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NUKE Fundamentals

NUKE is the compositing standard for the entertainment industry, particularly films and television. This course will teach you the fundamentals of NUKE. Software required: NUKE 10.5.

Patrick Krebs - Pluralsight course - NUKE Fundamentals
by Patrick Krebs

What you'll learn

Have you ever wondered how fantastic the Hollywood FX make there way onto the silver screen? If so, this is the perfect course for you. In this course, NUKE Fundamentals, you'll learn the compositing package used by every major Hollywood studio. First, you'll be introduced to nodes, node based compositing, and fundamental techniques like concatenation in NUKE. Next, you'll learn all the fundamental aspects of NUKE as a tool to create your art. Finally, you'll walk through a simple composite from beginning to end, where you'll build a 3D render of Earth. When you're finished with this compositing course, you'll not only know how to get around NUKE easily, but you'll have a solid foundation to start creating Hollywood FXs of your own. Software required: NUKE 10.5.

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Patrick Krebs - Pluralsight course - NUKE Fundamentals
Patrick Krebs

Patrick Krebs is a Supervising Producer at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, CA. He received a Masters degree from New York University in 2007 and has been working in television for the past 12 years. He has recently produced Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, "Albert," a made for TV CG movie, and is currently working to produce another CG television movie titled, "Lucky."

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