How VFX Artists Composite CGI In Movies

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Ай бұрын

So you want to be a VFX compositor?
In this video we dive into what VFX compositing is, what compositor do, the software they use, skills they have and you can do to join their ranks.
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@jiriq8853 Ай бұрын

What a great video! As a compositor myself, I can tell you this work is not for everybody. For me it is a dream come true, but only because I love movies and I love that my work will be seen (maybe even appreciated) by millions of people around the world. My final work - exactly the way I see it on my screen - will be projected in cinemas. That is way better than for example 3D artist whose 3D model will go through a lots of changes, maybe even defocused heavily and so their work very much differs from what is in the final scene visible. So this fact and my love for movies makes me to work my ass off to create a beautiful shot, even if I have to stay late at work to finish it.

@goosyhq Ай бұрын

Could I have seen your work in anything?

@jiriq8853 Ай бұрын

@@goosyhq I am quite new to this industry so I don’t have many projects yet. The biggest one for me is Gran Turismo movie, or Outlander series for Netflix. New movies are going to be released - some of them got pushed due to the strike

@goosyhq Ай бұрын

@@jiriq8853 you worked on gran turismo?! Holy shitballs dude that movie was sick! What scenes did you do??

@jiriq8853 Ай бұрын

@@goosyhq I am glad you enjoyed it 😁 let me tell you we worked on this under huge time pressure (that’s why the biggest shots aren’t as good as they could have been). A shot that I can describe is the very first one of LeMans sequence - drone flying over the track - the whole horizon and sky was replaced, added camp and cars on the right side and a lots of trees and all the people in the shot.. I also worked a bit on the Nurburgring crash and some other shots during some races

@goosyhq Ай бұрын

@@jiriq8853 ahh I see, even with the pressure, the shots you and the teams did were amazing, there was no point in the movie where I was looking at the comping or editing and saw anything off, hats off to you and the others man! As a person looking to go into this field, any advice you could give me?

@chironex4844 Ай бұрын

such an underrated channel. loving these sort of breakdowns rather than just a standard one word answer.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@GhostStealth590 Ай бұрын

I've slowly learned VFX is not my niche. I feel better with a camera in my hand or diving deep into a complex multi-track timeline in Premiere or Resolve. Not because my 3D modelling and animating skills are bad or I lack understanding of compositing, but because the industry has not been the kindest to VFX artists. You're typically paid less and treated like less in my experience. When you say the project needs a couple more days because the simulation won't bake properly to their specifications, it ruins client relations because people are just plain out impatient. My only clients have been flighty and impatient, and that's not the people I can make work when it comes to creating in depth VFX.

@automatik25 12 күн бұрын

I love this type of ish. Also, you turned a 30 minute video into 11 minutes. Good job.

@Zaymac_ Ай бұрын

Been Compositing for a year and half and I love it! Its so much to learn and giving a impossible ceiling of learning everything which I love about it. Great video BTW

@OfficialDovikfilms Ай бұрын

This is the journey of mine for many years now. thanks for sharing this work

@modernmanueee_ Ай бұрын

And this draws a very clear line between video editors and VFX artists.

@purdisc Ай бұрын

Great post and you’ve got me following your channel. As a former compositor I think you’ve covered everything. Favorite feedback note I ever got was, “make the rocks lighter”. For context, said rocks were tumbling into a dark abyss and thus had a swiftly diminishing light source.

@TheMovieRabbitHole 4 күн бұрын

10/10, this video is fantastic. Easily understandable and completely accurate.

@crafthive Күн бұрын

Thanks, means a lot! Love your series

@davidy.9524 Ай бұрын

I am a voiceover artist and I would to recommend that you tell the person who voiced this video to slow down. He sounds like he's talking to a bunch of teenagers because he speaks so fast. People want to understand the videos that they view by watching them all the way through and not having to rewind over and over again.

@rohithreddy3776 27 күн бұрын

You are right

@BuckJolicoeur Ай бұрын

Fantastic. I'm a Director. I've been looking for this kind of video to more clearly understand how to support the VFX side of filming. Straight forward. To the point. Thank you.

@wolvenfx45 3 күн бұрын

Awesome video! I always struggle to explain what is compositing when someone outside the industry asks me what I do haha. Your video is a great way to show the range of what is possible with compositing. Great job!

@charlesm835 Ай бұрын

Great stuff. Haven't seen anything this comprehensive and easy to digest before.

@madlookzvfx Ай бұрын

This is one of the best video explaining what VFX comper's do!

@FireballVFX Ай бұрын

Perfect straight to the point explanation with visuals, great job! 🎉

@alikus7 Ай бұрын

I have never seen a better modern breakdown of the generally VFX jobs umbrella (so tight and sweet) which is the modern VFX industry for individuals. Now all that's left is a proper union and shared annual royalties, for all those endless hours in front of a screen, for when a profit tier is crossed - or just profit, period.

