Current courses:
NukeX Intermediate
24 August 2010 / / £200
University of Glamorgan, Cardiff School of Creative & Cultural Industries, Media Lab, ATRiuM
NukeX Intermediate
The Nuke Intermediate course is designed for those artist who have some knowledge of Nuke but want to increase their understanding of the software. A basic understanding of Nuke is expected to get the most out of this course.
o Multi-pass CGI Compositing
o Colour Management in Nuke
o Colour Correction
o Keying using Primatte and Keylight
o Custom Edge Blur Effects
o Stabilization and Corner Pinning
o Effects and Filters
o CGI Utility Channels
o Introduction to Nuke’s 3D Environment
o Camera Tracking
o 3D Projection
o Pan and TIle
o Cleanup and Rig Removal Techniques
o 3D Roto
Nuke used by the biggest visual effects companies in the world including Industrial Light and Magic, Weta Digital, Sony Picture Imageworks and Digital Domain. In the UK most of the major visual effects house have now moved to Nuke including Framestore, MPC, Cinesite, BSkyB and BBC Wales. Nuke can be seen in many of this years blockbuster movies including Robin Hood, Repo Man, The A-Team and Harry Potter & the Deadly Hallows not to mention James Cameron’s Avatar.
NukeX Advanced
14 September 2010 / 14, 16, 17 September 2010 / £200
Swansea Metropolitan University
The Nuke Advanced course is designed for those artist who have a good knowledge of Nuke but want to increase their understanding of the software to a higher level. A good understanding of Nuke’s is expected to get the most out of this course.
• Keying using Nuke’s Image Based Keyer (IBK)
• Stereoscopic Compositing
• Cubic and Spherical Environments Maps
• Coverage Maps
• 3D Matte Painting
• Depth Mapping
• Lens Distortion
• Gizmos
• Python Essentials
• FurnaceCore Introduction
• Align
• Degrain
• DeNoise
• Kronos
• MatchGrade
• MotionBlur
• ReGrain
• RigRemoval
• Steadiness
• VectorGenerator
• WireRemoval
Nuke used by the biggest visual effects companies in the world including Industrial Light and Magic, Weta Digital, Sony Picture Imageworks and Digital Domain. In the UK most of the major visual effects house have now moved to Nuke including Framestore, MPC, Cinesite, BSkyB and BBC Wales. Nuke can be seen in many blockbuster movies including Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Resident Evil: AfterLife, Green Lantern and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn not to mention James Cameron’s Avatar.
Assessing & Supporting your Media Business
18 September 2010 / 09:00 / £Free
Bangor University Mangement Centre
Learn how to
review the progress of your business and how to plan for the future.
Meet with
Skillset Academi+ and MEDIA Antenna Wales to discuss training and funding
opportunities
and take part
in a workshop to learn how to move your business forward
This course
is provided free of charge
Preparing Future Leaders and Managers
30 September 2010 / Actual date to be confirmed - Coming Soon in the Autumn / I ddod yn fuan yn yr Hydref / £25
ATRiuM, Cardiff
This two day course will encourage junior staff to start building on their capacity for making effective decisions regarding the future of their company. The workshops are intended as another step in both the development of the company and the worker. It will develop leadership and management skills in the areas of business analysis, working effectively with people, budgetary control and proficiency in managing change. This course can be used to engage staff in the strategic decisions of the organisation and to focus staff appraisals.
• That the person is at a relatively early stage of their career
• Has an established presence in the company
• Has some experience of project management
• Has good technical knowledge but lacks business skills
• Shows commitment to the aims of the programme.
The ultimate aim of this course is to assist workers in an early stage of their career to begin their journey to management and leadership positions while also securing the future of the business in a competitive landscape.
Assessing and Supporting your Business
30 September 2010 / Actual date to be confirmed - Coming Soon in the Autumn / I ddod yn fuan yn yr Hydref / £25
ATRiuM, Cardiff
This course encourages freelancers and those involved in SMEs to think critically about the current performance of their business and plan for its future. It introduces some of the key tools used to review the progress of a business while helping you recognise the strengths of your own business and highlight areas that may need further nurturing. You will also develop an understanding of how to manage growth. The course will culminate in the preparation of a Business Strategy Report, a 12-month action plan which can be used strategically to access funding and investment.
