Not only are we going to do our next Two-Week VFX Challenge integrating a CG creature into our filmed environment, we're going to do it in both After Effects and Nuke at the same time!
10-day tutorial & contest
so if you ever wanted to learn Nuke coming from After Effects, have a lot of fun
and have the chance to win a $500 Insta360 X3 camera - this VFX Challenge is for you!
and win the same camera we're using!
Together with your VFX Professor Dante J Rinaldi,
we'll go step by step in the real process of bringing your vision to life!
Creating Your Own
High Dynamic Range Images!
lighting your 3d
creature accurately!
Integrate your creature
seamlessly in your shot!
learn the vfx tricks of:
Storyboarding Your Idea • Location Scouting & filming What to Capture On Set • High Dynamic Range capture What File Types To Use • CG Cameras And Animation Secrets of Fast Rendering • Integrating Renders Create an Audio Soundscape for Effect And much more!
“But Dante - I don't know how to 3D model or animate!”
We got you covered there! Download loads of free animation files from our Creature Library - completely textured, animated and ready to star in your scene!
meet your creature gallery or create your own!
“Sounds great - but I don't have a camera!”
We'll show you how to capture great footage with just your smartphone! we'll perfect your shot with AI tools, Convert it to the VFX workflow, or simply download a scene from our Footage Library to jump ahead!
day one welcome to the challenge
day two the road from AE to nuke
day three lights, camera, action
day four let there be light
day five why h.264 video sucks
day six lighting our creature
day seven bring life to a monster
day eight secrets of rendering
day nine bringing it all together
day ten nuclear skeleton attack!
what's included?
- over 55 clear and simple video tutorials
- Maya animated creature library - full access
- 8 sample 4K background footage clips
- 3D matchmoved cameras for all clips
- hdri lighting for all sample footage
- chance to win an insta360 camera & more!
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