study materials accessible through the "Study Area" section of Blackboard.

To start using your Lynda.com account, new students should look for the “Invitation Email” in your Curtin student email account from the Humanities Office of Teaching and Learning. If you wish to activate your account follow the registration instructions. Existing Lynda.com users can continue to access under a current Curtin University OUA Art and Design enrolment.

Assessment Assessment schedule

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Assessment 1: Pre-production document: 25%

Introduction

Over the duration of this unit, you will observe, understand and appreciate visual effects for film, television and motion graphics. You will learn various tools, techniques and communication methods of VFX, and construct your own short narrative leveraging your own understanding of VFX and film making theories and techniques.

For the first assignment, you will be required to demonstrate technical competency with basic compositing-

Task Value % Date DueUnit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

1Pre-Production document 25 percent Week: 4

Day: Monday Time: 5pm (WST)

1,5

2Animate 25 percent Week: 9


2,4,5

3Final Project 50 percent Week: 13


3,4,5





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related techniques. These fundamental techniques will be covered in the early part of the Study Period. Additionally, you will be required to outline preliminary ideas for your final compositing project. These ideas will be iterated upon and articulated in greater detail in Assignment 2 - "Animatic". (Take note of the typo in other parts of this document which erroneously refer to it as "Animate".)

Learning Outcomes

Through the process of engaging with this first assignment you will:

+ Observe creative uses of compositing, and reflect on the effectiveness of gathered references. + Learn and understand the tools and techniques for digital compositing. + Learn and understand conceptual development techniques, and generate conceptual ideas for the project. + Plan and gather resources required to assist in the creation of your concept. Assignment 1 requirements & deliverables Please refer to the relevant assignment brief located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The brief will outline the requirements for each assignment in detail. You must adhere to these requirements for your assignment submission. We encourage you to refer to the marking rubric which also located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The rubric describes the expectations for the assignment and lists the criteria upon which the submission will be assessed.

2. Assessment 2: Animatic/Pre-Production Development: 25%

Introduction In a production workflow, the first stage of development of a project is to gather research, analyse the research, and use this research to hone your project idea. The goal of this stage is to iterate upon and develop all of your best and most viable ideas which can be realised within your time and resource constraints. At this point, it is important to gather all the assets required to make your project a success, pre-visualise what your intended final outcome should look like, and plan how you will approach the project production. This stage also provides you an opportunity to experiment with visual effects, visual styles and overall assembly of one or more of your shots. This will help both you and your tutor ascertain the viability of your intended approach and make any adjustments as necessary to ensure that your final project (ie. Assignment 3) is successfully executed.

Learning outcomes Through the process of creating your animatic and pre-production development you will: + Test the successfulness of your narrative construction methods and techniques. + Complete a visual draft of your concept including audio, visual/camera and timing execution from your storyboarded concept. + Complete compositing tests to demonstrate final intended visual style, as well as test compositing elements and techniques. + Reassess your plan and gather further resources required to assist in the creation of your concept. Assignment 2 requirements & deliverables Please refer to the relevant assignment brief located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The brief will outline the requirements for each assignment in detail. You must adhere to these requirements for your assignment submission. We encourage you to refer to the marking rubric which also located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The rubric describes the expectations for the assignment and lists the criteria upon which the submission will be assessed.

3. Assessment 3: Final Project: 50%

Introduction The final stage of a professional VFX production process is to refine, and finalise project production. The final assessable point is to complete your intended VFX project, construct a VFX breakdown, which demonstrates the work you have completed throughout the semester, and reflect on the process of production and problem solving.

This culminates your experience with VFX compositing and post-production, which should be documented successfully through your blog. The final submission will be your final VFX project video, a VFX break down video, as well as a reflection into your project production. This content will be recorded on your blog, which





also should document your development process throughout the semester.

Learning outcomes Through the process of finalising your project production and creating your VFX breakdown, you will: + Demonstrate your understanding of VFX fundamentals through the creation of your own project. + Develop understanding of technical software toolsets and skills for compositing. + Demonstrate an ability to plan, execute and present a final project through a production pipeline. + Reflect critically on a project production outcome.

Assignment 3 requirements & deliverables Please refer to the relevant assignment brief located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The brief will outline the requirements for each assignment in detail. You must adhere to these requirements for your assignment submission. We encourage you to refer to the marking rubric which also located in the "Study Area" section of the Blackboard site. The rubric describes the expectations for the assignment and lists the criteria upon which the submission will be assessed.

Pass requirements

There are three submissions required to complete the assessments in this unit. You must attempt all assessments and achieve a final grade of 50% or more to pass the unit.

Fair assessment through moderation

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Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.

1. All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline. 2. Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission

(eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.

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Supplementary assessments

Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.

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Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expectations Curtin students are expected to have reliable internet access in order to connect to OASIS email and learning systems such as Blackboard and Library Services.

