Question 1

CHAPTER 1 - 2D SPACE

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHT6qOhxVQ

• Blacks Match (08:03)

• Reformatting Correctly (04:56)

• Color Matching (13:05)

• Chromatic Aberration (17:51)

• Corner Pins (10:19)

• Volumetrics / Negative Volumetrics (8:59)

• Noise (42:10)

• Optimized Ways of Using Bump Maps and Normals (27:57)

• Optimized Ways of using ZDepth (18:03)

• Remove Rain / Snow / Dustbust (24:24)

• Flickering / De-Flickering (17:28)

• Defocus (24:24)

• Clean Plates with Moving Subjects (7:14)

• LightWrap vs Halation (5:53)

• Fake SSS (08:06)

• Audio Sync (13:47)

• Flares Convolve (10:17)

• Glow (17:41)

• Procedural Switch (19:36)

• FFT pt1 (8:19)

• FFT pt2 (10:24)

• BONUS MATERIAL

• CHALLENGE

Question 2

CHAPTER 2 - 3D SPACE

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Iv5AaGroQ

• Environment Maps (20:43)

• Reflection Maps (5:34)

• Lens Breathing (5:49)

• Coverage Maps (13:22)

• Casting Shadows (8:20)

• ReLight (6:53)

• Reconcile3D vs PointsTo3D (5:54)

• Stabilize vs Matchmove (35:32)

• ScanlineRender Vectors Output (5:15)

• Displace Geometry (21:37)

• Number Of Samples (9:20)

• Procedural Noise (6:00)

• Fill Mat (4:05)

• Custom Built Geometry (13:32)

Question 3

CHAPTER 3 - STMAPS

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWporZ5NJjw

• What It Is And How To Build It (15:11)

• Lens Distortion (4:33)

• Fusing Images / Effects (8:34)

• Tracking pt1 (3:20)

• Tracking pt2 (7:17)

• Fake Perspective (3:19)

• Texture Mapping (2:20)

• Forced Inertia (7:16)

• Real Lens Capture (3:13)

Question 4

CHAPTER 4 - SMART VECTORS

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGKApSWewQ

• Direct / Indirect Application and its Inverse pt1 (13:49)

• Direct / Indirect Application and its Inverse pt2 (15:18)

• Extracting Tracking Information (7:12)

• Motion Blur (8:46)

• Practical Examples (8:56)

Question 5

CHAPTER 5 - UV PAINTING

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1yATj8_mHU

• ScanlineRender Output (13:30)

• Matchmove (8:34)

• Features Removal (4:48)

• Features Addition (5:16)

• SmartVectors Integration (4:43)

• Reveal Maps (13:52)

• CHALLENGE

Question 6

CHAPTER 6 - KEYING

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_khVqF7jiE

• Plate Prep (39:50)

• Matte (6:00)

• Despill (31:56)

• Additive (14:02)

• Edge Extensions (10:14)

• Motion Blur (15:00)

• Possible Layering Issues (3:56)

• Plate's Cleanup Incorporation (5:20)

• Keying in Log Space (4:28)

• Keying Against Sky (20:01)

• Fixing Plate's Issues (11:10)

• Different Ways of Matching Grain (43:21)

• BONUS MATERIAL

Question 7

CHAPTER 7 - CG COMPOSITING

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGlw2FWQjg

• Passes And Bit Depth (3:36)

• Template Build (18:02)

• ReLight (9:51)

• Importance Of Operations in the Correct Component (5:55)

• Glow vs Haze (5:38)

• Additive vs Subtractive (11:27)

• Albedo (12:35)

• Fake Irridescence (14:37)

• Fake SSS (15:15)

• Fake Fresnel (2:43)

• CHALLENGE

Question 8

CHAPTER 8 - LINEAR ALGEBRA IN COMPOSITING

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0AHDlEmciI

•  Vectors Recap (6:00)

•  Vectors Addition (3:40)

•  Vectors Subtraction (3:04)

•  Vectors Scalar Multiplication (2:48)

•  Vectors Dot Product (25:17)

•  Vectors Cross Product (16:29)

•  Vectorial Operations in Nuke (6:45)

•  Intro to Linear Transformations (8:34)

•  Matrices Multiplication (29:33)

•  Matrices Rotation Angles (10:52)

•  Matrices Scaling (11:12)

•  Dot Product in a Real Application (10:45)

•  Matrices Operations with Python inside Nuke (3:29)

•  Convolution Matrix (18:51)

