PV1 – Pre-Visualization

The filmmaking process of pre-visualization is an essential tool that seeks to resolve both creative and production issues, and helps to tell a story economically while maximizing visual scale. 3D pre-visualization requires a wide range of software skills and a solid understanding of filmmaking craft. During this 11 week course students will learn the filmmaking practices of cinematic staging and composition, and the iterative steps to create and complete their own pre-visualized sequence in Maya.

The class with be taught by Conan Low, a Senior Layout Artist with over 20 years of experience working at companies like DreamWorks Animation and Industrial Light & Magic. Most recently, Conan completed work on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Ready Player One, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.