3D Animation & VFX

This intensive course has been designed to give you all the knowledge you need to enter the industry as a 3D generalist.

The main software you will learn is 3D Studio MAX with Vray, however this is not a course just to show you how the software works. Our program is designed to teach you the techniques and procedures that are used in real production environments of real projects.

All our tutors are members of Yafka studios and other world class 3D and VFX facilities. This course give you the opportunity to learn in depth and exercise skills on a professional level.

Apart from the compulsory 12 hours a week its strongly advised to study an equal amount of hours at home.

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Here is an outline on what you will learn

• Introduction to the interface, 3D concepts, workflows and customization.
• Modeling approaches, low and high poly techniques, Mudbox connectivity.
• Texture map creation, texturing techniques and workflows.
• Animation procedures, traditional and mocap techniques, Rigs and custom Rigs.
• Rendering techniques, Scanline, Mental-Ray and Vray renderers.
• Lighting concepts, setups and Materials.
• Tracking & Cameras, concepts and Techniques.
• Particle Systems, Simulations, Dynamics and MassFX.

Course starts mid October and finishes at the end of June.

Approximately 31 weeks, 3 days per week , 4 hours each day.

Usually each class starts around 18:00 in the evening and finishes at 22:00.

Everybody over the age of 17 with a basic knowledge of using Windows.
A one to one interview will be taken with all candidates, priority will be given to those that have a true passion on the subject.

Intermediate users are advised to apply in one of our short courses.