DaVinci Resolve class for effects and motion graphics

DaVinci Resolve class for effects: Materials

You receive detailed curriculum and lesson files for the course, which will be used for reference and can be kept after class. The instructor will fill gaps in the materials and provide live demonstrations, answers to questions, and have you work on projects that supplement the curriculum.

DaVinci Resolve class for effects: How you will learn

Learn using hands-on exercises and real-world projects that teach techniques used in compositing and broadcast design jobs, including credit rolls, split screens, sky replacement, sign replacement, 3D graphics, and 3D set extension workflow.

In addition to visual effects and motion graphics, you’ll also learn the process behind techniques you use, including compositing in linear light, managing premultiplied alpha channels, and maintaining resolution independence.

This class includes many practical tips used by professional visual effects artists and motion designers that enhance the projects. You will work on practice exercises and get answers to questions from a live instructor.

After completing this class, you will receive a certificate of completion from American Graphics Institute and be qualified to take the online proficiency exam from Blackmagic Design.

In this course, you’ll work with multiple real-world projects and timelines while learning techniques that apply to a wide range of visual effects and motion graphics. You’ll gain real-world visual effects and motion graphics skills that you can apply to your projects using DaVinci Resolve.

You’ll start by getting familiar with the user interface and workflow through a project that has you create a composite. As part of the initial project, you’ll gain familiarity with the essential tools that you will use in most projects.

Once you are familiar with the DaVinci Resolve interface, you’ll learn the most commonly used 3D visual effects techniques that apply to a wide variety of projects. You’ll learn techniques using Fusion’s point and planar tracking tools, allowing you to integrate objects into shots realistically. You’ll learn to use the vector-based Paint tool and remove objects to create hidden effects that are imperceivable to viewers. You’ll also learn how to create and apply green-screen compositing.

You will also take a deep dive into titling and 3D motion design as you learn to create highly customizable credit rolls and learn creative title animations using Fusion’s Follower modifier, as well as create motion paths that can be published and shared between multiple elements. The lessons in this DaVinci Resolve course include various aspects of animation, including Fusion’s keyframe Spline Editor, procedural modifier-based animations, and expressions that can create incredibly natural movement.

This DaVinci Resolve class also teaches 3D compositing and motion graphics as you configure and navigate in a 3D compositing workflow. You will learn to incorporate 3D objects as you design graphics with extruded 3D text, brushed-metal materials, animated cameras, and multiple light sources. You will also have the option of creating additional effects, such as smoke, using particle tools. The course also includes configuring and using the integrated 3D camera tracking tool for simple set extensions.

DaVinci Resolve class for After Effects users

If you are transitioning to DaVinci Resolve from After Effects, this training class will be helpful as you migrate from the timeline in After Effects to nodes. While working with nodes can be as easy as editing video clips on a timeline, it is a unique paradigm that can take some explaining and learning, provided as part of this DaVinci Resolve course.