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In this series, Alex Jaeger demonstrates his process for designing a futuristic military vehicle based on descriptions from a science fiction screenplay. In this first volume, he covers the ideation phase through to completing a detailed three-quarter view drawing in Photoshop®. Alex discusses his design philosophy, informed by his automotive design background, and he uses key story details to inspire his decision making. As he starts to sketch in Photoshop, you will see his process for roughing in quick ideas and choosing which of those ideas is most successful based on the visual strength of each design and how well it adheres to the script's guidelines. Alex then picks a sketch to develop into a refined three-quarter view drawing, and demonstrates his techniques for detailing the vehicle and making sure that all the parts fit and flow together with a theme. Finally, Alex discusses the value of using reference as he adds elements to his futuristic vehicle to keep it believable but relevant to its world. Instructor for this title: Alex Jaeger

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop


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Alex Jaeger studied automotive design at the College for Creative Studies but then turned to entertainment design studies at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Soon after graduation he was working in both the model shop and art department at Industrial Light and Magic. There he has served as a visual effects art director for the past 15 years on projects such as Star Trek: First Contact, Wild Wild West, Starship Troopers, Deep Impact, Galaxy Quest, Pearl Harbor, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Special Edition, Star Wars: Episode 2, Star Wars: Episode 3, Transformers, Mission Impossible 3, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen and the most recent J.J. Abram's Star Trek. He's responsible for such designs as the Akira Class starship, Bumblebee's and Starscream's head designs, the Clone Trooper variations and the future police officer's mask from Star Trek among many others.

Topics Covered

Design Philosophy for Film
Sample Script
Script Descriptions
Design in 3/4 View
Ideation Sketches
Choosing a Design
Refining a Design
Cleaning Up the Design

Spectifications

Product Code: AJA01
ISBN: 1-59762-815-8
UPC: 805366017491
Duration: 142 minutes
Formats: DVD-ROM

DVD-ROM Requirements:

1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display

DVD-ROM and Digital Download Requirements:

Minimum Operating System:

Microsoft® Windows® Vista®
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2

Software:

QuickTime Movie Player (Version 7.0 or higher)
Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher)

Lesson Outline (08 lessons)

Chapters


0. intro



1. Project Overview



2. Ideation Sketches



3. Design Language



4. Picking a Design



5. Setting Up the 3/4 View



6. Cleaning Up the Design



7. Final Drawing


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