From overcoming practical limitations to the creation of new worlds, combining lectures and hands ­on training, this workshop will take you through the intuitive and methodical processes of Green Screen visual effects.

Although most visual effects work is completed during post-­production, it must be carefully planned and choreographed in pre­-production and production, before empowering filmmakers to address the most basic and powerful visual effect: creating and the use of mattes with a green screen.

The workshop will be intensive concept training, it’ll be about how the technologies fit together. High to low budget. Using Adobe After Effects, but not software-led, since they all use the same principles. This broad and intensive approach is perfect for-

Independent Filmmakers
Youtubers
Marketing creatives
Hobbyists
In the industry, for–
Directors
Cinematographers / DPs
Producers
Writers
Production Crew

Over the course of two sessions, the first covering practical shooting with the support of Naim Sutherland (multi awarded Director of Photography), the second going over the digital tools used in post production with David Feuillatre (award-winning VFX Supervisor), with additional time for one ­to ­one consultation, participants will learn-

- choosing gear and lights required
- lighting setup; camera settings
- avoiding common mistakes, use of lighting probes, tracking markers
- shooting clean plates and elements
- introduction to compositing; concept of layers
- creating mattes; chroma keying
- garbage mattes and introduction to rotoscoping
- 2D tracking
- Practice with simple application: replacing background, inserting/replacing an image, crowd duplication, adding or removing props

Participants may want to use this workshop as a pre-­production planning session for a project already in development.

INSTRUCTORS

David Feuillatre, Visual Effects Supervisor:

David is an award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Director, and Documentary Photographer. Combining fluent knowledge in storytelling, documentary and visual effects techniques, David trained at ESRA Film School in Paris and the International Center of Photography in NYC and applies his skills to big­budget blockbusters and personal documentary adventures.

As a VFX Supervisor and Senior Cloth Technical Director, David has worked for companies such as Sony Pictures Imageworks (Los Angeles and Vancouver), Framestore (London), Weta Digital (New Zealand) and MPC (Vancouver), with a filmography including three Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners and one in selection: James Cameron’s Avatar, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, Life of Pi, and Superman: Man of Steel. He has taught his skills amongst schools in Canada, France and Nepal, currently holding a faculty position at Think Tank Training Centre in North Vancouver, elected best school in computer graphics in Canada and third worldwide in 2015.


Naim Sutherland, Director of Photography:

Acclaimed for his stunning optical style, Naim is a visual narrator who has a passion for fantasy and period genres. His lens choices, astute use of the art design, colour pallet and frame movement to speak in emotions using tone and imagery throughout, has won him several awards including best cinematography at the Vancouver Short Film Festival and a Leo Award both in 2014.

From conception to completion, Naim offers integral cinematic consultation on achieving precise looks and feelings to each piece that he solidifies in the final stages through articulated use of shading and colour control. Through extensive commercial work, Naim has created content for such clients as the Special Olympics of Canada, the Auditor General of BC, Parkinson’s Society, BC Mining Museum and Foot Locker Europe Apparel.