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 9

CHAPTER 9 - NORMALS PASS

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsuv07QOnxE

•  RGB Color Coding (13:28)

•  Simple Relight (5:13)

•  Pivot Change (8:30)

•  Smoothing Object Polygons (4:28)

•  Object Orientation (4:19)

•  Reflections (7:20)

•  Refraction (4:54)

•  Creative Pixelization (4:42)
 
•  CHALLENGE

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 10

CHAPTER 10 - POSITION PASS

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhRVeh90bOI

•  RGB Color Coding (6:33)

•  Depth to Position (5:39)

•  Placing Objects In 3D Space (9:17)

•  Build A Position Based Mask (10:25)

•  Geometry Build (7:15)

•  Position Breakup (6:33)

•  Reflections (13:55)

•  Tracking  (3:42)

•  Retexturing (17:08)

•  Vectorial Space Transformations(16:21)

•  Projection Space (32:08)

•  Pworld vs Pobject vs Pref (10:35)

•  'PA_SuperReconcile' Demo Brief (15:00)

•  CHALLENGE

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 11

CHAPTER 11 - PARTICLES

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlSnRrubuw4

•  Emitter (49:05)

•  Bounce (7:31)

•  Forces and Axes (7:55)

•  Conditions and Regions (6:13)

•  Tester System (17:00)

•  Blend Mat (7:22)

•  Channels (10:37)

•  Sprites vs Geo (9:10)

•  Simulation Improvement (10:05)

•  Particle Curve vs Particle Expression (16:20)

•  Spawn (23:06)

•  Rate Channel (13:25)

•  Creative Looks pt1 (36:24)

•  Creative Looks pt2 (16:18)
 
•  CHALLENGE

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 12

CHAPTER 12 - DEEP COMPOSITING

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPuVWaunL78

•  Deep Nodes Recap (19:44)

•  ZDepth vs Deep (24:16)

•  Controlling the Falloff (15:08)

•  Forced and Optimised on 2D Elements (23:13)

•  CHALLENGE

Question 13

CHAPTER 13 - COLOR SCIENCE

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ilgjetVRls
 
•  Light (16:34)

•  Chromaticity Chart (22:31)

•  Image Acquisition vs Image Display (32:41)

•  Linear Workflow (19:54)

•  Color Correction (16:05)

•  ACES pt1 (30:59)

•  ACES pt2 (49:02)

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 14

CHAPTER 14 - TCL

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjVGWKb7i20

•  Knobs' Pairing (14:37)

•  Mathematical Operations (25:48)

•  Label Knob Tags (9:11)

•  If Statements (12:56)

•  In Range (8:35)

•  And Or (4:09)

•  GUI (9:57)

•  Frame Hold (4:02)

•  Top Node (10:52)

•  Waveforms Applications (13:32)

•  CHALLENGE

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 15

CHAPTER 15 - PYTHON

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwGraEk7nqc
 
•  menu.py / init.py (50:50)

•  Strings and Variables (21:14)

•  Lists (43:06)

•  For Loops (41:19)

•  Functions (20:03)

•  Error Handling (11:51)

•  Classes (15:43)

•  If Statements (15:49)

•  Groups (5:57)

•  Node Enhancement (12:14)

•  Native Panels (65:16)

•  Callbacks (33:30)

•  Intro to Math Module (19:59)

•  Intro to OS Module (24:44)

•  Intro to Random Module (80:58)

•  Intro to PyQT / PySide (62:17)

•  Intro to GitHub (18:35)

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 16

CHAPTER 16 - COLOR MANAGEMENT

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmsPtdsSQo

•  File Types, Inputs and Outputs (35:27)

•  Neutral Grades (12:16)

•  OCIO Config (41:08)

•  BONUS MATERIAL

Question 17

CHAPTER 17 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Accepted Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bpnbXzAdbA

•  Project Management in VFX - Overview (19:04)

•  Lessons from Agile Methodology (11:29)

•  Tasks Split (8:03)

•  FG Keys (4:34)

•  Sprints & Kanban (13:47)

•  Scope vs Time (5:12)

•  Knowing Your Numbers (23:07)

•  Customised Management Tools and Systems (41:50)

•  Quality Control (19:25)

Question 18

CHAPTER 18 - SOFT SKILLS & STRATEGY

Accepted Answer

Soft skills combined with a solid strategy for your career will lead to your success. Master these skills to become proactive, influential, and adaptable, which will elevate your career to completely new heights.