{"id":1731,"date":"2017-01-24T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T15:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobbyciraldo.com\/uwm-vfx\/?page_id=1731"},"modified":"2018-04-24T21:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T21:11:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Visual Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>home<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-1733\"><div class=\"uwm420-header\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><strong>UWM FILM420 &#8211; INTRO TO VISUAL\u00a0EFFECTS<\/strong><br \/>\nINSTRUCTOR: <strong>Robert (Bobby) Ciraldo<\/strong><br \/>\nOFFICE HOURS: <strong>Before or after class<\/strong> (Tues. 4pm\u20135pm <em>or<\/em> 9pm\u201310pm,) Room B55B, <em><strong>by appointment only.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em>E-MAIL: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1242\" src=\"http:\/\/bobbyciraldo.com\/uwm-vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/email-address.png\" alt=\"email-address\" width=\"152\" height=\"17\" \/><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-roman;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/syllabus\/\">Syllabus<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Rules for late work, missing class, and how to get an A<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/schedule\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/\"><strong>Exercises.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-0\/\">exercise no. 0,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-1\/\">exercise no. 1,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-2\/\">exercise no. 2,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-3\/\">exercise no. 3,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-4\/\">exercise no. 4,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/exercises\/exercise-5\/\">exercise no. 5,<\/a>\u00a0exercise no. 6<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/projects\/\">Projects.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/projects\/project-1\/\">PROJECT 1<\/a>\u00a0(still project),\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/projects\/project-2\/\">PROJECT 2,<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/projects\/project-3\/\">PROJECT 3,<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/projects\/project-4\/\">PROJECT 4<\/a> (final project)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2374\"><ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/ae-basics-pt0\/\">AE basics (pt. 0)<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2364\"><p>Getting started, User interface, Importing items, Comps, Layers, Transformations, Masking, Rendering a still image<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/ae-basics-pt1\/\">AE basics (pt. 1)<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2362\"><p>User interface deep dive, Some important terminology, Casual intro to keyframes<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/compressing-a-video\/\">Compressing a video<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2372\"><p>Using the open-source program Handbrake to compress video for submission to D2L (or any online destination such as YouTube or Vimeo)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/ae-basics-pt2\/\">AE basics (pt. 2)<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2360\"><p>Useful keyboard shortcuts, Previewing work, Keyframes in-depth<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/ae-basics-pt3\/\">AE basics (pt. 3)<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2262\"><p>Back-and-forth between AE and Premiere, Solid Layers, Adjustment Layers, Parenting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/intermediate-ae\/\">Intermediate AE (pt. 1)<\/a> &#8212; <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2398\"><p>Motion paths (auto orient, using mask paths, etc), Motion Sketch, Smoother &amp; Wiggler, Puppet tools<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/intermediate-ae-pt2\/\">Intermediate AE (pt. 2)<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2486\"><p>Mask animation, Nesting Compositions, Intro to Null Object layers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/intro-to-keying\/\">Intro to Keying<\/a> &#8212;\u00a0<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2598\"><p>Concepts &amp; Terms, Keylight &amp; Refine Hard Matte effects, Basic Workflow<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/intro-to-3d\/\">Intro to 3D<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/3d-lights\/\">3D Lights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/intro-to-expressions\/\">Intro to Expressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/looping-keyframes\/\">Looping Keyframes with Expressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/topics\/manipulating-time\/\">Manipulating Time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><strong>Labs.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/technology\/ccls\/\">Here is a link to some info about the the labs on campus.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Helpful AE Sites<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>Adobe&#8217;s own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/after-effects\/tutorials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set of tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theblog.adobe.com\/getting-started-with-after-eff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A nice Adobe blog post<\/a> about getting started with\u00a0AE<\/li>\n<li>tutsplus.com &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.tutsplus.com\/series\/welcome-to-after-effects--ae-28707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Welcome to After Effects&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>creativecow.net &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.creativecow.net\/adobeaftereffectsbasics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AE Basics Forum<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.creativecow.net\/tutorials\/adobeaftereffects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li>greyscalegorilla.com &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/greyscalegorilla.com\/tutorials\/gsg-cast-intro-to-after-effects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intro to AE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>videocopilot.net &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.videocopilot.net\/basic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic Training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Misc Interesting Links\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Kvw_lQpfEU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Fox and the Hare&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0by Yuri Norstein (1973)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oW0jvJC2rvM?t=38s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Hedgehog in the Fog&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0by Yuri Norstein (1974)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YdHTlUGN1zw\">&#8220;Walt Disney&#8217;s MultiPlane Camera&#8221;<\/a> (1957), and a swell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R5yJCncdiAc\">compilation video of its results in various films<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>EVENTS<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>UWM Cinema\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentinvolvement\/events\/category\/union-cinema\/list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upcoming Events Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/registrar\/dates-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dates and Deadlines<\/a>\u00a0for UWM (drops, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>THUMB\/HARD DRIVES.<\/strong>\u00a0You&#8217;ll need to have\/get a thumb\/flash drive or external hard drive for this class. Why not pick one up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RiverwestFilmandVideo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riverwest Film &amp; Video<\/a> on Center Street in Riverwest?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>home Syllabus\u00a0&#8212; Rules for late work, missing class, and how to get an A Schedule Exercises.\u00a0 exercise no. 0, exercise no. 1, exercise no. 2, exercise no. 3,\u00a0exercise no. 4,\u00a0exercise no. 5,\u00a0exercise no. 6 Projects.\u00a0 PROJECT 1\u00a0(still project),\u00a0 PROJECT 2,\u00a0 PROJECT 3,\u00a0 PROJECT 4 (final project) Topics: Labs.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a link to some info about &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Intro to Visual Effects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1731","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1731"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620,"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1731\/revisions\/2620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciraldo.stream\/uwm-vfx1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}