SynthEyes Tracking for Production
Essential Tips, Tricks, and Theories
Description
In this workshop, Tracker / Matchmove Artist Kevin Bolivar takes you through SynthEyes tracking from beginning to end, explaining the theory and concepts applied to solve camera motion, distortion, and object tracks. Follow Kevin as he shows you essential tools and workflows to speed up your tracking and ship it to the next part of the production pipeline effectively. These videos will go over what tracking is, how to guide SynthEyes to work how you want it to, basic modeling for layout purposes, and animation to understand how things move in space as well as work with each other through constraints. Using SythEyes and Maya, we’ll cover a variety of shots each with their own problems and solutions, so if you are just starting out or have delved into other tracking software, this tutorial will help you get into SynthEyes and be able to efficiently and effectively track production shots or your very own footage.
Duration: 3h 53m
Format: HD 1920x1080
Kevin Bolivar
Tracker / Matchmove Artist at Encore Hollywood
Kevin Bolivar is a versatile tracking and postvis artist with extensive experience across both Marvel and DC productions. His work spans television and feature films, including Deadpool, Doom Patrol, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Black Lightning, Ant-Man, and The Flash.
In addition to superhero projects, Kevin has contributed to commercials for Nissan, Ford, and Coca-Cola, as well as a VR experience for Mr. Robot. More recently, he has worked as a Postvis Artist on high-profile productions such as Tron: Ares, Stranger Things Season 5, Peacemaker Season 2, A Quiet Place: Day One, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Black Adam.
Beyond his studio work, Kevin continues to freelance in the evenings, creating illustrations and animations for personal projects within Rhythm Games.
