I was extremely excited to learn the fantastic film skills with my classmates. I awarded that the processing of learning Visual effects is a challenge for me who studied computer before. In the VFX fundamentals lecture, Mr Nick Savy show the whole workflow of Maya including Modeling, Texturing, Rendering and so on. I started to know more about how does the software work in the standard pipeline. Then Mr Dom Maidlow who worked for the CG company, Union VFX, helped us knowing the matching movie further. In addition, he talked about many interesting stories in the Union VFX and different careers in VFX. The job of Effects technical director(FX TD) was impressive because being an advanced FX TD is my dream for my personal career and this is also the reason why I chose to study computer technology for my bachelor. According to the presentation of Mr Dom Maidlow, the FX TD role need to involve a mix of art and technological competencies. Furthermore, both technical skills and an appreciation for existing animation and effects need to be developed. Another essential factor is the knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and C++. In a word, it’s more clear for me what should I learn in the future and I will try my best to finish a satisfactory product.
Changdong Wang (Chad)
