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A comprehensive guide to in-demand roles in film and games

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There are many reasons why people pursue a career in film and video games—it’s a creative, dynamic, challenging, and rewarding industry that gives artists opportunities to work on world-class projects while earning a regular income. How would you like to contribute, creatively and technically, to a film or game?

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Top 6 types of animation used in film, games, and advertising

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Animation is the art of breathing life into the inanimate for films, games, and advertising. It’s how they made classic films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty. The animator can also create characters using digital rigging. Learn more about what a 2D animator does in games and film. 2D Animation.

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The role of VFX in modern filmmaking

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In his groundbreaking film "A Trip to the Moon" (1902) , Méliès used stop-motion animation, miniatures, and practical effects to create fantastical scenes. The 1950s ushered in a golden age of practical effects, with the rise of monster movies and science fiction films. The Bullet Time rig from "The Matrix".

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How to become a 3D Lighting Artist

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3D lighting involves simulating the behavior of light in a real-world or fantasy situation, including shadows, reflections, highlights, and color, using specialized lighting software and rendering tools. The skills of a 3D lighting artist can be applied in video games, visualization , film and television, animations, and virtual production.

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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

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3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. 3D models are an integral part of many films and games and have many different purposes. Consider a career as an archviz 3D artist !

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CGS Dept. Head of VFX enters KitBash3D's Mission to Minerva Challenge

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After splitting off the various components, I made a very simple rig consisting of a bunch of transforms with different pivots for the different components. It's much easier to set a rig or even an effect up at origin and then apply animation and world space transformations to it afterward. Unique fracturing technique.

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What is AI art and how will it impact artists?

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Artificial Intelligence is the simulation of human cognition by machines, particularly computers.) CGI art is commonly used in film, TV, and games but is also used for advertising, visualization , and VR (virtual reality). What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) art? imagery including paintings, photos, print ads, cartoons, etc.),

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