Work on Breathtaking Productions

Python is an integral part, an impactful skillset and a huge asset in any Visual Effects, Animation and Games production. Suddenly you are able to create helpful and complex tools on big budget movies and games that make your and your team's workflow faster and easier.

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You will hear "Thank you! 💚" a lot. 

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The biggest challenge is to advance from where you are now to where you want to be. How do you get to the highest production level worthy of the best studios? How do you work on the most desirable projects in the world? Without guidance it is a hard path with a lot of twists and turns. It is easy to get lost and lose motivation in the coding jungle. What do you need to know to become a (better) Technical Artist or Technical Director?

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Let me guide you to a successful career in the industry!​

 Your Roadmap 

 MODULE 01 

Advanced Tools

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Before starting our game-changing journey, you need to prepare your environment and learn how to use it on an advanced level. We will cover familiar, unfamiliar and parts that are surprisingly essential for our progress.

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• Learn the most important advanced tools and how to use them efficiently in your work​

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• Explore the exact workflows professionals use to get the most out of their tools

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• Examine the most common and helpful plugins, shortcuts, tips and tricks

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• Integrate git into your workflow to work on a higher production level

 Module 2 

Coding Style

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Like a spoken language with proper pronunciations, coding style creates a better understanding of what someone else is saying. It adds a layer of clearness, collaboration, care and it can also be fun to pull off while developing a well structured codebase. Coding style is essential in production and team work.

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• Understand the professional module structure​ and how tools are build

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• Unravel the chaos of your scripts and make them collaborative and team ready

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• Integrate documentations and comments into your code workflow

 Module 3 

Advanced Python

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The moment your scripts start to fulfill more key tasks, are shared regularly and even worked on by multiple developers; collaboration and optimization become more and more vital. Suddenly it is a necessity to write systematic code and to structure away from the one module solution or the top to bottom approaches. To realize this you have to create interconnected, more robust but dependent modules that live as part of a system and use what is there instead of reinventing the wheel each time.

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• Understand the importance of classes and how to use them in your scripts

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• Learn to control your tools with configuration files and to save your data in data files

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• Optimize and cultivate an advanced Python workflow using professional practices

 Module 4 

UI & PySide 2

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Graphic User Interfaces (short GUI) create the bridge between the intentions of the developer and the goals of artist. It is a way to add options to the application so it can be used in different ways; according to the users needs. Creating an intuitive and easy to handle UI is an artform in itself and should be part of your time investment when developing an application which interacts with a user.

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• Understand how to build software independent and beautiful User Interfaces using PySide 2

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• Design UIs easily with the QtDesigner and integrate them into your Python code

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• Build your app from scratch with a professional UI

👑 Assignments + Q&A + Support 👑

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✍️ 1. Assignments & Personal Code Reviews

Each module has variety of assignment to practice the newly learned content. The assignments start with a simple practice and moves to more practical applications. Each assignment is followed by a review video that gives you personal feedback on what was great and what needs to be improved in the future; the best way to learn and to progress.​

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🛠️ 2. Create your own application

One of the goals of this masterclass is for you to finish one application on a professional level. It adds a practical element to your progress and is a great gateway into your future positions since it allows you to show (not just tell) your new Python level.

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📚 3. Digital book

Over 220 digital pages cover the most important topics in professional scripting and enhances the video recordings. The book will summarize the masterclass while adding a variety of additional topics and references for dozens of hours of new material. Like to have a peek? Click here!

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🙋‍♂️ 4. Personal Live Q&As

Each of the Q&A calls will have ample opportunity to ask me any questions you need to know to continue your personal progress. The calls will be recorded so you can ask your questions beforehand and watch them later even if you are not able to participate.   

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👨‍👧‍👦 5. Community Support via private Discord

You’ll get access to our private Discord Support Community where you can ask and answer questions while connecting with fellow TAs and TDs from all around the globe. It is important to get and give feedback even after the masterclass and to work in a community to build a substantial career path.

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📑 6. Masterclass Certificate

All students who successfully completed the masterclass with feedback (Professional Plan or higher) are granted a masterclass certificate to include in your future applications.

 Python 

 Advanced 

  is perfect for me if

 Python 

 Advanced 

  is NOT for me if

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😴 1. You're not willing to put in the time and effort to successfully complete the assignments with engagement and only want to learn through watching and osmosis.

🐍 2. You're still a Python beginner or an artist who just wants to code small tools. To follow along and to get the most out of this masterclass you should have a minimum of 1 year of Python experience and starting to hit the ceiling of your progress. If you are unsure: Send me a message with a code example and I can give you a personal assessment.

☕ 3. You're looking for a magic bullet that will shortcut your career and let incredible job offers pilling at your doorstep. There's no secret here. It's about putting in the work, doing it consistently, and following a path that is on one side yours and on the other side proven to work.

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🤑 4. You're looking for a guaranteed path to financial ($100k+ income) and job stability. There are no guarantees in this industry (especially this one). If you want to earn a lot of money I would recommend to switch to the software and tech industry; though the knowledge of this masterclass will actually help you there as well.

Having said all of that, one thing I can guarantee: If you put in the hours, create helpful tools and apps, and do this consistently for 2 years, your life will upgrade. I can't put a number on it (no one can) and it will be different for everyone but if you can stick with this for 2+ years, you'll learn useful skills, others will recognize them, you'll make a good living, meet amazing people from all over the world and work on unbelievable projects. You might even get messages from your relatives about how they enjoyed the movie or game you've worked on.

My only objective for this masterclass is to give the necessary tools, perspective, options and create opportunities. If that sounds like something you'd like, I'd love to have you. If it's not what you're looking for, then sorry for wasting your time in reading this far, and I wish you the very best of luck.

Regardless, feel free to email me if you need a hand with anything. 💚

Introduction

Watch this short introduction video of the Python Advanced masterclass to get a taste for the amazing content and if it is right for you.

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Enjoy the video! 🍿

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PS. You can access all the introduction videos in the Members area.

Advanced code made my career!

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Suddenly I found myself looking at the screen and working on Avatar 2 at Weta Digital and was wondering how I got here in just 2 years. 2 years prior I was the only Technical Director in a small regional company, writing helpful pipeline scripts and trying to catch up with the production demands.

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I didn't always work in mid to big sized studios. Originally I studied media computer science and used to work in the IT department of a small animation studio in Hamburg. Until one day an opportunity arose and a Technical Director asked me: “Do you know how to script in 3ds Max?” and I was like: “Kind of.” That was apparently enough to convince him and he took me under his wing and taught me my first share of production scripting in animation.

A year later I enrolled at the Filmakademie BW to study Technical Directing and became the pipeline TD for my whole year - no one seemed to wanted this job. It was a blast and I enjoyed being able to plan the technical workflows and make things work smoothly for the all teams. During that time I developed my own first pipeline (Plex) for the short VFX film Breaking Point and was awarded with the VES Award 2017.

My advanced Python skills opened the doors for me to work as a Technical Director for Weta Digital, Framestore and Mackevision coding for Avatar 2 and the Monsters at Work (Disney-Pixar) series while teaching Python at ArtFx and CGMA. It became clear to me that my success came from my advanced coding skills and that it opened rare opportunities for which others had to work their whole live to arrive. That is also why I created this masterclass to share what I've learned and to give the same opportunities to others as was given to me.

Pick a plan and let's start with your change today!

Term Starts on the
05. September 2021
Next Term

07. November 2021

*for the Professional Plan with feedback and Q&A