This 6 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that are already familiar with Nuke 2D compositing and want to learn Nuke 3D compositing. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
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Learn the essentials of Nuke 3D Compositing in six weeks !
This 6 week Nuke 3D Compositing course is a very thorough course covering all aspects of Nuke 3D visual effects compositing including 3D basics, 3D object transformations and deformations, materials and textures, and lighting and cameras. Topics include how to import and export 3D objects to other apps such as After Effects or Modo, normals relighting, UV projection, how to set up hierarchical 3D objects, and managing motion blur. The last week is a spectacular survey of several classic 3D workflows such as camera projection, rig removal, and set extension.
This course is fully mentored and self-paced so you can start any time and even pause if work or life interferes. Each week you will gain access to about 2 hours of Steve Wright’s award-winning tutorials, do the reading assignments in the Nuke Manual and Steve’s book Digital Compositing for Film and Video (4th edition), turn in a weekly assignment then meet with your mentor online for 30 minutes to review your assignment and answer any questions.
Your mentor will be a 20+ year veteran of visual effects compositing and able to answer any Nuke or production questions you may have. They will also share his production experience with tips, tricks, and techniques that you will use daily on the job.
Course Length: 6 lessons / one per week (at your pace)
Exercises Are Fantastic!
Great exercises Steve, I’m learning a lot and I feel great about using the 3D in Nuke!
Steve’s 3D Nuke workshop is one of the best training classes I have taken in my 20- years of doing visual effects. Steve has beyond a thorough understanding of visual effects and a complete understanding of Nuke. His classes, explanations, tutorials and assignments give in depth information, but at a level anyone can understand. He is very good about answering specific questions when they arise. I would highly recommend Steve for any visual effects training, but especially Nuke training.
Thank You Steve! I’m gaining so much from the class! When are you doing the compositing in 2D class again? I didn’t get a chance to take that one yet but I really want to!
Dean DeakyneStudent
Nuke 3D Compositing Enlightenment!
Steve Wright’s writings and on-line courses are a tremendous resource, absolutely essential to an understanding of contemporary compositing fundamentals and issues. Steve is an excellent teacher, whose examples and explanations are always clearly presented, deeply reasoned, and apply directly to solving practical production problems. I learned a great deal from the Nuke 3D workshop!
Stuart RobertsonVisual Effects Supervisor
Mentoring Included
Steve Wright working as a 1 on 1 personal mentor
One-on-one personal mentoring included
How you best approach a shot or compositing problem comes from years of production experience.
While taking this course or workshop, you get personal one-on-one private mentoring with one of our visual effects veterans. Your mentor is grounded in the real world off visual effects using applications such as Nuke and After Effects. When you finish each lesson, you will meet live online with your mentor to answer questions and review your assignments.
Typical Student Time Commitment :
You will need approximately 4-5 hours per lesson for study and completion of assigned exercises. You will also meet online with your mentor 30 minutes per lesson.
You will need:
A licensed copy of Nuke X. We will help you get that from the Foundry at a great discount.
You will need a Nuke compatible computer with 2 to 3 Gb storage (you can check system requirements at the Foundry website).
Internet service and Skype (or other conferencing software) are needed.
You will need a microphone for one-on-one mentoring. A web camera is not required – we spend our time looking at your work.
Students will also need Steve’s book, Digital Compositing for Film and Video (4th edition), available on Amazon.
In case you’re wondering:
How much mentoring time is included? 30 minutes per lesson
When are mentoring appointments? Scheduled with the mentor by you (usually weekly; working at your pace)
How do I reach my mentor? Your mentor will contact you shortly after you’re purchase is finalized. The mentor will provide specific details on how to schedule appointments and upload your assignment Nuke scripts and renders.
Nuke 3D Course Outline
Learn the Nuke 3D compositing essentials
Week 7 – 3D Basics
Navigating Nuke’s 3D Interface
How to Build a 3D Scene
Building a Scene with Geometric Primitives
Deforming Images in 3D with Bicubics
Transforming and Animating 3D Geometry
Camera, Lights, and Render
Week 8 – 3D Geometry
Importing Complex 3D Geometry with Alembic
Creating Scene Registered Polygonal Models with ModelBuilder
How to Create High Density Point Clouds
How to Track 3D Points to Screen Coordinates
How to Track Screen Coordinates to 3D Points
Editing and Deforming Geometry
Week 9 – Materials and Particles
Rendering with the Phong Shader
How to Apply Materials to Geometry
Using Camera Projection to Solve Difficult Shots
Setting up Nuke’s 3D Particle System
Moving 3D Particles with Forces
Affecting 3D Particles with Behaviors
Spawning High Particle Densities
Week 10 – Lighting and Cameras
Adding Lights and Shadows to 3D Scenes
Adding Reflections with an Environment Map
Importing Cameras from Other 3D Systems
Tracking Scenes in 3D with the Camera Tracker
Solving the Camera for a Live Action Scene
Adding 3D Geometry to a Live Action Scene
Week 11 – Transformations and Rendering
3D Geometry Transformations
Deforming Geometry with a Deformation Lattice
Adding Motion Blur to 3D Renders
How to Set up Hierarchical Animation
Mastering Nuke’s Awesome Smart Vectors
Solving the Camera for Still Photos
Rendering with the Ray Tracer
Week 12 – 3D Production Workflows
How to Set Up a Pan-n-Tile Shot
How to Set Up a Camera Projection Shot
How to Create a 3D Particle Effect for Live Action
How to do a Rig Removal from Live Action
Get NukeX
Get your 12-week FX Ecademy student license from Foundry
By special arrangement with Foundry, FX Ecademy students enrolled in our mentored Nuke courses are qualified to purchase a fully-featured 90-day student license of NukeX directly from Foundry for the discounted price of $90–only $1 per day!
FX Ecademy will work with you to verify your enrollment to qualify you for your student discount. Once you’re admitted (approval required) and enrolled (course purchased) we will contact you to arrange your student license.
Students will also need Steve’s book, Digital Compositing for Film and Video (4th edition), available on Amazon.
Admissions
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Get started with our mentored courses by applying today!
Complete the simple admission form to share your experience with us.
Responses will generally be in one to three work days.
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Our NUKE compositing courses can prepare you to professionally operate Nuke which takes you a long way towards working in the visual effects industry. However, to get a job in the industry you will need more than just the knowledge of Nuke. You will also need to learn the art and science of compositing visual effects as well as to build a professional demo reel and website. Upon completion of this course you will receive a certificate to present to potential employers, but FXEcademy does not offer job placement.
A very popular book on the theory and practice of digital compositing.
This book has become a steady machine-side companion for even the most serious compositors. It contains encyclopedic knowledge of digital compositing plus it addresses real world production problems and provides their solutions.
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Includes Exclusive Web Content!
The web content for this book can be downloaded by visiting the publisher’s website (https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138240377/) to request access to the book’s resources. To get your access token you must have proof of your purchase of the hard cover, soft cover, or an electronic version.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Upon course completion, you will receive a handsome certificate documenting your achievement.
Students may download a printable Certificate of Completion when they complete the course (sample).
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This 12 week Nuke VFX Compositing course is designed for artists that wish to learn Nuke 2D and 3D compositing and are already familiar with at least the basics of visual effects. This course is produced by Steve Wright and conforms to the latest industry standards to prepare artists for work in today’s visual effects industry.
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