Blender and After Effects VFX Masterclass

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Ruan Lotter

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1. Introduction

1.1 Course Assets.zip

1. Introduction.mp4

01:44

2. Blender

1. Lesson 01 - Exporting a PNG Sequence.mp4

06:42

2. Lesson 02 - Camera Tracking Import PNG Sequence into Blender.mp4

03:20

3. Lesson 03 - Camera Sensor, Lens Focal Length and Color Management.mp4

04:28

4. Lesson 04 - Camera Tracking Tracking Setup.mp4

05:55

5. Lesson 05 - Camera Tracking Adding Trackers and Track footage.mp4

26:29

6. Lesson 06 - Camera Tracking Solving the Camera Track.mp4

06:29

7. Lesson 07 - Camera Tracking Refining your Camera Track if needed.mp4

05:29

8. Lesson 08 - Camera Tracking Setup Scene, Orienting the Scene and Set Scene Scal.mp4

12:19

9. Lesson 09 - Test Objects Viewport Render to ensure the Camera Track is good.mp4

05:41

10. Lesson 10 - Adding 3D Objects from Quixel to the Scene.mp4

20:04

11. Lesson 11 - Adding a Mixamo Character to the Scene.mp4

08:48

12. Lesson 12 - Shadow Catchers.mp4

12:32

13. Lesson 13 - Matching the lighting using an HDRI and or Sun.mp4

11:00

14. Lesson 14 - Matching the Shadows.mp4

02:42

15. Lesson 15 - Configure Render Passes + Cryptomattes.mp4

08:52

16. Lesson 16 - Rendering EXR Sequences.mp4

05:46

3. Adobe After Effects

1. Lesson 17 - After Effects Import Plate & Render Passes & Setup the correct colo.mp4

04:35

2. Lesson 18 - Setup Composition - The Comprehensive Way.mp4

12:55

3. Lesson 19 - Setup Composition - The Easy Way.mp4

04:45

4. Lesson 20 - Match and Adjust Shadows, Highlights and Reflections.mp4

05:13

5. Lesson 21 - Blur 3D Elements to Match Footage.mp4

03:48

6. Lesson 22 - Crytomattes and what you can do with them.mp4

10:47

7. Lesson 23 - Rotoscoping Foreground Elements.mp4

06:28

8. Lesson 24 - Using mist pass for adding mist haze.mp4

06:40

9. Lesson 25 - Final Colour Grading.mp4

03:31

10. Lesson 26 - Matching Film Grain or Digital Noise.mp4

08:52

11. Lesson 27 - The Final Render.mp4

02:10

12. Extra Lesson 28 - Adding grass around the well.mp4

11:31

4. Conclusion

1. Conclusion.mp4

00:42

Description

Add 3D objects and characters to any live action footage

What You'll Learn?

Adding 3D objects and characters into any live action scene
Camera Tracking or Match Moving using Blender
How to render an EXR Sequence containing multiple Render Passes
Compositing Render Passes using Adobe After Effects
How to use Cryptomattes when compositing
How to Rotoscope in After Effects
Basic Color Grading in After Effects

Who is this for?

3D Artists

VFX Artists

Visual Effects Artists

Digital Artists

3D Designers

Filmmakers

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Description
Welcome to this Blender & After Effects VFX Course

In this exciting course you will learn how to create fantastic worlds by adding 3D objects & characters into any live action scene. We will begin by going step by step through the Camera Tracking process, then we will look at how you can add 3D objects or characters to the scene. You will also learn how to add shadows and how to match the lighting in your 3D scene to the live action footage. Next we will focus on Render Passes and how to render a multilayer EXR sequence, and finally you will learn how to composite these different render passes together using Adobe After Effects.
You will also learn how to use Cryptomattes to easily mask objects to make specific adjustments without re-rendering from Blender. We will do some Rotoscoping, look at how to use TrackMattes, and finally we will color grade the shot, add some film grain to blend everything together, and render your final VFX Shot.

Here is a list of all the Lesson Topics in this course:

Creating a PNG Image Sequence using After Effects
Camera Tracking: Import PNG Image Sequence into Blender
Camera Tracking: Setup Camera Sensor Size + Focal Length + Color Management
Camera Tracking: Tracking Setup
Camera Tracking: Adding Trackers and Track footage
Camera Tracking: Solving the Camera Track
Camera Tracking: Refining your Camera Track if needed
Camera Tracking: Setup Scene, Orienting the Scene and Set Scene Scale
Test Objects: Viewport Render to ensure the Camera Track is good
Adding 3D Objects from Quixel to the Scene
Adding a Mixamo Character to the Scene
Shadow Catchers
Matching the lighting using an HDRI and / or Sun
Matching the Shadows
Configure Render Passes + Cryptomattes
Rendering EXR Sequences
After Effects: Import Plate & Render Passes & Setup the correct colour space
Setup Composition - The Comprehensive Way
Setup Composition - The Easy Way
Match and Adjust Shadows, Highlights and Reflections
Blur 3D Elements to Match Footage
Crytomattes and what you can do with them
Rotoscoping Foreground Elements
Using mist pass for adding mist / haze
Final Colour Grading
Matching Film Grain or Digital Noise
Final Render
Bonus Lesson (Adding grass around the well)
I'm including the footage and assets that you will require to follow along, but feel free to use your own footage if you wish.
I really hope that you will learn a lot during this course, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions, I will be more than happy to assist. Ready to create some amazing VFX shots? I will see you in the first lesson!
Who this course is for:
3D Artists
VFX Artists
Visual Effects Artists
Digital Artists
3D Designers
Filmmakers

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Ruan Lotter is a Filmmaker, Editor and VFX Artist from Cape Town, South Africa. He has directed and edited several short films, internet commercials and music videos over the last few years. In 2007 he started experimenting with Adobe After Effects, 3dsmax, Maya and PFTrack to name a few of the applications, and never looked back.He currently works as a VFX Artist and Editor at Zebra Worldwide, doing post-production on international commercials and video projects.He also runs a YouTube channel where he teaches people interested in Filmmaking and VFX (visual effects), from around the world, the secrets to many Hollywood VFX techniques.

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