Create effects

This Standard is about creating effects to help present, or complete, material. It can include: • • • • improving the look of material and remedying problems building shots through manipulation of two dimensional image creating 3D images that interact with live footage manipulating objects or images to give them different characteristics of movement, scale or mass. In each case it involves interpreting clients ideas and finding ways to realise them. This Standard should apply to anyone who is involved with creating effects.

1. identify required effects, their purpose and design parameters

   from reliable sources

   2. develop ideas to help tell the story visually or solve a visual

   problem that comply with filming and editing decisions that have

   already been made

   3. agree approaches with clients about how effects can highlight or

   enhance their material that take account of their vision and ideas

   4. identify techniques to be used that will best achieve your

   agreements with clients

   5. agree the schedule and time to be spent on effects with relevant

   people

   6. obtain footage suitable for creating effects from appropriate

   sources

   7. give feedback on footage that impacts on success of effects to

   relevant people

   8. share ideas with colleagues working on related effects, colour

   grading and audio using appropriate communication channels

   9. create and incorporate effects that show material to viewers as

   authentically as has been agreed in line with clients visions

   10. check that effects you create leave material free of unwanted

   images or distortions

   11. create effects that are consistent with any real or research

   references and match other effects or live action shots

   12. make critical judgements about visual quality against agreed

   artistic or technical quality standards; repairing any visual

   problems within your remit

   13. maintain security for files and other materials in line with company

   requirements

1. sources of information on effects requirements including script,

   review of existing material and clients requirements

   2. how to collaborate and cooperate with clients in creative

   conversations

   3. generation and use of paint, tracking, grading and compositing

   tools

   4. use of plates and clean plates

   5. generation and use of computer generated imagery

   6. techniques for repairs, retouching, rig removal, shot

   enhancement, stabilisation and other improvements in visual

   quality

   7. operation of software for effects

   8. how objects reflect, refract and absorb light in a range of

   conditions

   9. the nature of footage that is amenable to creating 3D effects and

   how to advise on filming

   10. manipulation of digital material to enable or enhance effects

   11. how to communicate on technical matters with clients who do not

   have technical knowhow

   12. costing and time estimation for effects work

   13. current viewing standards and current professional, national and

   international deliverable standards and expressions of best

   practice for the range of platforms and content

   14. choice and use of graphics and text

   15. how to assess video quality to expected artistic and technical

   standards

   16. company systems for storage, back up and security