You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

To undertake DIG120 Animation & Special Effects Compositing unit you are required to have:

· A copy of Adobe After Effects (CS6 or higher)

· A computer/laptop capable of running Adobe After Effects

· Regular access to the internet

Other materials recommended but not necessary for completion of the unit:

· Access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite

Adobe After Effects

Access to Adobe After Effects is required for this unit. It is up to you to choose how you will access it. Utilising the most current version via the Adobe Creative Cloud is highly recommended, but if you choose to purchase the software separately, Adobe After Effects CS6 is the minimum suggested version for this unit.

Adobe After Effects is a multimedia software package capable of creating motion graphics and visual special effects. While you will mainly be using it for special effects compositing within this unit, skills and techniques learned can be transferable in other uses of the program such as motion graphics and visual/video effects creation.

A thirty day free trial of Adobe After Effects and the entire Creative Cloud suite can be downloaded from the Adobe website. However, as Adobe offer heavily discounted prices to students it is highly recommended you either procure a Creative Cloud subscription or else purchase a hardcopy disc installation of Adobe After Effects.

Check out the Adobe student website to see current pricing options. http://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/buy/students.html

For further details of the software/hardware requirements for this unit, please refer to the Week 1 unit study materials. This document can be downloaded from the "Study Area" of the unit's Blackboard website.

*Note: If you are not enrolled in Curtin’s Digital Design major and taking this unit as an elective, you may understandably not wish to make the significant time and financial investment in this software package. If this is the case, you should contact an OUA support officer immediately (preferably by the end of Week 1) to change your enrolment.

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l Using Blackboard, the I Drive and Back-Up files l Introduction to PowerPoint, Word and Excel





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Additional information

About Your On-Line Community One of the most important aspects of studying in a formal way, through an established Design and Art School, is that you are exposed to other people who are like-minded. Your peers are one of the most important sources of information, advice and support that you have available to you.

While the physical proximity afforded by being ‘on-campus’ cannot be exactly replicated in a ‘virtual’ environment, the discussions, responses, ideas, challenges, and technical advice that you can give and receive by being an active participant in the Discussion Boards in Blackboard can at least approximate this experience.

Such interactions are an important part of your on-line learning experience, but these can only be maintained effectively if all students take an active part. You are encouraged to participate in on-line discussions and to engage with your peers in your learning. While your engagement in discussion is not part of your assessment, the benefits inadvertently enhance your knowledge and understanding of the subject. More importantly, these interactions will help you develop ideas, provide feedback and receive information and support. By actively taking part in online discussions, learning will be enhanced by gaining further knowledge and understanding of design, and will ultimately assist with your successful completion of the unit.

Research In this unit you will need to look at the video segments that you encounter in a new way. Previously, you may have only given cursory thought to the aesthetic style, visual effects or layer blending in a video segment. Now you should pay close analytical attention to these elements. How are these characteristics manipulated to leave an impression on the viewer? How can you leverage these observations in your own compositing work?

Technique and Theory Throughout this unit you will need to maintain a balance of the concepts / ideas that you are trying to communicate along with the techniques needed to realise them. The theory sections of the weekly study material aim to introduce general compositing concepts to you and provide a foundational understanding to your production work. The technique sections aim to develop your Adobe After Effects production skills.

Feedback What is Feedback? It is information designed to help you determine how much you have learned, whether you are learning the right things and the quality or depth of your learning. Feedback can take a number of forms including: marks given for assessment, comments on your assessed work, marks on a scoring rubric, generic feedback provided by the tutor to the group following assessment, tutor communication with the group in the discussion room, tutor communication directly to you via email, references and examples of good/appropriate models of practice provided by your tutor to assist your research and development (including websites, readings, etc). Feedback is designed to make you think about your learning and help you find ways to improve you work.

All links were active at the time of writing, but the nature of the Internet is such that their status can change. If you discover a non-functioning link, please alert your tutor.

Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.





Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l the University's Guiding Ethical Principles l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

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It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

The unit tasks and materials have been updated to address feedback provided via the eVALUate channel.

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Program calendar

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Dates

DIG120

Study guide

Submissions Due

For Assessment

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week

23 May Familiarise yourself with all the unit materials in Blackboard, paying special special attention to the "Unit Outline" document for this unit.

1 SP Begins

30 May

Week One – Introduction to Compositing

2 6 June Week Two - Chroma Keying & Rotoscoping

3 13 June Week Three - Tracking & Image Stabilisation

4 20 June Week Four - Colour Grading & Stylising Assignment 1: Pre-Production Document Due Monday of Week 4

5 27 June Week Five - Research & Analysis

6 4 July Week Six - Ideation & Analysis

7 11 July Week Seven - Storyboarding

8 18 July Week Eight - Refining the Story (Animatic)

9 25 July

Week Nine - Common Compositing Mistakes Assignment 2: Animatic & Pre Production development Due Monday of Week 9

10 1 August Week Ten - Special Efects in Compositing

11 8 August

Week Eleven - Typography in Motion

12 15 August

Week Twelve - Performing Compositing Breakdowns

13 22 August

Week Thirteen - Final Assignment Wrap Up

Complete eVALUate, your Unit Evaluation survey

Assignment 3: Final Project Due Monday of Week 13





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