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Two terms ago we featured visual effects specialists from around the world discussing their perspective on what it takes to be a visual effects supervisor. While hugely successful, we received feedback that people wanted to go inside a real production and do a case study on a real project being made. The complexity of doing this and the legal complications seemed, well, almost impossible. But we pulled it off.

This course follows the creative process, via real world examples, as a promo, packshot and teaser are designed for a TV Channel. In co operation with the BBC and Foxtel Television, the course shows the design and production workflow, as characters from the iconic TV show Doctor Who are integrated into a graphical broadcast package for UKTVs The Greatest Doctor Who Weekend Of All Time. The course includes design and live action segments, as well as looking at tips and tricks with guest Maya artist Mikey Tiong. Although the course covers After Effects, Illustrator and other applications, it is more focused on overall communication and design issues than individual software

In his first video he shows how he uses live action reference as inspiration for his planning and blocking stage. In his second video he runs through how he polishes his shots into full feature level animation.