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Educational Resources

Terminology

• https://www.vfxportal.com/
• https://www.rebelway.net/vfx-terminologyVFX Urban Dictionary
• 129 Terms Every VFX Artist Should Know

Coding Guides

• The Philosophy of Programming: Short article on reasoning and programming.
• Refactoring.Guru: Coding philosophy, design patterns.
• Design Patterns in Object-Oriented Programming - Christopher Okhravi: YouTube channel.

Python

• Beginner's Guide to Python: Tutorials and further resources.
• Scripting for Blender: Presentation video, from Blender Conference 2017.

C++

• C++ Language Tutorial: C++ basics through C++11
• C++ Core Guidelines: Best practices from Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C+++.
• C++ - The Cherno: YouTube channel

Other

• Machine Learning for Beginners: GitHub curriculum from Microsoft Learning.
• Color Vision - Craig Blackwell: YouTube channel.
• Two-Minute Papers: YouTube channel with short digests of current graphics research topics and publications.

Online Training

• Code Academy: Interactive training for coding with a wide variety of languages. FREE/$
  • Code Academy - Python
  • Code Academy - C++
• Kahn Academy Courses: Math and computer science basics. FREE
• Udemy: Curated collection of business and technical courses. $
• Hackinscience: Interactive Python training.  FREE

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• Blender
• Houdini
  
• Katana
  
• Maya
• Unreal Engine

2D Packages

• Nuke

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USD

• USD Main Page
• USD Resources (extract a few and expand into a USD section?)

YouTube Channels

• C++ - The Cherno
• Color Vision - Craig Blackwell
• Design Patterns in Object-Oriented Programming - Christopher Okhravi
• Two Minute Papers: Two-minute digests of current graphics research topics and publications.

Presentation Videos

• Scripting for Blender

• and Links
• Fundamentals of Universal Scene Description
• USD resources and builds from Nvidia

Industry Resources

• ASWF's Webinar Series
• ACCESS:VFX
• Creator's Field Guide to Emerging Careers in Interactive 3D
• Pixar in a Box
• Illumination Pipeline InfoGraphic
• VFX Reference Platform
• The 2022 State of Open Source Report
• From VAD to Volume: The End-to-End ICVFX Pipeline | Unreal Fest 2022
• Lucas Film: Get In The Door
• Screen Skills

Other Program Opportunities

• Netflix MakeMake Residency
• DreamWorks Early Careers (Trainee and Internship)
• Disney Internships
• Women in Animation Mentor Circles
• ACCESS:VFX Mentors (Mentor or Mentee)
• SIGGRAPH Student Volunteers
• Job Posting Aggregate

Conferences

• Careers in Film Summit (Free)

Physical Resources

VES Handbook of Visual Effects

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