CG 與 Computing

[johngalliano]

congratulations, cs is far better than cm, u can learn all cm stuff during and after your cs study, but it would be a pain for u to learn cs by yourself.
cs and cg is tightly related to each other, no worries.

i think it's only a matter of personal interest. not every people like/need/suitable to study programming and tech stuff.

the most important thing is to find what you love, and go ahead.

If a cg artist knows nothing about programming and the math side of cg, many things will be just a myth to him and he won't be comfortable in a script-based environment. Afterall, we are working with the computer, it's always better to know your tool better and it makes you easier to get a job, too. I believe the best cg artist has a perfect blend of art and tech attributes. ok,...but this is just what i believe.

[h2o]

如果系 artist.... 即系專做 texture, compositing 可以唔識 programming

如果系 modeler, animator.... 識少少會有幫助, 如果唔系只會淪為 operator

如果系做 lighting, special effects.... 識得越多越好!

[禾夫]

art and science is equally important for cg
neither one shall be overweighted
that's why cg is a team-working industry, gathering art and science people to contribute their best
of course it'll be great that one can achieve both side, but it's up to one's interest and ability

what i disagree is only "cs is far better than cm", it should be equally important. and it really depends on the student himself.

[johngalliano]

what i disagree is only "cs is far better than cm", it should be equally important. and it really depends on the student himself.

Given the choice of cm or cs as your university study, I should have said one should learn cs in a university environment, and a degree or master in cs usually makes u stand out from many applicants. Moreover, my experience is it's really painful to learn the tech stuff all by yourself without a solid tech background and a well-trained mind. My impression is cm is kind of a general degree and it can be learnt anywhere at any time, some talented people don't even need to learn it in school. Correct me if i am wrong, again it's just my own experience and opinions.

[HammerChugoh]

For any serious production, no one is doing anything creative except a few guys on top. Got some art sense help you to do better animation or build a better model, according to the comment of your sup. But most of the time you just won't need to be creative in these kind of creative industry.

programming is not like super difficult to learn but most of self learner don't have the sense and skill required for complex, group developed software. Many of my friend taught themselves maya API and wrote bunch of plug ins but it will be impossible for them to join a team to write something like massive, which required CS background. It's more than just the language.

[Marco]

其實可以讀完 Computer Science 之後走去讀多個 MFA, 咁你咪兩邊都識 d lor, 我都系咁讀

不過咁讀都唔代表條路易走, 你要識o既范疇比一般人要多好多, 到時你會發覺你心理上好似俾人五馬分屍咁(誇o左少少 ), 因為要學o既o野多到呢世都學唔曬。

同埋到你讀完兩邊後年紀都唔細, 同你同年紀又早入行o既人都已經累積o左一定o既經驗同功力, 如果要兩范都追貼曬人地最高o既水平, 唔系咁易, 一個唔覺意仲會變成兩頭唔到岸o既難民 (我識好多人都系咁)。

但有興趣就讀曬佢 la, 反正未來都系一個未知數, 諗都冇用。但Computer Science唔系代表 programming ga, 唔好為o左學 programming 而讀 computer science, programming 只不過代表識 lor 起支筆, 唔代表可以畫到好畫ga, 其實 programming 背後仲要識好多o野去支持, 夠一個人學一世。