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Introduction to Visual Effects Creation

FILM TV X 477.241B

Gain an understanding of the creation of visual effects and complete a short VFX sequence using Adobe After Effects.

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What you can learn.

Set up and light a simple VFX plate in the right way
Navigate Adobe After Effects effectively
Create quality mattes with chroma keying
Add a visual element to a properly matchmoved plate
Properly organize a basic pipeline from ingest through export

About this course:

Gain an understanding of the creation of visual effects. Students break down the core disciplines involved in creating visual effects, including compositing, 3D animation, cloth simulations, tracking technology, rotoscoping, cleanplating, paint and stereoscopic. Other topics include performance capture, VFX supervision, studio pipelines, understanding color for VFX, virtual production and XR. Requirements for both film and TV are examined though lectures, exercises and industry guests who discuss their work on specific effects-driven projects. Students also complete a short VFX sequence using Adobe After Effects.

Winter 2026 Schedule

January 5 - March 16

Monday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT

Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Bryan Wieder

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Fee:

$835.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

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Notes

No mtg. Jan 19, Feb. 16. 2 Make-Up Meetings TBA
Internet access required.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials

Schedule

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Date

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Lecture

Mon Jan 5, 2026

7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT