In this course, you’ll learn how to master Houdini intricate Sops & Dops based workflows to create well balanced & scifi themed FX.

COURSE BREAKDOWN
This course will teach you how to Master Houdini’s SOPs and DOPs workflows to create stunning effects like laser beams, shields, destruction, lightning, decloaking, EMP explosions, and much more

WEEK 1
Course overview, project setup, and workflow for developing the robot cloaking FX.

WEEK 2
Continue developing the cloaking FX with pyro transitions, lightning FX, and particle advection. Set up LOPs render passes and conduct RnD compositing using Copernicus.

WEEK 3
Create FX layers for shot 9, including tracer fire using PrimUV’s, muzzle flash fire from volumes, and debris and sparks from particles.

WEEK 4
Continue developing shot 9 with thruster emitter volume and animation, thruster pyro simulation, and LOPs render setup for the generated FX.

WEEK 5
Develop procedural shield geometry, create shield destruction using RBDs, design custom pyro emitter, and integrate pyro and particle advection.

WEEK 6
Create laser beam FX layers, implement ground destruction with RBDs, design custom lightning using VOPs and VEX, and craft shockwave FX with pyro and particle advection.

WEEK 7
Focus on shot 2 lighting, splitting out lights using LPE tags, rendering passes, compositing in Nuke, importing and layering renders, and creating custom chromatic aberration effects.

WEEK 8
Compositing shot 13 in Nuke, with a full walkthrough of the trailer scene. Includes shield rendering in Mantra and Karma, followed by a detailed walkthrough of shot 15 trailer scene.

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