Our 'Introduction to Stereoscopic Post-Production' course is designed to help new or existing 3D and 2D artists understand the concepts, theory and practices of producing stereoscopic images. With more and more feature films now being produced in stereo the demand for artists to understand and be able to produce stereo content is rapidly growing. The aim of this course is to help those starting out in the world of stereo fill in the gaps.

Stereoscopic Films Coming Soon...

  • Underworld: Awakening
  • Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
  • John Carter
  • Wrath of the Titans
  • The Avengers
  • The Amazing Spider-Man
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Studios Working on Stereoscopic Films...

  • Industrial Light and Magic
  • Digital Domain
  • Sony Picture Imageworks
  • Weta Digital
  • Pixar
  • Framestore
  • Double Negative
  • MPC

The course is made up of three main sections

 

Concepts and Theory

  • Overview to stereo
  • Stereo terminology
  • Parallel vs. Convergence
  • Interaxial vs. interocular separation
  • Understanding parallax, occlusion and disparity
  • Things to avoid in stereo
  • Methods of converting 2D footage to stereo

3D

  • Creating stereo cameras
  • Editing stereo cameras
  • Custom stereo rigs
  • Multi-camera stereo rigs
  • Linking a stereo camera to a set of objects
  • Building models for a projection conversion setup
  • Animating models for a projection conversion setup
  • Multipass stereo rendering

Compositing

  • Setup up for stereo workflow
  • Loading stereo footage
  • Working with stereo footage in the Viewer
  • Splitting of the left and right eyes*
  • Editing and swapping the left and right eyes
  • Rotoscoping for stereo
  • Colour correction for stereo
  • 3D creation and stereo rendering
  • Converting images to Anaglyph
  • Adjusting the convergence
  • Tracking stereo live action plates*
  • Adding 3D stereo renders into stereo live action plate
  • Preview and rendering stereo composites

The course requires some knowledge of Autodesk's Maya for the 3D section and The Foundry's Nuke for the Compositing part.

1 days training course £500 (+VAT @ 20%)


Recommended course books:

  • 3D Movie Making: Stereoscopic Digital Cinema from Script to Screen (Bernard Mendiburu)