Course: Introduction to 3D for Screen Production

Asset creation is one of the most fundamental processes in a 3D production pipeline and can be a major part of any production workflow. Even simple assets can require detailed …

Computer generated images are created through a process called rendering. To create a 3D render, the 3D scene is processed through lens of a virtual camera and output as an …

3D software aims to provide the tools necessary to complete a 3D production from beginning to end. They are able to do this by providing the tools and workspaces necessary …

Common to all 3D software is a 3d workspace that is able to house genuine 3D content. Most of these programs share similar features and encourage similar workflows, despite differences …

Before we can create CGI images and video we must first create 3D content. These ‘assets’ can take range of forms and can represent a wide range of content. In …

The term “3D” is used by a variety of industries for a variety of reasons. In the screen content industries the term can refer to technologies on both sides of …

One of the strengths of 3D workspaces is the they are digital workspaces. This may seem obvious and unremarkable in the modern age, but understanding how digital workspaces enhance creative …

Most creative workspaces are two dimensional. This includes traditional media, such as paper and canvas, as well as digital media, such as web pages, word browsers and paint programs. Being …

3D animation has grown to become one of the versatile and successful storytelling spaces in modern screen production. Year after year, 3D animated production achieve new heights at the box …

Visualisation is the core of computer assisted production and design across a vast-range of industries. In this video Alexander Hoetzer explains how 3D visualisation enables new modes of storytelling and …

3D production works backwords from the end goal – CGI. Once we know what our 3D content is being used for we can begin to understand what the role each …

This video aims to identify and describe the technologies and use cases that get to the heart of what 3D production really is. Alexander Hoetzer explains what the term 3D …

Digital visual effects aim produce photoreal computer generated imagery to sit along side of live action footage. 3D workspaces and tools form the backbone of this process, allowing CGI to …

As a media consumer, it is hard to escape 3D generated content. Most audiences are used to engaging with some form of 3D imagery or spaces, but we often know …

In this video we meet Alexander Hoetzer, Senior Lecturer from the Australia Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and your Key Educator for this course.