Schedule and Review of the Technical Seminar with a Hollywood VFX Artist from Scanline VFX Studios.

[Rookie Awards 2023] Finalists Announced. The Rookie Awards 2023 received submissions from 106 countries worldwide, with 535 educational institutions and 5,517 projects participating. With more than 1,000 additional entries compared to the previous year, this year’s competition was more competitive than ever. SF Film School had 30 student projects selected for Drafts and 20 projects selected as Finalists. We are incredibly proud of all SF Film School students.
We wish the best of luck to all participants and hope many SF Film School students achieve outstanding results at the final announcement of Rookie Awards 2023 on July 27, 2023!

Review of the Hollywood VFX (Industrial Light & Magic) Artist Seminar and Open Critique Session.

July 2023's Monthly Best goes to Team 'Agent', who created a cinematic portfolio set in the world of "Cyberpunk 2077". The project features a female protagonist, NetRunner Paloma, who specializes in hacking abilities, and a male protagonist, V, who possesses enhanced physical abilities through body modifications. The two characters are assigned a mission to infiltrate a massive arms corporation and steal a military drone. After being discovered during the mission, they overcome the crisis and successfully escape, creating an intense and immersive story.

Schedule and Review of the Substance Painter Special Lecture

"I can hardly believe these are student projects. The level of animation is incredibly high, and the lighting is especially impressive!" We had the opportunity to meet Jody Madden, CEO of Foundry, a UK-based company specializing in computer graphics and visual effects software development, and presented our students' work. Jody was truly impressed by the outstanding quality of SF Film School students' projects.

Today, SF Film School held a graduation project presentation for graduates Park Joo-young and Choi Myung-soo. Park Joo-young created an environment portfolio inspired by a Japanese ramen alley, based on the theme of "A warm meal in the cold city after a tiring day." Choi Myung-soo created a realistic documentary-style portfolio video centered around the Komodo dragon, a massive lizard species. We will continue to support both graduates as they grow into world-class artists.

June 2023's Monthly Best goes to Moon Da-woon, who created a portfolio depicting the space of a 20th-century astronomer who discovered stars through years of research.

Schedule and Review of the Technical Seminar with a Hollywood VFX Artist from Scanline VFX Studios.

Review of the Technical Seminar with Manolya Kulkoylu, Animator at Industrial Light & Magic Studios.

May 2023's Monthly Best goes to Kim Myung-joo, who created a short animation about a pair of Christmas tree ornaments that become separated, and the remaining ornament sets out on a journey to find its partner.

Review of the Hollywood VFX (Industrial Light & Magic) Artist Seminar and Open Critique Session.

Today, SF Film School held a graduation project presentation for graduates Bae Min-ji, Jo Min-ji, and Lee Ji-won. Bae Min-ji created a portfolio video showing a robot discovering a butterfly and following it toward a new environment. Jo Min-ji created a portfolio featuring a creature that appears to be the cause of events in a ruined city arcade, realistically portraying both the creature and the atmosphere of the abandoned city. Lee Ji-won completed an FX reel portfolio using Houdini, showcasing various effects with realistic and detailed expressions. We will continue to support all three graduates as they grow into world-class artists.

2023 Character Creator Contest Winners Announcement! The Character Creator Contest invites artists to create and submit original characters using Character Creator, a software that allows the production of various characters ranging from digital humans to animation characters. The contest selects the most outstanding character creations among all submitted works. The 2023 Character Creator Contest attracted many talented artists and went through a rigorous judging process in a highly competitive environment. Among the participants were SF Film School students, who achieved an impressive result by winning both the Grand Prize and the Encouragement Award! Student Kwak Min-wook, the winner of the Grand Prize, created a character based on the theme of a samurai. The work was highly praised for its exceptional overall quality, including detailed modeling, expression, texturing, workflow, and proportions. Student Kim Bo-hee, the winner of the Encouragement Award, created a character named Medusa. The piece received positive evaluations for its dreamy atmosphere, character proportions, high level of completion, and especially its trendy style that appeals to the current generation.

Today, SF Film School held a graduation project presentation for graduates Kim Tae-kyung and Heo Min. Kim Tae-kyung created a portfolio featuring a story where a cyborg robot is chased by soldiers, attempts to escape, but is eventually discovered and meets a tragic end. Heo Min directed a cinematic portfolio that portrays a cyborg-like robot continuously moving toward an unknown destination, eventually reaching a place where aliens are being created or experimented on. We will continue to support both graduates as they grow into world-class artists.

April 2023's Monthly Best goes to Choi Myung-soo, who discovered the Komodo dragon while searching for a unique creature and created a realistic documentary-style video featuring this enormous lizard.

Schedule and Review of the Houdini FX Portfolio Production Workflow Special Lecture

March 2023's Monthly Best goes to Jo Min-ji, who created a project inspired by the Netflix series "Stranger Things". The work portrays a mysterious horror atmosphere centered around an abandoned arcade building and parking lot, featuring strange phenomena occurring in a small rural town, flickering lights, and crime scene-style warning lights inspired by the series.

Today, SF Film School held a graduation project presentation for graduates Kim Min-so, Lee Ye-ji, and Lee Da-eun. Kim Min-so created a portfolio telling the story of a curious red panda that accidentally discovers a bird’s nest and faces a moral dilemma while looking at the eggs. Lee Ye-ji beautifully portrayed, through CG, the story of a lone traveler surviving in a dystopian world while searching for signs of other living beings. Lee Da-eun completed an impressive modeling and environment portfolio featuring an uncommon hunter-themed elf alongside a contrasting mechanical deer. We will continue to support all three graduates as they grow into world-class artists.

Technical Seminar and Review by Tristan De Saint Ceran, Surfacing Artist at Animal Logic Studios