LOST BOYS INTRO

THE STUDIO THAT TEACHES

Jon Anastasiades Andrés Seedorf

2023

ADVANCED VFX COMPOSITING

What is Compositing?

Compositing is a vital part of the process in creating visual effects (VFX) for movies, TV, and animated productions.

visual effects (vfx) studio pipeline

final grade

dimensionalization (DN)

modelling

preparation

plates

grading

film scans

rotoscoping

tracking & matchmove

compositing

animation

layout

lighting & rendering

animation

effects

rigging

matte painting

dmp

development

look

texturing

shoot

element

data

on set

lidar

photos

reference

High dynamic range photos

pre-vis

tests

research & development

post-production

production

pre-production

compositing

visual effects (vfx) studio pipeline

final grade

dimensionalization (DN)

modelling

preparation

plates

grading

film scans

rotoscoping

tracking & matchmove

animation

layout

lighting & rendering

animation

effects

rigging

matte painting

dmp

development

look

texturing

shoot

element

data

on set

lidar

photos

reference

High dynamic range photos

pre-vis

tests

research & development

post-production

production

pre-production

What is a Compositor?

The Compositor combines elements filmed during production with Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) created by other artists to blend them together seamlessly.

All of the final pieces are assembled by Compositors, who can transform a shot into something spectacular that initially was not possible.

our program

The Advanced Visual Effects Compositing Diploma offered only at Lost Boys is specifically designed and continuously updated to provide students with a broad variety of real-world compositing tasks to sharpen and prove their skills on a demo reel. The overwhelming majority of graduates from our intensive 12 month program, which only holds 12-students maximum for each class, are hired right out of school

Our Teaching Philosophy

The vast majority of VFX that appear in modern films and television are “invisible effects”, which means that ideally the audience has no idea they’re watching something that’s either been digitally altered or is completely synthetic. To create this effect, we have to observe reality and then replicate it.

IN FACT, THERE ARE 6 REALITIES:

The Physical Reality, the real world the Photographic Reality, the reality that is captured by the camera the Perceptual Reality, how you perceive the world the Imagined Reality, how you imagine reality to be the Expected Reality, how your leads, supervisors, and directors want it to be and the Approximate Reality, how the computer mathematically creates a virtual reality.

Our Methodology

This Compositing Program, was designed to teach students this specific skillset. Through a unique and iterative workflow, students are taught how to learn to composite photo-real images in a studio settings.

Alex Delarge in A Clockwork Orange

"It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on a screen. "

Andres Seedorf

Jon Anastasiades

WHO WILL YOU BE LEARNING FROM?

With 25+ years of Industry experience, 10+ years teaching and more than 200 alumni working for over 250 hollywood productions and a high student placement on industry jobs.

You will learn how to put together post-apocalyptic worlds, cast spells, turn actors into zombies or bring them back to their youth. Even put yourself into your favorite movie next to your favorite actors. And most important; make it seem real.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

Practicum Placement

You will be placed inside the compositing department of local studios to gain both unique workflow knowledge and industry connections.

Bridging the gap

Lost Boys has the industry connections and reputation that is well known to VFX employers. We open doors that others can not.

department based education / job ready skills

Trade schools are important for learning the finer details of what industry employers look for in their artists. Typically they are smaller and more nimble, capable of reacting to industry needs.

strong foundation

Keep doing what you are doing. University degree programs that build a solid foundation are an excellent starting place and also will assist with future working Visas.

EFFECTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Our accredited Effects Technical Director Diploma is an intensive 12 month program, preparing you to work within Effects departments on high end feature film & episodic visual effects productions. The curriculum also compliments core craft skills by training students in advanced Houdini workflows while developing problem solving, time management, and career soft skills setting a foundation for long term career success.

our program

Chase Brewer

Kyle Yoneda

WHO WILL YOU BE LEARNING FROM?

With 17+ years of Industry experience, years teaching and more than 200 alumni working for over 250 hollywood productions and a high student placement on industry jobs.

• Particle Logic
• Pyrotechnics
• Soft Body Dynamics

• Procedural Systems
• Fluids
• Digital Destruction
• Vellum

To create physics-based effects such as fire, smoke, water and various kinds of destruction. Sometimes an FX TD will be called upon to create non-physically realistic effects such as magical spells or physically impossible objects. Whatever the FX TD is creating, the basis will almost always reference a real-world simulation or object. Because of this, a good FX TD must have a great eye for motion, as well as an analytical mind and, because simulations often take a long time, perseverance and patience. The best FX TDs combine artistic and technical skills.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

LIGHTINGARTIST

our program

We offer a 5-Month Digital Lighting Artist Certificate program that prepares future artists for the trade of Digital Lighting for animation, television and feature film quality visual effects production. The program is designed to build a portfolio demonstrating both animated and photo-real lighting skills.

• The Lighting Process
• Compositing For Lighters
• Rendering

• Lighting
• Color Theory
• Arnold Essentials

The lighting artist is responsible for illuminating all CG assets, characters, and/or environments for live action visual effects and or animated projects. Tasks can range between the more technical matching of light from filmed backgrounds through to the more creative mood enhancing styles of animated content. They use light to enhance the depth, tone, atmosphere and mood of a given scene. A lighting artist works to the vision of the director and create different styles of lighting to convey extraordinary effects.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

Effects (FX), lighting, & ADVANCED COMPOSITing

the studio that teaches

Our Next Intakes March 2024 September 2024

https://lostboys-studios.com/admissions/

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