Compositing Coach courses’ at 01zero-one have been designed to establish the craft of vfx compositing step by step and from a post house work perspective.
The training is focused around typical 2d* production problems - you'll be supported in learning the techniques step by step, using current industry software. All of our tutors work in the post house sector as digital compositors. The material we use to work with on the courses has been donated by Rushes Post Production and Men From Mars.
Being the forward thinking folks we are at Compositing Coach, we have decided to adopt Nuke 5 as our core training package. We are excited about the new possibilities this software has to offer and can now announce our 'Nuke artist Series' courses. Post houses have made the leap to the new software until there are enough trained Compositors using the tool. So you could be the first of the new practitioners.
Background for Nuke: It started it’s life at a post house in LA and was acquired by the UK based company; the Foundry in February 2007. Little is known outside of the United States about how it should really be used. Compositing Coaches research for this course has been centred on finding the best way of coaching a path through this very exciting, very quick new film vfx compositing software.
In addition to our popular digital preparation course, previously ran in Shake - we'll be supporting artists as they make the transition from comping in 2d to 3d and offering training in Nukes' new image based keyer.
*2d in this context, is another visual effects industry term for compositing.
COURSE: THE NUKE 3D ARTIST.
DURATION: 6 Monday Evenings.
DATES: Sept 15, 22, 29 Sept and 6, 13, 20 Oct 2008.
TIMES: 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
COST: £195 (Reduced from full cost of £871). This course is subsidised by the Film CPD Fundy for people working in the UK Film Industry.
For: This course is targeted at existing Shake and After Effects compositors. Flame assistants will also find the content of use, in their professional development. As a pre-requisite, we expect that people have worked within computer animation (see above), before they come on this course.
Description: See the creative possibilities in using projection to fake lavish back drops. Add to your compositing skill set by being able to use camera tracking data, geometry and multi-pass cgi.
• SRGB, log and linear workflow for film and video.
• How Nuke differs from Shake: Using the interface and building scripts.
• The Alpha, pre-multiplication and multi-channel cgi compositing.
• Using camera tracking data, working with cards, primitives and projection.
• Importing and working with obj files.
Specifics: The course takes place in our fully equipped Mac suite in Soho. The tutor will guide students through the key principals of 3d compositing in Nuke and then coach them in the completion of at least two shots which have been supplied by our industry partners.
The Foundry has agreed to give each student a fully functioning non-commercial license for a period of three months. Students who spend extra time at home working on the course ‘shots’ will get the most from this course. They will need access to their own Mac/Linux/Windows for this to happen. A part of session 4 will take place in the 01zero-one studio. Several 500-watt lights will be used to demonstrate lighting theory. Realise Studios, Men From Mars and the National Film and Television School have donated the material we teach with on the course.
COURSE: THE NUKE JUNIOR VFX ARTIST
DURATION: 6 Monday Evenings
DATES: 10th Nov, 17th Nov, 24th Nov, 1st Dec, 8th Dec, 15th Dec 2008
TIMES: 6.30pm to 9.30pm
COST: £695 (Reduced to £350 with a Skillset Screen Bursary).
For: new entrants to compositing. Students should be familiar with working on Mac computers.
Description: The focus is on the core skills a prep/junior artist would need for work in the vfx industry. The tutor will guide students through the key principals of photo-realistic compositing using Nuke and then coach them in the completion of at least two shots, which have been supplied by our industry partners.
• The multi-channel Workflow
• Using the Nuke Interface
• Techniques for creating digital mattes
• Clean up and Rig removal
Specifics: The course takes place in our fully equipped Mac suite in Soho.
The Foundry has agreed to give each student a fully functioning non-commercial license for a period of three months. Students who spend extra time at home working on the course ‘shots’ will get the most from this course. They will need access to their own Mac/Linux/Windows for this to happen.
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