VFX Wizard Trained Professional™
A VFX Wizard Trained Professional™ has a verified academic record at VFX Wizard. This means the verified professional attended one or more trainings, either live or online, among those that qualify for this definition, and was able to complete all required assignments within the expected timeframe. VFX Wizard srl therefore certifies the following:
Vladislav Topieka is a VFX Wizard Trained Professional™ in “Visual Effects”
Vladislav Topieka has successfully completed an instructor-led Master Training at VFX Wizard's Academy of Digital Cinematography, identified for this certificate as: Visual Effects (2016). Upon successful completion of this Master Training within the expected timeframe, VFX Wizard srl authorizes the use of the “VFX Wizard Trained Professional™” definition.
This document officially certifies that the attendee has completed the Master Training providing all the assignments required, and has been assigned the following verification ID: b7ef043c247120e2dd578bd6e659b745.
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https://www.vfxwizard.com/verified/b7ef043c247120e2dd578bd6e659b745/Expertise Acquired in “Visual Effects”
- Digital Compositing
Digital compositing theory and practice, advanced chroma keying, noise reduction, virtual set creation, realistic camera simulation; - Visual Effects Advanced rotoscoping and compositing, human rotoscoping, tracker-assisted rotoscoping, realistic compositing with multiple masks and depth simulation, Face Replacement, camera matching 3D for set extension;
- Color Correction Digital color theory, color correction, color matching, color matching in linear and gamma color spaces, high dynamic range images, light wrapping, secondary color correction and grading, math-driven color matching;
- Motion Tracking 2D and 3D Motion Tracking techniques, classic feature-based motion tracking, planar motion tracking, 3D motion tracking 3D with optical flow, static 3D camera matching, rigging and assembling trackers with math;
- Deformations and Optical Flow Optical flow tracking, time remapping, deformations, warping and morphing, optical flow pixel motion blur, high dynamic range time remapping;
- 3D Modeling Polygonal3D modeling theory and practice, subdivision surfaces modeling, spline patch modeling;
- 3D Texturing Texture mapping theory and practice, UV Mapping, procedural texturing, nodal texturing;
- 3D Animation Keyframe animation theory and practice, inverse kinematics, rigging, deformations, particle simulations, rigid body dynamics and soft body dynamics;
- 3D Rendering High dynamic range linear rendering theory and practice, volumetric rendering, direct and indirect illumination, physically based materials, advanced math and physics for 3D rendering;
Softwares Used
Adobe After Effects, Lightwave 3D, Mocha, Sketchup, VUE, zBrush, Maya
Assignments and Grades
Camera Matching, digital set dressing and Color Grading: Completed
3D Camera Tracking, 3D Virtual Set, Advanced Chroma keying: Completed
This certification has been issued on Aug 9th, 2016 by VFX Wizard srl, Rome, VAT Number IT06977431003