A FUTURE FEATURE ARTIST
with DANIELE TOSTI
Get inspired and boost your professionals’ skills by Image Engine’s Lighting Department Supervisor with over 20 years of production experience.
“A Future Feature Artist” is a presentation about proven methodologies and work diagrams specific to today’s content-creation production pipelines, namely perception, composition, lighting, color, and work practices for artists in film and television.
The core of the presentation focuses on Daniele Tosti’s implementations and observations on work cycles along his 25 years career and on how they closely depend on and interact with other disciplines and departments.
Various production examples are analyzed throughout the panel using a cost-effective mentality thread. The objective of these lectures is to enhance both new and established studios’ delivery methods through basic guidelines, innovative solutions, and open technical discussions.
It is based on 25 years of production experience and collected into a lecture series of 15 hours and 300+ slides, which can be tailored down to smaller dedicated panel discussions, the complete review covers these main topics.
- Length
5-Day Masterclass
- Start date
January, 2023
- Level
Intermediate
Advanced
- Attendance
Live streaming
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Masterclass was designed to inspire new and older generations to become better and more profitable digital artists.
- 1:1 Mentoring with professionals from the industries
- Course access, assignments and files
MASTERCLASS SYLLABUS
PERCEPTION
FUNDAMENTALS
2 HOURS
In this introduction, we will focus on how we perceive the world: physiology and psychology, as well as physiology vs technology, and how to use perception to our advantage. In the end, we will see how these guidelines apply to some production case studies.
LIGHTING: STRUCTURE
BREAK DOWN
2 HOURS
Why light is one of the most challenging elements in GC history? In this module, you will understand the measuring of light, motivated vs physically based lighting, 3-point lighting, the 4 fundamental lighting setups, and how to shape the scene.
SCENE
COMPOSITION
2 HOURS
In this part of the program, you will find a guide to composition fundamentals, lighting priorities, and scopes. Scene deconstruction and construction, defining focus, and visual hierarchy. The composition is the ultimate guide that rules perception and lighting.
COLOR: THEORY
BUT PRACTICE
3 HOURS
Have you ever wondered: When did we define color? How do we define color? How do we define color? Physiology, technology, and metamerism. CIE-1930, spectral power distribution, lines of emission and absorption, gamuts and LUTs, HDR, pointer Gamut, and Rec-2020. The color harmony guidelines. All elements are fundamental to understanding modern production.
BEST PRACTICES FOR
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
3 HOURS
In this module, we will investigate production pipelines from a technology, budget, and creative perspective. These are some of the topics covered:
-dealing with long daily cycles; lighting cheat-sheet; when to invest in development; investing in continuity elements; technology vs budgets vs creativity.
– pipeline fundamentals and flow; defining show, sequence; key and shot level elements; the key advantages of a destructive pipeline environment; and modular levels.
– minimizing shot and production costs using a projection network; pushing versus pulling published data; and naming conventions.
BEHIND THE
ARTIST'S SUCCESS
3 HOURS
With this last module, you will understand all the fundamental key points of educating the artist about business; EQ vs IQ; Batman’s Impostor syndrome; overtime vs passion; leadership vs management; our career as a commodity. The artist’s cost of working, getting hired, discussing money, and finally how to keep your job.
MASTERCLASS SYLLABUS
PERCEPTION
FUNDAMENTALS
2 HOURS
LIGHTING: STRUCTURE
BREAK DOWN
2 HOURS
SCENE
COMPOSITION
2 HOURS
COLOR: THEORY
BUT PRACTICE
3 HOURS
BEST PRACTICES FOR
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
3 HOURS
-dealing with long daily cycles;
lighting cheat-sheet; when to invest in development; investing in continuity elements; technology vs budgets vs creativity.
– pipeline fundamentals and flow; defining show, sequence; key and shot level elements; the key advantages of a destructive pipeline environment; and modular levels.
– minimizing shot and production costs using a projection network; pushing versus pulling published data; and naming conventions.
