Date of Award
5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Digital Production Arts
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Jerry Tessendorf
Committee Member
Dr. Eric Patterson
Committee Member
Rodney Costa
Abstract
In 3D animation, visual effects help to establish and reinforce the scale of different characters and objects that are otherwise unclear. In the Fall of 2022, I taught a class about visual effects to several students. At the time, I had difficulty explaining the importance of properly scaling your 3D effects in order to add realism. With physically based effects, we must respect the laws of physics to create a visually realistic and understandable visual effect. Going through several of my previous projects, I found that I had made mistakes with scaling several of my effects. With this paper, I set out to revise and improve several of my effects projects from the past by correcting scale and adding supplementary effects to help convey scale. I then used these projects to render animations that I use to teach the importance of scale in effects by using some of my mistakes in the past.
Recommended Citation
DiNicolantonio, Eric, "Using Visual Effects as a Means of Establishing or Reinforcing Scale in 3D Visual Works" (2023). All Theses. 4016.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/4016