Digital Compositing Essentials
Nuke compositing for beginners
Take your first step toward a career as a film compositor
Whether you’re just starting out as a digital artist or making the switch from Adobe After Effects, our Nuke course has you covered. Learn the art of integrating green screen footage with digital assets and kickstart your career in this exciting industry.
Why learn Compositing at CG Spectrum:
- Get the latest skills studios are hiring for
- Learn from artists with real-world experience
- Private 1-on-1 or small group classes (max 4 students)
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The VFX industry is rapidly growing and the need for highly-skilled, talented compositors is too. There’s never been a better time to learn Nuke, the most popular visual effects digital compositing package.
Get a more personalized experience via live weekly calls with your mentor each week, and study from the comfort of your own home.
On completion of this course, you may choose to continue your studies with the more advanced Digital Compositing Foundations, which will prepare you for a career as a professional digital compositor.
Your pathway to the industry
Dive right into the full study pathway and be industry ready in 1 year.
Sean Amlaner
Sean's worked at Walt Disney Animation, Technicolor VFX, and Sony on 100+ films and TV projects. Credits: Star Trek: Picard, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Avengers: Infinity War.
Read full bioDept. Head of Nuke Compositing
Known for Thor: Ragnarok
Genevieve Camilleri
Gen is an Oscar-nominated VFX Supervisor & Compositor who has worked at ILM, Mill Film, and Animal Logic. Credits: Love and Monsters, Doctor Strange, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Love and Monsters
Brittany Piacente
Brittany has 50+ film & TV credits to her name including three Star Wars films, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Mad Max: Fury Road, Blade Runner 2049.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Loki
Jai Kenway
With a background in compositing, design, motion graphics, animation and 3D, Jai's work can be seen in Ant-Man and Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Josh Parks
Based in London, Josh has worked at MPC, ILM, and Double Negative on films like Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Ready Player One, The Jungle Book, The Martian, and Spectre.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jason Gottlieb
Jason is a Compositing Supervisor and Senior Compositor for TV. Credits: The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Bones, Criminal Minds, Empire, Ozark, Prison Break, and The Tick.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for The Tick
Greg Ng
Gregory Ng is a Lighting and Compositing Artist at Luma Pictures in Melbourne. His long list of credits includes: Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool, Ant-Man and Doctor Strange.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Spider Man: Far From Home
Joel Delle-Vergin
Since scoring his first compositing role on Iron Man 2 for Double Negative, Joel's been nominated for two VES awards and worked as an Additional VFX Supervisor for The Mandalorian.
Read full bioMentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for The Mandalorian
Azra Alkan
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for The Flash
E Lee
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Carnival Row
Romina Rabti Zolpirani
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Marvel v Capcom: Infinite
Dana Passarella
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for The Umbrella Academy
Tim Parsons
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Obi-Wan Kenobi
Brad Schaider
Mentor of Nuke Compositing
Known for Star Wars Episode IX
My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner!
My mentor (Gen Camilleri) helped me accelerate my learning with our weekly meetings. Once I completed the course, I was left with great portfolio pieces for my showreel and given free ongoing help by a Career Development Manager (Maxine Schnepf), who helped me polish my resume and LinkedIn profile to help kickstart my career.
Picking CG Spectrum has been the best decision I have ever made.
My 1-on-1 compositing mentor was fantastic and I could not have asked for anything more so in tune with the VFX Industry. I have learned so much.
Along with learning Nuke, I learnt a lot about the industry.
I studied VFX Nuke Compositing in CG Spectrum. I really enjoyed it and got very good experience in Nuke. The syllabus and materials are excellent and give a strong foundation in Nuke. They have very professional instructors whose work is prominent in big blockbuster movies.
The flexibility and online approach really worked for me.
Having a mentor that works in the industry facilitated both guidance and support in the weekly submissions. Their critiques guided my skill set and put me in front of the competition by helping me learn to troubleshoot from my mistakes.
Your mentors are there to help you succeed!
I've been studying for almost a year now and have had people reaching out to me for jobs, which I never thought I'd have! Your mentors will know the people you need to know to in order to help you get your foot in the door.
CGS was the most organized, polished-looking program to learn compositing.
In VFX, all of these skills change so much, so often, that getting taught by someone who is actively a pro in the field makes a whole lot of sense.
