Sheridan Course Outlines

ANIM53551
Advanced Compositing

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version Public

Section I: Administrative Information

Credit Value: 6.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2017
Prerequisites: (ANIM50261)
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Course Name (short): Advanced Compositing
School: Animation Arts and Design
Program(s): Advanced Television and Film, Visual Effects
Program Coordinator(s): Maureen McKeon, Noel Hooper
Course Leader or Contact: Tba
Originator: Barbara Mathieu
Designate: Barbara Mathieu
Version: 3.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Calendar Description
Students create complex photo-real composites using advanced and specialized techniques, customized tools and alternative workflows.

Typical Instructional Format

Lab	84.0
Total hours:	84.0

Courses may be offered in other formats.

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students advance their compositing knowledge by learning to create custom tools and techniques and solve more complex visual effects challenges. Students create their own tools to improve production quality and speed, using compositing to achieve seamless effects. More advanced topics are introduced for more specialized applications of compositing workflows. Students analyze acquired footage for their projects and modify their 2D and 3D elements in order to create a seamless visual effects delivery.

Program Context

Advanced Television and Film

Program Coordinator: Maureen McKeon

This is a required course and is the second of two needed to cover the topic of compositing.

Visual Effects

Program Coordinator: Noel Hooper

This is a required course and is the second of two needed to cover the topic of compositing.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 Critical Performance

By the end of the program the students will have demonstrated the
ability to use advanced and custom methods to seamlessly integrate
live action and computer generated images.

Learning Outcomes
To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated
the ability to:

1. Seamlessly integrate live action and computer-generated images.
2. Use advanced keying methods to extract mattes.
3. Rotoscope complex animated shapes.
4. Apply advanced alternative composting workflows.
5. Create custom compositing tools to improve quality and speed.
6. Evaluate on-set matte extraction solutions.
7. Create on-set tracking reference.
8. Manipulate 2d rendered images in a 3D environment.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Module 1 - Acquisition - 20%
Module 2 - Project 5 - 40% 
Module 3 - Project 6 - 40%

(note: Projects 1-4 are completed in Term 1)

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

	Communication		Critical Thinking & Problem Solving		Interpersonal
	Numeracy		Information Management		Personal

Notes: N/A

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact: Multiple PLA Contacts
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous life and work experiences. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam	Portfolio	Interview	Other	Not Eligible for PLAR
	X	X

Notes: A portfolio and interview are required.

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.

Print	Effective Term	Professor	Applicable Student Group(s)
	Winter 2017	Tba	N/A
	Winter 2017	Multiple Professors	N/A

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