In less than a year, CG Spectrum’s Nuke training will prepare you creatively and technically for a career as a compositor in the film industry. Master rotoscoping, digital painting, keying, scripting and lighting techniques used by top VFX studios and be mentored by world-class artists who have worked on your favorite films!
Why study Nuke compositing at CG Spectrum:
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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 powerful visual effects digital compositing package.
Learn how to seamlessly integrate green screen footage with digital assets and get a more personalized education experience with honest feedback from your compositing mentor. Graduate with Nuke certification and original work for your demo reel!
Diploma
9 months
20 hrs weekly
Intermediate
Introduction to Nuke Certificate or portfolio submission
Weekly online classes, feedback and support
Nuke, Mocha
Feb 1, 2021
Get your career off to the best start! Our industry mentors and specialized Nuke compositing programs help you build practical job skills that will serve throughout your career.
Plan your studies around your work and family commitments
Learn from experts who have worked on major films and games
Build practical and relevant job skills studios are hiring for
Pursue your passion and start working sooner
Put the skills you gained in the Introduction to Nuke course, to the test with more challenging projects! Use your creativity to try out advanced rotoscoping and keying tools to produce complex shots. Move on to digital painting to clean up tracking markers and unwanted elements, then create digital set extensions and sky replacements. Discover how to set up simple expressions and gizmos. By now you’ll be good at managing clean, organized workflows.
Learn how to:
Expand your compositing artist toolkit by learning commonly-utilized, task-specific skills. Master how to create screen inserts and split-screen comps. Gain skills in de-aging an actor, more commonly referred to as beauty work. Work with model miniatures and discover compositing techniques with a matte painting. Build many exciting shots that will help to show off your growing skillset!
Learn how to:
Develop your portfolio by creating exciting shots. Utilize your newly-mastered compositing skills to build your own, personal projects, with industry-quality feedback at every step. Integrate various aspects of compositing, from blue screen keying to set extension, on over to full 3D scene creation. All shots are created for the sole purpose of building an exciting demo reel to get noticed by potential employers. This is your opportunity to show the world what you are capable of!
Learn how to:
All diploma students receive additional 1-on-1 career support, portfolio reviews, and industry insights from CG Spectrum's Career Development Manager.
All Nuke compositing classes are taught by industry mentors with years of experience working on films and video games.
Now Compositing Supervisor at Technicolor VFX, Sean has also worked at Disney and Sony on films like Star Trek: Picard, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Avengers: Infinity War.
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Known for Thor: Ragnarok
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.
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Known for Blade Runner 2049
Morgan and his team won a VES award for their work on Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards. Other credits include: Ted 2, Mad Max: Fury Road and Christopher Robin.
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Known for Game of Thrones
VFX Supervisor & Compositor Gen has worked at ILM, Mill Film, and Animal Logic. Credits include: Love and Monsters, Doctor Strange, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Known for Kong: Skull Island
With nearly a decade of feature film experience, Will's worked on titles like Spiderman: Far From Home and Captain Marvel while at Luma, ILM, and Sony.
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Known for Ant-Man and the Wasp
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.
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Known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Yasemin has worked at MPC London, Pixomodo LA, and Double Negative, Scanline, and Image Engine in Canada. Credits: Game of Thrones, Deadpool 2, and Pacific Rim.
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Known for Alita: Battle Angel
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.
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Known for The Tick
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.
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Known for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
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.
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Known for Spider Man: Far From Home
The most affordable way to learn from top industry mentors in a fun, collaborative environment, while still getting plenty of personalized feedback.
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With a focus on portfolio preparation, we help students build their competitive edge with high quality work that gets noticed. See what they are creating.
With a focus on portfolio preparation, we help students build their competitive edge with high quality work that gets noticed. See what they are creating.
I hadn't even finished the course and I was offered a job.
My understanding of NUKE Compositing was minimal when I started with CG Spectrum. With the help of the mentors, I managed to build my skills and get my foot in the door at a major VFX studio.
CG Spectrum is my ideal way of learning.
With mentors active in the industry keeping you on track with industry proven skills and workflows, you know you're not wasting your time. You get what you put into this course and there isn't such thing as being too keen. I couldn't be happier with the progress and skills I've gained since starting.
CG Spectrum was hands down the best decision I've made for my career.
The learning material and staff were great and having an industry mentor was an invaluable asset that really helped me get my break in the VFX industry.
We've built our courses based on industry input and focus on teaching skills studios are hiring for. The three courses below form a complete study pathway designed to fast track your education so you can land your first job sooner. Each course can also be taken separately depending on your skill level and career goals.
Overview:
The Introduction to Nuke Compositing Certificate teaches you solid foundations, giving you an idea of what it takes to pursue a career in this field.
Prerequisites:
Course Summary:
Overview:
The Advanced Nuke Compositing Diploma takes your skills to a feature film and AAA game level, with the final term focused on career development and building your professional portfolio.
All diploma students receive additional 1-on-1 career support, portfolio reviews, and industry insights from CG Spectrum's Career Development Manager.
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Course Summary:
Study options for all skill levels, from short introduction courses to full industry diploma programs.