It's been an exciting and challenging term for my new students.
Prometheus, and progress!
Check out this NUKE and NUKEX 6.3v7 New Features Video!
It's great to see all the 6.3v7 release features. Nuke artists will especially appreciate the restructured pipeline for handling Photoshop files.
To Flame or to Nuke, That is the Question
Another beautiful "winter" day here at Escape in Santa Monica. The other day I was walking down the hallway here in the studio. As I passed by, I spotted a word on the "Cloud Wall"; the wall is filled with inspirational ideas and technical terms from the VFX industry. It's great, you could spot something new every day.
Stu Schwartz Talks About His Internship at The Mill
Looking Forward to Working with The Foundry in LA
Today our friends from The Foundry came by to discuss some great stuff that we'll be doing together here in LA in the new year. It was great to see Claudia and Tom and enjoy some great Thai food from our fantastic local restaurant Pot and Pan. Tom will be moving to LA in the new year and we're really looking forward to working closely with them. Look out for some really great collaborations in 2012!
VES Education Committee to Host Free Event at Escape Studios
Are you interested in learning more about compositing? The VES Education Committee is hosting a presentation on Basic CG for Compositors at Escape Studios on December 17, 2011 at 10:00 am. Guest speaker Martin Hall will present some basic techniques that he used on recent projects including passes engineered in Vray and Mental Ray to complete his composites.
Interview About Tower Heist Reads Like a “Tell All” for CG Enthusiasts
I haven't seen "Tower Heist" yet, but I did read with interest this interview with former CIS colleague Greg Liegey about some of the tricks the team had to pull together for a believable finished product.
Escape Studios LA Completes First Week of Classes
November 7 was our first day of classes here at Escape Studios LA. We’ve enrolled 14 students in our courses and they’ve already begun to learn the basics of Maya and NUKE. It’s clear that the students are learning a ton and enjoying the intensity of the courses. We can’t wait to see what our new students will be able to produce once they complete the next eleven weeks. I’m sure their demo reels will give us a taste of their talents.
Enlightening Evening With Digital Domain & the "Real Steel" Team
On Thursday last week, our friends from Digital Domain came by to breakdown their work on "Real Steel". The house was packed to capacity, and the Q&A sessions were lively as Erik Gamache, Geoffrey Baumann, Justin van der Lek and Blake Sweeney explained the process behind animation, environments, crowd duplication and lighting.
Rick Makoul joins Escape Studios to Teach Compositing
Rick is just settling in to his new job at Escape Studios and we thought we’d catch up with him about his new role and his thoughts on the industry. Here’s what Rick had to say:
Escapee Carlos Conceicao Lands Internship at The Foundry
Our UK team recently released a story about one of our compositing escapees - Carlos Conceicao - landing an internship at The Foundry. This got me thinking about the actual spectrum of jobs that are available to people who study with us. There is an expectation that the majority will go on to work for companies in the VFX, Animation or TV industry. And yet Carlos has just demonstrated that you can actually go on to work in the software industry, for companies who develop the tools that are used in the media and entertainment sector. They are many such companies. Most of you will have heard of the largest ones like Autodesk, but there is a plethora of other companies and a constant flow of new comers too. This
Free Training in NUKE, MARI and OCULA
Hosted at the Escape Studios’ facilities in Santa Monica, The Foundry is offering free training in NUKE, MARI and OCULA. Sign up today to train for free, connect with other Foundry software users and experience Escape Studios’ great new facilities.
Free Nuke Tutorial and Bonus Webinar
Finding a good tutorial takes time—especially one that gives you the right tools right away. So, to help ease the search we’ve bundled together a package that includes a tutorial on how to build a custom light wrap setup in NUKE along with a webinar video that will help you understand the key concepts of compositing.
Apprenticeship Spotlight: Derrick Sesson
We’ve highlighted the exploits of our summer apprentices and have yet another story to tell.
Surrounding CG Educators Visit Escape Studios
On July 20th, instructors from CG programs at schools such as LMU, Academy of Art, Art Institute and Santa Monica College attended an Educator's Summit at Escape Studios' Santa Monica campus.
Learn NUKE for Free at our Educator's Summit
Escape Studios and The Foundry are inviting CG educators and training development professionals to attend a day of free NUKE workshops and visual effects presentations at the Educator's Summit on July 20th at Escape Studios' Santa Monica campus.
Escape Studios' Camera Crash Course
New Online Mentored Compositing Course
We’ve just launched Escape Studios’ Online Mentored Compositing course in the US which we are really excited about. Compositing is about mastering the art of illusion and this course will provide the training you need to become a confident compositor. In this current climate, it's more important than ever to make sure your skills are the best they can be which means knowing the latest techniques and software (Nuke) that will make sure you stay at the top of the pile. What's great about this online course is that it comes with a 12 month license upon enrolment!
Two Free Tutorials: Camera Tracking and Nuke
Camera Tracking Tutorial
Our Free Camera Tracking Tutorial will help you understand lens distortion and how to estimate focal length, how to spot it within the shot, issues that may arise and then how to remove distortion to ensure that the solution is accurate in the real world environment.
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