Nuke Compositing for 3D Artists

An 8-week course on compositing for feature film, animation, and 3D techniques using Nuke

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COURSE OVERVIEW

Become a better compositor using Nuke

Nuke Compositing for 3D artists is the perfect course for anyone who works with 3D renders. This includes lighting artist, and FX artists that want to composite and put the final touches on their shots and elements. This is also the perfect course for anyone that works with 2D images, whether you shoot your own footage and want to integrate other elements into your footage, or just want to put the final touches on your footage such as grading, adding flares and post camera moves. Not only do we cover basics of Nuke, we will cover many of Nuke’s powerful features such as Nuke’s 3D system and Nuke’s Particle system. By the end of the course, you will be able to start a shot and take it to the finish line with confidence. If you’ve ever wanted to experience what a post production workflow of a compositor is in the VFX industry, this course will replicate that production workflow. You will learn and train your eyes to pay careful attention to details along with organization skills to maintain a clean workflow. You will learn how to manage your time and handle critique. Students will finish the course with the confidence to composite on an animated feature or a live-action feature. *NOTE: Students enrolled in this course are eligible for a short term 6 month student Production Collective license at half the price ($131 vs. $262). Download the syllabus for more information

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Maya (or equivalent), Nuke | See syllabus for student license information.

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Intermediate knowledge in 3D software

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Maya (or equivalent), Nuke | See syllabus for student license information.

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Intermediate knowledge in 3D software

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Maya (or equivalent), Nuke | See syllabus for student license information.

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Deadlines each week

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Intermediate knowledge in 3D software

COURSE OVERVIEW

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

EXPAND ALL COLLAPSE ALL

The more you know, the better.

Week 1 | Introduction to Nuke

Week 2 | 2D & 3D Tracking / Motion Blur in Nuke

Week 3 | Gizmos and Multi Channel EXRs

Creating custom Gizmos | Exporting Gizmos | Working with Multi-channel EXRs | Breaking out Lighting layers and re-assembling to match beauty render | Simple Expressions in Nuke

Week 4 | Working with 2D Elements

Week 5 | Working with Nuke 3D

Week 6 | Nuke Particles

Overview of Particle Emitter | Basic forces (Wind/Turbulence/Direction Force/Drag) | Basic creation of Embers, Rain, Tracers | Holdouts | Merging multiple Particles

Week 7 | Deep Compositing & Basic Python

Week 8 | Green / Blue Screen Extractions & Final Touches

Extraction workflows for dealing with blue/green screens | Overview of Keylight, Primatte, IBK keyers | Edge cleanups and integration with background plates | Final touches with grain matching, black levels and edge treatments | Recaps and final questions

Nuke Compositing for 3D Artists

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Instructor

Unleashing your creative potential

Behnam Shafiebeik

/Industrial Light and Magic

LECTURES BY Behnam Shafiebeik

Behnam Shafiebeik has been working as a VFX artist in the feature film industry for over 12 years. From a young age, Behnam always found himself wanting to know more about how filmmakers created never-before-seen worlds and creatures. It wasn’t until witnessing the lifelike dinosaurs in Jurassic Park when Behnam knew he wanted to be a part of the movie magic.

Behnam got his start in the first ever Compositing Apprentice Program at Rhythm & Hues Studios; he was offered his first contract on Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.

After having worked on almost a dozen films at R&H — including The Golden Compass; Behnam has also worked at Rising Sun Pictures in Australia where he worked on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. He then found himself in New Zealand working on Rise of the Planet of the Apes at Weta Digital.

Behnam moved back to his hometown of San Francisco to work at Industrial Light & Magic, where he is currently working on several films; including some based in a galaxy far, far away. Some of his favorite projects he has worked on at ILM are Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kong: Skull Island, and most recently completed work on Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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Jul 26, 2021 - Oct 11, 2021

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January 28th

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Ryan Davies

The course left me with an overall impression of how Nuke thinks and how to keep it happy. I’ve already seen great improvements in my own projects because of Nuke and Nick’s course.

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Andrew Malvasio

Very happy with this course it was exactly what I was looking for to get me jump started in nuke.

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Hayden Matheson

My instructor was very detailed when explaining the functions and steps to complete the desired task. He didn’t just give the techinical reasons but shared his expierence from an artistic point of view. His personality and approach to handling students is friendly and met with enthusiasm. Assets of a great teacher.

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Divya Jadhaz

Behnam Shafiebeik is really a great instructor. He made the process of learning Nuke for production quite simple, by breaking it down in to parts that could be understood and exercised in a weeks duration.

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Minah Kim

It showed me broader aspects of 3D compositing so far. I think this was my first lectures that actually go over many different topics that are used in the industry.

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