Visual Effects – VFX Production

Module 1: Introduction to Visual Effects

• VFX industry overview: film, television, advertising, and games
• VFX pipeline: pre-production, production, and post-production stages
• VFX disciplines: compositing, CGI, motion capture, and simulation
• Software overview: Nuke, After Effects, Blender, and Houdini

Module 2: Compositing Fundamentals

• Compositing concepts: layers, operators, and the compositing pipeline
• Nuke interface: node graph, viewer, and properties panel
• Basic node operations: Read, Write, Merge, Grade, and Transform
• Rotoscoping: manually masking moving subjects frame by frame

Module 3: Green Screen and Keying

• Chroma key fundamentals: lighting a green screen correctly
• Keylight in Nuke and After Effects: pulling a clean key
• Edge refinement: dealing with fine hair, transparency, and motion blur
• Despill: removing green colour contamination from keyed subjects

Module 4: Tracking and Stabilisation

• 2D tracking: tracking position, rotation, and scale for element attachment
• Planar tracking: tracking perspective-correct surface replacement
• Camera tracking: 3D match moving for integrating CGI into live footage
• Stabilisation: removing unwanted camera movement from footage

Module 5: CGI Integration

• Rendering CGI passes: beauty, shadow, reflection, and ambient occlusion
• Integrating 3D elements: matching light, colour, and grain to live footage
• Light wrap: blending CGI edges into background for realistic integration
• Depth of field and motion blur matching for CGI elements

Module 6: Particle and Simulation Effects

• Houdini overview: procedural VFX for fire, smoke, water, and destruction
• Particle systems: creating explosions and debris simulations
• Fluid simulation: water and liquid effects in Houdini
• Rendering simulations: Mantra and Karma renderer for Houdini output

Module 7: Colour Grading for VFX

• DaVinci Resolve for VFX: node-based colour grading workflow
• Shot matching: ensuring consistent look across composite shots
• LUT application: applying show LUTs to VFX composites
• Final grade integration: delivering VFX shots into the colour pipeline

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Green screen composite: keying, tracking, and CGI integration project
• Particle simulation: fire or explosion effect in Houdini
• Full VFX shot: complete composite with tracking, keying, and grade
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Learn from VFX artists and compositors who have worked on film and television productions, advertising campaigns, and digital content, contributing to visual effects pipelines at leading VFX studios.

Backgrounds at the Top Our VFX trainers have worked at visual effects companies and post-production studios delivering compositing, CGI integration, and simulation work for feature films, streaming series, and broadcast advertising.

Clear & Effective Teaching VFX pipeline, compositing with Nuke, green screen keying, 2D and 3D tracking, CGI integration, Houdini simulations, and colour grading for VFX are explained with real visual effects production examples.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students pull green screen keys, track footage, integrate CGI elements, simulate particles in Houdini, composite complete VFX shots, and deliver colour-graded outputs through structured hands-on VFX project labs.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest Nuke, Houdini, and DaVinci Resolve releases, AI-powered rotoscoping and tracking tools, and evolving VFX production pipeline best practices.