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: 14, 21, 28 September and 5, 12, 19, 26 Oct 2009
TIMES: 6.30pm to 9.30pm.
COST: £964.75. (If you work in Film and TV you can apply for 80% subsidy for this course through the Skillset Screen Bursary Fund).
This course is targeted primarily at existing Shake compositors. Fusion, After Effects, Flame and Combustion artists will also find the content of use, in their professional development.
PRE–REQUISITE: This is not an entry level course. We expect that people have worked within computer animation (see above), before they begin with us.
DESCRIPTION: This course is really a '3d for compositors' course. You will learn about compositing multipass cgi, how to use camera tracking data properly and about projection, uv mapping and re-lighting techniques. You'll soon grasp the Nuke interface along the way.
Nuke is set to become the worldwide industry reference standard for film compositing over the next year. It is an application developed specifically for film visual effects work. Most of the film major post houses in Soho and across the world will be migrating their 2d pipeline from Shake to Nuke very soon. The course aims to equip 2d artist for this change by providing comprehensive training in cgi compositing 2.5d and 3d workflow. The course content is provided by experts in their field and is about more than learning where the buttons are.
COURSE OUTLINE: The course is split into three two week blocks:
Layering and multichannel
• The Nuke interface.
• The Alpha channel, pre-multiplication and layering
• Cgi compositing pipelines in commercials and film visual effects.
2.5d
• Working with cards, primitives and projection.
• Using camera tracking data for roto and clean-up work.
• Working with obj files, textures, uv and depth passes.
Advanced cgi
• The shader, the beauty build and arbitrary output variables.
• Using a normals pass and point position pass to define space.
• Creating cgi re-lighting and pipeline tools.
All courses outlines are subject to change.
HOW YOU WILL BE TAUGHT: The course takes place in our fully equipped Mac suite in Soho. The tutors will guide students through the key principles of 3d for compositors 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.
• You will be asked to complete weekly exercises at home, so as to experience the techniques for yourself, find out what you don’t understand and expand the limited session time.
• You will need access to your own Mac/Linux/Windows workstation.
• You will need to bring an external hard drive each week, so as to take material home to work on. Realise Studios, Double Negative Visual Effects and the National Film and Television School have kindly donated the material we teach with on this course.
Ian Murphy is tutor and course designer. Ian has worked at most of the big post houses in Soho and as well as learning to love the pipeline, he is interested in working with smaller independent productions. Ian currently teaches compositing at The National Film and Television School.
Matt Leonard is a 3d artist and experienced trainer. Matt is currently the Maya professor at FxPhd.
Roy Stelzer is the 2d technical director at Double Negative Visual effects. Roy is unusual; not just does he possess a technical and artistic understanding of cgi principles, but he actually wants to share his knowledge as well.
National Occupational Standards: This course will be taught in line with the Skillset occupational standards which provide a clear description of what you need to be able to do in order to perform your job competently.
01zero-one provides industry lead skills development and training for London audio visual and digital media industries from its centre in Soho. 01zero-one also works alongside postproduction companies to deliver training on their behalf. 01zero-one is a partner in the Ravenbourne Media Academy. The Skillset Screen & Media Academy Networks are a UK-wide group of Centres of Excellence in film and creative media education and training. Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries.
If you would like to discuss your requirements with us please email info@01zero-one.co.uk or telephone 020 7025 1985.
COURSE: THE NUKE JUNIOR VFX ARTIST
DURATION: 6 Monday Evenings
DATES: 2009 tbc.
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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