BEHIND THE
ARTIST'S SUCCESS
3 HOURS
Meet the instructor
DANIELE TOSTI
Lighting Supervisor at IMAGE ENGINE
Daniele Tosti is a creative Supervisor, developer and manager with over 20 years of production experience in various fields of the entertainment business.
Covering multiple Production roles, such as CG Supervisor, Art Director, Lighting Supervisor, LookDev Lead, and Lead Technical Director, he has led and managed large teams to successful deadlines in various production types: from video games, to broadcast television and theatrically released feature films.
DANIELE'S FEATURED PROJECTS
What are Masterclass PRO?
Are unique and rare paths, held by professionals of the highest level who make available their decades of professional experience on vertical and in-depth topics.
To bring you to the next level.
KEY ELEMENTS
The best way to learn and get inspired and involved with our short-programs from the best industry-leading instructors in an immersive environment, with personalized advice, reviews, and project work.
- Inspirational and in-depth training
- Immersive experience
- Higher value- time
- Professional growth
- Networking
- INSTALLMENT
- $ 1,950
(2 x payments)
- UPFRONT
- $ 3,500
(1 x payment)
Save $ 400 when paid in full
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We are eager to begin your journey and welcome you to the Linknetic community!
Faq
Our Bootcamp offers intensive short-term training based on the acquisition of professional skills in VFX, Animation, and games, learn the best practices, industry-standard tools and software, and complete tasks and projects, under the supervision of award-winning professionals and the top artists on the international industrial scene.
Students learn through live lessons and virtual labs focused on practical learning experiences. After 20-24 weeks, they come out confident in their tech and soft skills, ready to face the top industries and international studios as complete digital artists.
For those who love movies and all the amazing visual effects behind a film and have always dreamed of working in the entertainment world, but don’t even know where to start.
Recent STEAM graduates
For those who are graduates in any discipline of STEAM education and are interested in the more creative and technical jobs, this Bootcamp is a specialization for beginning a career in the Visual Effects industries and developing hands-on skills to secure a place in this sector.
Career shifter
For those interested in changing careers and embarking on creative and technical work, without any specific background in this sector. Texturing & Beyond Bootcamp is specifically designed to strengthen knowledge and skills to get an exciting and well-paid job in one of the most rapidly growing industries in the 21st century in which VFX artists will continue to be in demand.
Career boosters
Are you a professional in a design role (3d modeler, graphic designer, photographer, creative director, media designer, etc.)? This Bootcamp is designed for professionals who wish to make more competitive their job profile and take it to the next level. Join our Texturing & Beyond Bootcamp and gain new successful roles in the industry.
Within only 6 months, our Texturing & Beyond Bootcamp will give you a solid foundation and specialization for the creation of a photorealistic texture for 3D Asset for the visual effects industries, getting the latest skills studios are hiring, getting hands-on practice, and learning the VFX software used by top production studios all over the world and start your journey into the industry! All side by side with the top VFX artists with real-world experience.
To be successful in this program you will need basic knowledge of 3D modeling, UVs, Maya, and basic computer skills.
Photoshop, Mari, Maya/Arnold, Substance Painter, Nuke, PureRef.
We will be providing you with all software required to take our online courses.
You will also get access to a library of assets to use throughout the course.
Hardware:
You will need a dedicated graphics card, and a computer that meets the minimum requirements for the software above.
Our Bootcamp is built to be tailored to your needs. Lectures are usually delivered with recorded videos on demand and interactive scheduled online lessons with the instructor once or twice a week and inherent reviews or Q&A section. It is mostly provided in the evenings and weekends.
The average salary for a 3D Texture Artist is approximately US$69,232/year, with a range of around $47,000 to $96,000. However, many Texture Artists are also 3D Modelers, positions that require you to be both often earn more too.
The course is designed to prepare you to enter the industry. It covers hard and soft techniques and includes a comprehensive term focused on the career development and construction of your portfolio to prepare you for the industry.
Texture artists usually work in visual effects studios for movies or tv series, animation/cartoon studios, videogames companies, and advertising.
LINKNETIC IS AN ONLINE
STUDIO-ACADEMY
SPECIALIZED IN
VFX | ANIMATION | GAME
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