One of the most popular articles in recent months over at fxguide
was our story about Gareth Edward's work on Atilla the Hun.
Edwards was one of the first traditional film students to combine
live-action drama with digital effects. After graduating, he went
on to work at many of the UK's leading post-production facilities
as a freelance visual effects artist.
Eventually becoming frustrated with the "factory approach" to every
project, he soon branched out on his own creating many high-end
computer graphics for television clients including BBC and Discovery,
all of which were completed entirely on own "from his bedroom".
Some of his work went on to win various accolades, including a British
Academy Award and Emmy nomination.
He has since returned to his filmmaking roots directing the BBC drama
"Attila the Hun", which contained over 250 HD visual effects shots,
all of which were created by himself in less than five months.
The post used After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Mocha, and 3dsMax -
all easily accessible tools for visual effects artists. Needless to say,
we thought this whole experience would make a great "real-world" fxphd
course and are excited to be adding this new course to the mix at the
site. The course will cover a ton of techniques and approaches Edwards
uses on the job, focusing on the art, the artist's eye, and the craft.
If you're a compositor who doesn't use After Effects you'll still pick
up a ton of useful information from the course.

Edward's course will begin by breaking down shots, techniques, and
workflow used in the actual production of Atilla the Hun. This in-depth
coverage of the real world project will then shift gears into producing
a complex visual effects shot with footage shot specifically for the
course. Members will recreate the techniques used in one of the signature
shots of the project -- that of 30,000 Huns storming across an open field
in an aerial shot.

Professor: Gareth Edwards (GarethEdwards)

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