Gain the skills of a
film-level compositing artist
Learn how real movie shots are built, layer by layer, inside Nuke, the software every major VFX studio uses. Then get the footage, VFX assets and tools to finish your own. Everything a compositor needs, in one place.
- Taught by a Senior Compositor with credits on
- Star Wars
- Avengers
- Spider-Man
- Alien
Start hereNuke Beginner Series
Four connected courses that take you from your first node to your first cinematic, studio-quality composite. No experience needed, and Nuke is free to learn on.
Start from zero$4994 courses · 35+ hours
Go furtherAdvanced courses
Keying, deep compositing, CG look development and full CG integration. Pick your goal and get a clear route through the catalog.
★ 4.67 / 5 average rating from over 1,000 student reviews · Read what students say
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Everything a compositor needs
Courses to learn the craft. Footage and VFX assets to practice on and finish real shots. Plugins and toolsets that speed up your work. Our assets and tools live on our sister site, vfxassets.com.
Learn the craft
Studio-level Nuke training, from your first node to deep compositing and full CG integration.
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Footage & VFX elements
Real greenscreen plates for your reel, plus fire, smoke, explosion and energy elements to drop into your own shots.
Browse VFX assets On vfxassets.comPlugins, toolsets & 3D
Nuke and Blender tools built on our own productions, and 3D assets ready for your scenes.
Get the tools On vfxassets.comAlex Hanneman
Feature films and series Alex has worked on
The founder and instructor of Compositing Academy is a Senior Compositor who has worked on big-budget Hollywood feature films.
Alex has worked at top VFX studios including Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic and Sony Pictures Imageworks. Every course teaches the workflows he used on real productions, so you learn the proper way to build a shot, with confidence.
Nuke Beginner Series
Create your first cinematic, studio-quality composite, even if you've never opened Nuke before. Four connected courses, NK101 to NK404, and the only prerequisite for every other course.
- Nuke, image basics and color theory
- 2D and 3D tracking, roto and color matching
- Camera projections, clean plates and CG compositing
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Deal in practice,
not just theory
Compositing Academy is built on the real-world skills VFX studios hire for. No room for filler.
A clear path
Courses build on each other in order, so you always know what to learn next and nothing key is missed.
Build a demo reel
Use any shot from the courses in your reel: the first thing studios look at when they hire.
Studio workflows
Learn the correct way to build shots, from someone who has done it on Hollywood blockbusters.
Pay for what you need
Courses are sold separately. No subscriptions or hidden costs.
Wide, then deep
We start with a broad view of compositing, then zero in on each area. Beginners don't drown in complexity, and artistic foundations get as much time as the technical ones.
From beginner to film productions
"After completing all the foundational courses, I built my demo reel using the course content and my personal projects. This reel helped me land my first job as a Junior Compositor."
"Thanks to your course, I was able to get a job offer as a compositor at a film company."
"That work eventually opened the door to projects where I contributed to Star Wars and other large-scale productions."
Have a different goal?
Make your own films, train under a Senior Compositor, or bring the whole studio along.
NewFull Stack Filmmaker Framework™
Make cinematic VFX films end to end: filming, VFX supervision, 3D and compositing.
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Compositing Bootcamp
Train live under a Senior Compositor with one-on-one and group feedback, and build a reel that stands out.
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Team training
The full course library for your whole team, with individual logins and one invoice.
Get a quote →Tons of ways to learn free
A big library of free Nuke tutorials, real plates to practice on, and production-ready VFX assets for your own projects.
YouTube tutorials
Free Nuke compositing tutorials on keying, projections, effects and more.
Watch on YouTube →
Greenscreen footage
Real plates for your demo reel: key, track and composite. No signup required.
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VFX asset library
High-quality elements like fire, explosions and sparks to use in your own shots.
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Articles & guides
Tool reviews, color workflows and compositing know-how, written up in depth.
Read the blog →Start with the foundation
Four connected Nuke courses, from your first node to studio-level shots.