Learn how Compositor creates VFX effects using Nuke.
Creating VFX video is in high demand right now in various verticals of Media & Entertainment industry. It includes blockbuster Hollywood movies, OTT (Over The Top), TV commercials, TV series, documentaries, games and much more. We are seeing a huge surge of Visual Effects composting in web series of various OTT platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Hulu, ZEE5, Viu, Sony LIV, Eros NOW, Voot, Hotstar, Vudu, ALTBalaji, ULLU and many other. In many web series like Game of Thrones, The Witcher, Stranger Things, Lost in Space, Black Mirror, Vikings, Chernobyl, the VFX goes parallel with the story-line. This trend is only going to go up.
So, in a nutshell, we are getting more and more job roles in the genre. Let it be small scale production house or internationally acclaimed 3D Animation and VFX companies, they all need Visual Effects compositing artist in their arsenal to finish the job. Some of the typical job roles of VFX are as follows:
- Roto / Rotoscoping
- Paint / Prep
- Dynamic and static clean plate creation
- Chroma (greenscreen and bluescreen) removal, Keying (alpha matte generation)
- Wire and rig removal
- 3D Tracking / Matchmoving
- Compositing
- FX / Simulation
- Motion graphics
Roto, Paint and Compositing jobs are available for VFX and stereo category both.
Webinar details:
Join the Nuke webinar and start your first step to become a VFX artist. The details are as follows.
Title: VFX Compositing: Creating Invisible Effects
Trainer: Melissa Best
Software: Foundry Nuke
Date: 15th April, 2020
Time: 6.30 PM Vancouver (Switch the timezone to your country in the registration page)
Organizer: Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts (CEA)
Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8615859287028/WN_Fo-DfBXLQ5iJOz_BTGZmFw
This online Nuke tutorial is aimed to them who are new to Compositing and wants to create VFX effects using Nuke. Begin your journey to become a future Visual Effects Compositing artist.
If you don’t have the software, download free 30 days trail version of Nuke.
About Melissa Best:
Melissa is veteran VFX artist of 18 years of industry experience and currently designated as Director of Visual Effects Programs at Langara Centre for Entertainment Arts. Apart from movies, she has also worked on games. Her major credentials includes The Jungle Book, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Alice Through the Looking Glass.