Compositing an Alien Portal in NUKE

Join acclaimed instructor Steve Wright to learn how to create an otherworldly alien portal with NUKE, and discover valuable compositing, camera tracking, and lighting techniques.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Mantis Layers

• Compositing the mantis
• Adding the mantis shadows
• Pillar holdout matte

2. Camera Tracking

• Camera tracking preparations
• Camera tracking
• Placing the line-up card

3. Portal Rays

• Creating the portal ray animation
• 3D render of the portal rays
• Adding gravity waves

4. Portal

• Creating the inner ring animation
• Creating the outer ring animation
• Adding the portal city
• 3D render of the portal effect
• Trimming the portal to the ground

5. Interactive Lighting

• Creating a high-density point cloud
• Lining up the pillar card
• Creating a stabilized preview
• Creating the pillar masks
• Adding the pillar lighting
• Adding the ground glow

6. Flashing Red Light

• Creating the flashing light animation
• Flashing light on the mantis
• Animating the flashes

7. Finishing the Shot

• Final mantis color and glow effects
• Adding the blue ceiling light
• Final touches