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VFX Compositing Course

Categories VFX & Compositing
Course level:Beginner

Overview

Learn the fundamentals of VFX compositing through practical, project-based lessons using Adobe After Effects. This one-month course guides students through shooting techniques, keying, rotoscoping, tracking, clean plate creation, 3D compositing and professional showreel development.

Each lesson focuses on creating a specific visual effect, allowing students to understand the complete workflow from shooting footage to producing a realistic final composite.

By the end of the course, students will have completed multiple practical VFX projects and gained the skills required to create and present their own compositing showreel.

What I will learn?

  • Plan and shoot footage suitable for VFX compositing
  • Import and organise footage in Adobe After Effects
  • Remove green screen backgrounds using keying techniques
  • Isolate subjects and objects using rotoscoping
  • Track movement using After Effects and Mocha AE
  • Create and use clean plates with Adobe Photoshop
  • Apply 2D tracking and parenting techniques
  • Use Luma Matte and pre-rendering workflows
  • Work with 3D layers in Adobe After Effects
  • Combine multiple visual elements into realistic composites
  • Identify and avoid common VFX compositing mistakes
  • Create and present a professional compositing showreel

Course Curriculum

VFX Compositing Course Curriculum
Learn practical VFX compositing techniques through 11 project-based lessons covering shooting, tracking, keying, rotoscoping, clean plates, 3D compositing and showreel development.

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Target Audience

  • Beginners interested in learning VFX compositing
  • Students exploring careers in visual effects and post-production
  • Video editors who want to add VFX skills to their portfolio
  • Content creators who want to produce creative visual effects
  • Filmmakers who want to understand practical compositing workflows
  • Adobe After Effects users who want project-based training
  • Creative professionals looking to build a VFX showreel

Requirements

  • 11 project-based VFX compositing lessons
  • Practice footage for selected exercises
  • Adobe After Effects project files
  • Reference materials
  • Practical compositing exercises
  • Showreel development guidance
  • Course completion certificate

Material Includes

  • Beginners interested in learning VFX compositing
  • Students exploring careers in visual effects and post-production
  • Video editors who want to add VFX skills to their portfolio
  • Content creators who want to produce creative visual effects
  • Filmmakers who want to understand practical compositing workflows
  • Adobe After Effects users who want project-based training
  • Creative professionals looking to build a VFX showreel

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