When: Wednesday's from 5:30-8:30pm
Please note: Students will be required to purchase a Nuke License, priced at $100.
When: Wednesdays from 5:30-8:30 PM, January 14th – March 4th
Digital Compositing is the art of stitching together various filmed or digitally created elements to produce a final image in VFX or animation. It includes the removal of greenscreens, integrating CGI into live action, digitally extending sets, painting out wires or crew reflections, adding stylized effects, adding elements like rain and smoke, digital makeup, replacing computer screens, and many other use cases.
Essentials of Digital Compositing will give students an intrinsic understanding of digital compositing workflows and techniques. Students will be introduced to the basic principles of digital compositing and image integration. Students will learn each of the following aspects of compositing: tracking, paint work, rotoscoping, greenscreen keying, image manipulation, and CG integration. They will be given the opportunity, tools, and guidance to create their own composited shots.
The course is divided into 8 lessons. The first two lessons are conceptual, covering the basic principles of compositing and developing an eye for realistic integration of images. The next two lessons are highly technical, covering the digital processing of images, especially the processing carried out within Nuke. The final four lessons are more practical, going through the process of painting, keying, projection setups, and CG integration, based on what students learned in the first four lessons.
Please note: Students will be required to purchase a Nuke License, priced at $100.
Course Note: No Prerequisite Required.
Please note: students do have graded assignments, assessments, and projects, and will receive a final grade in this course. Grades demonstrate a student’s ability to apply their understanding and mastery of concepts taught in this course. Trilith Institute instructors have a wealth of knowledge as they come with expertise in the film and entertainment industry.
*Those receiving a grade of 80 (B) or above in the course will receive a “Certificate of Completion.” Complete 3 of the Trilith Institute’s Professional Education Courses, and you will receive the “Trilith Institute Outstanding Achievement in Film Arts.” In addition, if you have completed 3 courses and our Mastering Self-Marketing workshop, you will be eligible to submit an original project for consideration for our Creative Excellence Fellowship Grant, with a potential award of up to $10,000.
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Joshua Little is an Atlanta-based filmmaker and owner of Alectreon, a visual effects boutique and production company. He has contributed VFX work to more than 70 film and television projects in addition to directing short films and VFX element shoots. He also writes custom software for VFX and animation pipelines. Joshua’s credits include Spider-Man: No Way Home (3d Artist); Day Shift (Compositor); They Cloned Tyrone (Compositor); Moon Knight (Digital Compositor); Loki: Season 1 (Cg Artist); The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Cg Artist); The Craft: Legacy (Digital Compositor); and The Orville: Season 3 (Digital Compositor). He received a BA in Psychology and Cinema & Media Arts from Vanderbilt University and an MFA in Film Production from Florida State University.
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