Instead of waiting years for the “right project,” this workshop compresses that growth into just 7 DAYS of focused effort. In a single week, you’ll complete 8 high-end comps — including a feature-film dragon integrated into real Iceland footage.
Transform your reel in one week — level up your skillset for good.Each shot is designed to push you through the exact workflows supervisors demand. The result: a reel that doesn’t just look like practice, but studio-ready shots that prove you can deliver at the highest level.
Honestly, in his online courses I learned far more than I did in most traditional seminars. If you really intend to get into Nuke — this is it.
Learnt so much more in this tutorial series — great content and a lot of tips and tricks I didn’t know before! Even though the 3D series is complex, the teaching is clear and effective.
I’ve taken other courses, and whenever I have a question or forget something, I come back here. Thanks for all of this!
This course gave me plenty of insight into the process and tips I’d never have thought to use before.
I learned more from this than in any of my university compositing classes — and it was shorter.
This course was above my expectations — focused and practical without getting lost in basics. Perfect fit for working artists.
Alex shows how a compositor thinks. Feedback is precise, supportive, and demanding — I progressed faster than expected.
If you said yes to any of these, this workshop was built for you.
Be first to get new practice shots, workshop drops, and tools that level up your comp.
As a compositor, you’re always at the end of the pipeline.
That means your work depends on everyone else’s work.
When you’re trying to learn, it's hard to get the right training material, or proper demoreel shots — and even if you finally do, you’re left guessing at the techniques studios actually use.
So your CG comps look “off.” Your reel doesn’t stand out. And when studios are reviewing hundreds of applications, that’s all it takes to get passed over.
When I was learning compositing, I didn’t have access to hero-quality CG or anyone walking me through the exact strategies to make it look like it was really filmed on set.
Instead, I spent years piecing it together the hard way.
Your Instructor
Alex is a Senior Compositor with experience on numerous feature films. He has worked at top VFX studios worldwide — including Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and more.
My background to make this workshop comes from the real VFX Production trenches, working at studios like Weta, ILM, and Sony Imageworks, where I saw exactly what supervisors look for when they review a reel.
The truth is you only need a handful of shots, but they must be integrated flawlessly.
If shots are done poorly, they can actually hurt your chances of being hired. This is where guidance and techniques are essential.
Getting to this high level takes repetition and guidance. Knowing this, I went to the extreme to fly to Iceland to produce this workshop - providing multiple projects in one. That’s why this workshop gives you 8 production shots, where you're guided by a Senior Compositor.
Each shot is a chance to refine the workflow, so by the end you don’t just have a comp that looks decent — you have the confidence, reel length, and consistency that recruiters instantly recognize.
A couple of years ago, I bought one of your courses, which helped me further improve my reel. That work eventually opened the door to projects where I contributed to Star Wars and other large-scale productions. It's been an amazing journey and a big step up for my career!
"First of all, I sincerely want to thank you for making such great and accessible content. This really helped when I started."
Ethan M
VFX Compositor
Real studio-level shots, not practice projects. This workshop gives you cinematic Iceland footage filmed on cinema cameras, and a feature-film quality dragon.
Future-proof your reel with professional-level CG integration.
A dragon composited in real footage pushes every part of your compositing skillset —
shadows, reflections, light shaping, motion blur, color matching, lens work, digital matte painting enhancement, atmospherics.
If you can integrate a
creature like this convincingly, across multiple shots, you can integrate anything.
Compositing isn’t about placing assets on top of footage. It’s about making CG feel like it was shot on the same day, through the same lens, in the same world.
Most compositors can pull a decent key or match colors on 2D images — but when it comes to advanced CG integration, their shots fall apart.
Something about the CG feels “off.”
Even worse, many artists freeze up completely — the shot stares back at them, and without solid fundamentals they don’t know where to even begin.
You’ll work with raw Iceland plates, a feature-film dragon, and the exact integration workflows used in studios like Weta and ILM. Better, you'll learn from someone who has actually walked the walk.
When you can make CG feel like it was there on set, you stop looking like a Junior artist — and start looking like a professional Supervisors want to hire.
