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Compositing an Alien Portal in NUKE

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Join acclaimed instructor Steve Wright to learn how to create an otherworldly alien portal with NUKE, and discover valuable compositing, camera tracking, and lighting techniques.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Mantis Layers
  • Compositing the mantis
  • Adding the mantis shadows
  • Pillar holdout matte
2. Camera Tracking
  • Camera tracking preparations
  • Camera tracking
  • Placing the line-up card
3. Portal Rays
  • Creating the portal ray animation
  • 3D render of the portal rays
  • Adding gravity waves
4. Portal
  • Creating the inner ring animation
  • Creating the outer ring animation
  • Adding the portal city
  • 3D render of the portal effect
  • Trimming the portal to the ground
5. Interactive Lighting
  • Creating a high-density point cloud
  • Lining up the pillar card
  • Creating a stabilized preview
  • Creating the pillar masks
  • Adding the pillar lighting
  • Adding the ground glow
6. Flashing Red Light
  • Creating the flashing light animation
  • Flashing light on the mantis
  • Animating the flashes
7. Finishing the Shot
  • Final mantis color and glow effects
  • Adding the blue ceiling light
  • Final touches

Taught by

Steve Wright

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