Mentored Compositing Course

Escape Studios’ Online Mentored Compositing course provides the skills you need to get a job in the competitive world of Visual Effects (VFX). In just 40 weeks online, you will learn the latest techniques in Nuke and be able to seamlessly combine CG elements into live action video shots. A twelve month license of Nuke will be supplied upon enrollment.

Each online mentored course offered by Escape Studios has a dedicated instructor to help you through the course. Instructors are available via email and our eLearning platform during times designated at the outset of the course.  And, the platform is available 24 hours a day so you can work there when and how you’d like.  This course follows the same syllabus as our Compositing for Production classroom course but is delivered online in a 38 week format.

This course starts each week with a video lesson and an assigned project.  At the end of each week you will submit your project online for review by your instructor.

With our eLearning platform and our social network connections, you will be able to share work, collaborate with other students in your course and provide feedback to one another.

Get inspired, start learning and broaden your horizons.  Find your success in CG today.

Course Structure

• The course consists of 38 weeks of study with regular breaks  for holidays and vacations
• Each week, you will be provided a set of HD video tutorials and a project brief
• Completed projects must be submitted for review by your instructor at the end of every week
• Detailed and personal video feedback will be provided to you by your instructor on a weekly basis
• This course requires about 15 hours of work per week

Virtual Classroom

• This course is accessed via our social eLearning platform
• The virtual classroom allows you to chat with classmates and instructors
• Other students' work and feedback is available for review
• Access all assignments, course tutorials, source files and background notes from the same place
• Our eLearning platform is your gateway to the Escape Studios social network on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube
• Get involved with the Escape Studios online community and be inspired by the work on display

Support Network

• A dedicated instructor is assigned to help you through your course
• Contact your instructors at any time via email or our eLearning platform
• Fellow students can also be contacted via the eLearning platform

This Course Includes

• Before you begin your study, we provide access to a free online Graphics Primer course that we have created to teach you the essential graphics skills you need before you start
• You will be given access to as many demo reel clinic sessions with our instructors as you need after the course is complete
• One-on-one support with our recruitment experts who will help with your resume, demo reel, job applications and interviews

Jobs you can apply for after this course

• Junior Compositor
• Roto Artist
• Paint/Prep Artist