3. Early History
1879 Altamira Spain
8 legged animals were drawn to show
movement - Animation
We’ve always been interested in capturing our
real world.
5. First Illusions
Ancient Egypt: Wooden statues were used for prayer.
Some were mechanical, using a series of pullies
activated by a nearby water source.
15. Innovation
George Milies - The Father of Visual Effects
The first edit.
“Journey to the Moon” 1902.
The first science fiction piece.
16. What’s the difference between Visual Effects and
Special Effects?
• Special Effects modify the real world
• Visual Effects modify the virtual world
19. Why create visual effects?
• In normal photography we try to reproduce
reality
• In VFX we want to create something that
doesn’t exist at all
• …and also, fool people into believing it is real
20. Three scenarios for VFX
• What we want to see doesn’t exist
• What we want to see is too difficult or
dangerous to photograph live
• We need to “fix” something we have
photographed
• What about Story?
21. Format?
• Whether VFX are shot on film or video
depends on what the effects will be used for
• Often effects shots require much higher
resolution than the viewing format
• The ability to shoot at a variety of speeds is
also a determining factor
22. Film Formats
• 65/70mm
• When used horizontally, it’s called IMAX
• 35mm
• 16mm (used for television)
• 8mm