In this DVD, director Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas covers the basics of one of CG animation's least understood components: camera and staging, specifically in the context of effective storytelling. By breaking open one of his award-winning short films Meni reveals his creative process for designing a sequence to play clearly and dramatically. Story beats are broken down, camera motions are developed, and important narrative tools such as zoom factor and depth of field are explained. A detailed Do's and Don'ts section guides the viewer to create polished, compelling, and tasteful camera animation by addressing proper use of motion curves, avoiding the 'digital curse', and overlaying the right amount of camera shake.

Topics


    * Scene coverage
    * Scene blocking
    * Breaking down action
    * Camera framing, motion and shake
    * The camera axis
    * Zoom factor, F stop and depth of field techniques
    * Working with motion curves
    * Telling a good story


Chapters


   1. Layout camera basics: coverage, blocking, camera motion and axis
   2. Layout camera basics: Breaking out beats, motion graph, zoom factor and depth of field
   3. Layout camera basics: Action sequence strategy, camera rig setup, staying 'with' a character
   4. Layout camera basics: Shooting for dramatic effect and F-stop
   5. Camera Do's and Don'ts: Motion curves, flybys and camera shake


Specifications
    *  Product Code: ATS02
    * ISBN: 1-59762-798-4
    * UPC: 805366017668
    * Duration: 124 minutes
    * Formats: DVD-ROM

DVD-ROM Requirements:

    * 1GHz or faster processor
    * 512 MB RAM
    * 64 MB Video RAM
    * DVD-ROM Drive
    * 5 GB of hard disk space
    * 1280 x 1024 display

DVD-ROM and Digital Download Requirements:

Minimum Operating System:

    * Microsoft® Windows® Vista®
    * Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
    * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
    * Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2

Software:

    * QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher)
    * Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) 

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