01. Introduction and project overview

02. Initial project concept and storyboards

03. Adding lights to the scene in 3ds Max

04. Using mental ray materials

05. Using 3ds Max particles to create sparks

06. Getting acquainted with State Sets in 3ds Max

07. Using State Sets to create custom render passes

08. Separating scene elements using State Sets

09. Using Render Elements in 3ds Max

10. Creating 3D elements that can be transferred to After Effects

11. Using the 3ds Max Compositor View

12. Installing the Autodesk Compositor Link plugin for After Effects

13. Overview of Media Sync workflow between 3ds Max and After Effects

14. Using Helper Objects to quickly place 3D layers

15. Using 3D Nulls to drive 2D effects like lens flares

16. Baking an expression to fix motion blurred camera animation

17. Creating glows and changes with the Object ID pass

18. Overview of the compositing techniques use in the final render

19. How to install MAXScripts and add them to the interface

20. Creating custom attributes and transforming selected objects

21. Controlling many objects simply with MAXScript and expressions