The VES Handbook of Visual Effects
The VES Handbook of Visual Effects
Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures
Edited by
Jeffrey A. Okun
Susan Zwerman
Co-Editors:
Kevin Rafferty
Scott Squires
First published 2015
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2015 Visual Effects Society
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Notices
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Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
The VES handbook of visual effects : industry standard VFX practices and procedures/edited by Jeffrey A. Okun, Susan Zwerman; co-editors, Kevin Rafferty, Scott Squires.
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1. CinematographySpecial effectsHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Digital videoHandbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Digital cinematographyHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Okun, Jeffrey A, editor of compilation. II. Zwerman, Susan, editor of compilation. III. Rafferty, Kevin, editor of compilation. IV. Squires, Scott, editor of compilation.
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ISBN: 978-1-138-01289-0 (hbk)
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CONTENTS
Richard Edlund, ASC, VES
Chapter Captain: Michael Fink
Michael Fink
Chapter Captain: Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Mat Beck
Mat Beck, Stephanie Argy
Mat Beck
Karen Goulekas
Mat Beck
Mat Beck
Steven D. Katz
Chapter Captain: Bill Taylor, ASC, VES
Scott Squires
Gene Rizzardi
William Mesa, John Coats
Bill Taylor, ASC, VES
Karen Goulekas
Alan Lasky
Nick Tesi
Charles Clavadetscher
Scott Squires
Scott Squires
Joel Hynek
Charles Clavadetscher
Stuart Robertson
Charles Clavadetscher
Charles Clavadetscher
Dave Stump ASC, Marty Ollstein, David Reisner
Eric Swenson
Bill Taylor, ASC, VES
Mark H. Weingartner
Jim Matlosz
Mark H. Weingartner
Mark H. Weingartner
Pete Kozachik, ASC
Mathew Gratzner
Dan Curry, ASC Associate Member
Brian Gernand
Ian Hunter
Matthew Gratzner
Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter
Clark James
Chapter Captains: John Root/Demian Gordon
John Root
John Root
Tracy McSherry, John Root, Ron Fischer
John Root, Demian Gordon
John Root, Andrew Smith
John Root, Demian Gordon
John Root, Gareth Edwards, Oleg Alexander
John Root
John Root
Bruno Sargeant, Virtual Production Committee, David Morin (Chair), John Scheele (Co-chair)
Chapter Captains: Rob Engle/Lenny Lipton
Lenny Lipton
Sean MacLeod Phillips
Rob Engle
Rob Engle
Chuck Comisky
Matt DeJohn, Anthony Shafer, Tony Baldridge, and Jared Sandrew
Christopher Townsend
Jeff Olm, Brian Gaffney
Bruce Block, Phil McNally
Charlotte Huggins
Chapter Captain: Marshall Krasser
Scott Squires
Jim Houston, Andy Maltz, Curtis Clark, ASC
Florian Kainz, Piotr Stanczyk
Dr. Hans Kiening
Charles Finance
Joseph Goldstone
Christopher Townsend
Greg Hyman, David H. Tanaka
David H. Tanaka
Eric Durst
Scott Squires
Jon Alexander
Marshall Krasser, Chris Balog
Marshall Krasser, Sandy Houston
Craig Barron, Deak Ferrand, John Knoll, Robert Stromberg
Tim Mueller
Chapter Captain: Kevin Rafferty
Kevin Hudson
Steve Preeg
Ron Woodall
Armin Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine
Armin Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine
Armin Bruderlin, Francois Chardavoine
Judith Crow
Craig Zerouni
Craig Zerouni
Andrew Whitehurst
Derek Spears
Derek Spears
John Knoll
John Knoll
Richard Kidd
Chapter Captains: Richard Winn Taylor II/Habib Zargarpour
Habib Zargarpour
Henry LaBounta
Matt Whiting, Jeff Lander
Neil Eskuri
Richard Winn Taylor II
Chapter Captains: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj/Lyndon Barrois
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Rob Bredow
Frank Gladstone
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Don Hahn
Lyndon Barrois
Chapter Captains: Dan Novy/Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Dan Novy
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Dan Rosen
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Dan Novy
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Scott Squires
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a nonprofit professional, honorary society dedicated to advancing and promoting the art and science of visual effects and to fostering and striving for excellence and knowledge in all matters pertaining to visual effects. Further, the VES strives to actively cultivate talented individuals in this discipline; to educate and develop public awareness and understanding; to support and encourage technological advancements in the field of visual effects; and to establish a collective organization that recognizes, advances, and honors visual effects as an art form, in order to promote the interests of its membership.
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