Wisdom from the best and the brightest in the industry, this visual effects bible belongs on the shelf of anyone working in or aspiring to work in VFX. The book covers techniques and solutions all VFX artists, producers, and supervisors need to know, from preproduction, to digital character creation and compositing of both live-action and CG elements. In-depth lessons on stereoscopic moviemaking, color management and digital intermediates are included, as well as chapters on interactive games and full animation authored by artists from EA and Dreamworks respectively. Written by 88 top leading visual effects practitioners and covering everything about visual effects from pre-production, production, and post-production. Simply a must-have book for anyone working in or wanting to work in the VFX industry.Special Thanks:The completion of this book required the efforts of many hardworking, talented and dedicated people in order to help it become a reality. Accordingly, the VES and Focal Press would like to offer very special thanks to all of our team Captains and Co-Captains:Chapter 1: Michael Fink, Captain Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Co-CaptainChapter 2: Scott Squires, Captain Mat Beck, Co-CaptainChapter 3: Bill TaylorChapter 4: John Root, Captain Demian Gordon, Co-CaptainChapter 5: Rob Engle, Captain Lenny Lipton, Co-CaptainChapter 6: Marshall Krasser, CaptainChapter 7: Kevin Rafferty, CaptainChapter 8: Richard Taylor, Captain Habib Zargarpour, Co-CaptainChapter 9: Stephan V. Bugaj, Captain Lyndon Barrois, Co-CaptainChapter 10: Dan Novy, Captain Stephan V. Bugaj, Co-CaptainAdditionally, we would like to thank Ron Brinkmann and Lenny Lipton for the exhaustive efforts in compiling the Glossary * Authoritative field guide from the renowned Visual Effects Society provides techniques and insight from the best of the best in VFX * 4 color presentation and visuals from Hollywood feature films provide readers with inspiration * Learn additional skills from the bonus chapters available on www. VESHandbookofVFX.com