Learning to see extremely small details and make targeted adjustments — developing “The Eye” of a truly skilled Compositor — is one of the most valuable skillsets you can build.
This can only be obtained through practice, and by having the opportunity to work on these kinds of challenging shots. That’s exactly what this workshop gives you.
With guidance from a Senior Compositor, you won’t just learn how to finish these specific shots — you’ll learn the underlying principles that you can carry forward as you level up in your career.
- Caleb Spenrath
Lea A.★★★★★
Compositing Student
Honestly, in his online courses I learned far more than I did in most traditional seminars. If you really intend to get into Nuke — this is it.
Rishabh L.★★★★★
Worked as a Compositor at One of Us, MPC & more
Learnt so much more in this tutorial series — great content and a lot of tips and tricks which I did not know of before! The 3D series even though complex, the instructor teaches it in a very effective manner!
Hugo B.★★★★★
Compositor at Sony Pictures Imageworks
I've took other courses, and trust me whenever I have a question or something I forgot, I come back here. Thanks for all of this!
Dwayne B.★★★★★
Environment Artist | MPC & more
This course has provided plenty of insight into the process and some tips I would have never thought to use before!
Workshop Length
5+ Hours of Video
Difficulty
Intermediate
Included: Footage,
Nuke Template, Renders
Email Support
If you need it!
Make your reel stand out from the crowd, and gain skills studios hire for.
Learn the important principles and tackle each shot with confidence
Layers of rendered CG that you will dive into to make photoreal images
This workshop focuses on the creative visual skillset. You will be given a camera + lidar
Learn to quickly enhance real footage with digital matte painting techniques, seamlessly blended
Learn common studio workflows with camera projections and imageplanes, to perfect your CG Integration project.
While you need to build the shot and script yourself, you will see helpful techniques from Alex's work
Master the art of seamlessly blending CG with live-action footage — the skill that separates pros from beginners.
If you want to blend CG Renders with real footage at a feature-film level
— this workshop delivers the exact workflow you need.
Don’t know Nuke yet? The best place to start learning Nuke is our Nuke Beginner Series:
Click here to learn the Nuke Fundamentals
Mimi Lee ★★★★★
Professional Compositor
Without your course, I wouldn't have been able to pursue my dream career in the film industry.
You probably don't hear it enough, but you've had a huge impact on my life. There were no resources at school to help me. Your expertise and willingness to share your knowledge opened doors for me that I never thought possible.
Not only did you teach me the skills of using Nuke, but you showed me how to
think creatively and problem-solve.
Your course and Youtube channel have been the reason I found my way into a job at a film company, fulfilling a dream I never thought possible.
The workshop is designed for intermediate users who already know the basics of Nuke. To take this course, you should already have base knowledge in Nuke ( the Nuke Beginner Series is the best place to start ).
The beginning leans into theory, methodologies, and how to apply concepts and references. As we progress, the shots get more complex. Toward the end, we focus less on theory and more on shot execution.
Nuke templates (CG AOV templates) and assets are provided, but you will not have access to the instructor’s final Nuke script.
This is an intermediate course designed to help you build a portfolio piece. You need to do the work yourself, and it would reduce the value if people could copy the instructor’s final script.
You will have email for support for questions related to the course. Normal response time is 3–5 days.
No. This course focuses on Nuke compositing inside of Nuke.
Yes. We went to extreme lengths to get the best assets on the market, and you can use them for your personal demo reel.
The assets cannot be used for commercial or educational purposes, and you may not redistribute original files.
No. All digital content, assets, and footage are available immediately upon purchase. You will maintain access as long as Compositing Academy exists. There is no ongoing subscription.
This workshop gives you production-level assets (Iceland footage, LiDAR-tracked cameras, dragon renders), structured training from a senior compositor, and guidance to create portfolio-quality results. Free tutorials don’t provide this level of material or potential outcome.
Yes. Posting your completed comp shots on platforms like LinkedIn, ArtStation, or Instagram is encouraged. If asked about the source footage, credit Compositing Academy. You can also credit EyeCandy.XYZ for the dragon design — they’re a killer team of artists.
This is an online course with all of the content provided.