@jayylls Ай бұрын

That car scene is crazy

@colin7moon 25 күн бұрын

I've only recently ended up in VFX unexpectedly, and I have come across lot of videos that doesn't seem to have relevant infomration in my seach for VFX knowledge. This video was exceptional though! I think you gave a great overview of current state of the industry.

@marcuscarter Ай бұрын

Excellent overview, thank you for your knowledge and time

@t.j.corcoran Ай бұрын

Awesome video, not exactly looking to work in this field but do similar things in sports videography, cool to see how the pros tackle it

@JuliaEditSuite 18 күн бұрын

This video is so informative and to the point, thank you

@FunnyAmped Ай бұрын

Very underrated. I loved the video!

@thedudeguy5761 Ай бұрын

wow! I do realy enjoy these videos my guy, please continue these

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Thank you! I absolutely plan to

@johntnguyen1976 3 күн бұрын

Soooo good! Have loved all your "how CGi" videos...and am super stoked you've continued onto VFX as well, as it's my chosen career (maybe curse? 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️)

@antstar1005 5 күн бұрын

Great (VID). I'm a (VFX Animator). Even for an Animator, I found this VID very informative. Thank you.

@joojosart7772 Ай бұрын

Finally a video that explains the hole thibg correctly and shows some respect ❤

@infinitefx10 Ай бұрын

5:48 😁Thanks for highlighting my work!

@crafthive Ай бұрын

(: solid composite!

@infinitefx10 Ай бұрын

@crafthive 😁

@tyleradams3490 Ай бұрын

“Lastly, add a color grade to help blend all the elements together as one.” - KZfaq Compositors 🤦‍♂️ Great video and explanation!

@LxrdSwift Ай бұрын

Holy moly. You truly broke it down amazingly. As a vfx weekend warrior enthusiast i am swapping over to nuke in a week or so and am terrified of nodes 😂. And the “make it look realistic” gives me ptsd😅 i legit sit there scratching my head saying what could you possibly mean?!?!?!

@renwar_G Ай бұрын

Great video G

@agudal8503 Ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks

@kevinparreira3754 Ай бұрын

omg great video!

@christiangschweng1552 Ай бұрын

The part about the feedback cracked me up XD

@gerrelsaunders Ай бұрын

Great video!

@Tolepikin Ай бұрын

Great video

@darkvador6432 29 күн бұрын

Hey, nice clip... As a compositor myself, I confirm everything. One little common mistake, maybe : telling "DaVinci Resolve" when it's actually BMD Fusion which is involved for compositing (not color grading, specifically compositing), thereby - if you want to be specific and stick with Resolve - the Fusion tab of Resolve, though compositors often prefers the Fusion standalone application over the Fusion tab inside Resolve...

@crafthive 29 күн бұрын

Good catch, I actually said 'Davinci Resolve's Fusion' but it was cut out in the edit by mistake :/ BMD's Fusion is more accurate!

@darkvador6432 29 күн бұрын

@@crafthive Especially as BMD's Fusion means it might be in Resolve's Fu tab OR Fusion standalone (more likely this latter for HC ompositors 😉), so you can't be wrong. Well, just fiddling anyway ;)

@messiboy3358 Ай бұрын

This was really good, any chance you could do a video on simulations using houdini? Keep up the good work 😊

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I'm pretty sure I'll be doing a simulation video like this in the near future

@messiboy3358 Ай бұрын

@@crafthive awesome, I look forward to it

@__Obscure__ 27 күн бұрын

You should consider replacing the thumbnail. The black and white scenes in Dune Part Two were shot using an infrared camera that could not see color. It was not changed to black and white in post, it was shot in black and white. It was therefore impossible to use a bluescreen on those scenes.

@JoshSher_ Ай бұрын

Very informative, well made video! Thanks you! I’m not experienced in compositing or with nuke. Out of curiosity. Is nuke on a completely different level, feature wise than DaVinci Resolve (Fusion), or is nuke, mainly used by so many, just because it’s the standard and not because the features are so unique/good?

@AlexDeadline Ай бұрын

It has become the industry's standard years ago, and it will very likely stay the same for a long time. Most companies don't see any interest in changing their workflow when most of the artists they want to hire are proficient with Nuke already. I'm not very familiar with Fusion, but Nuke does a LOT. It's not perfect but it's very versatile.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Thanks! Nuke is much more scriptable in a larger studio pipeline. It's got better tools for handling exrs, deep compositing, cryptomattes, and I'm told their paint and tracking nodes are more robust.

@DeanCassady Ай бұрын

Crazy workflow for eat popcorn.

@Utsab_Giri Ай бұрын

What about lens flares, especially anamorphic flares, in footage that needs to be rotoscoped? Do they remove the flare and then add flares at the very end?

@tbip2001 Ай бұрын

Can you do a video on how vfx are added to to films to be shown in imax? Unless these effect shots are being rendered and output in 8k plus?

@crafthive Ай бұрын

I could likely mention something along those lines in a future video!

@Nova_I_craft Ай бұрын

You are an underating creator, what you did here is very good. I have a question, I am an 18 years old student and i found out that i wanted to work on visual effect in movies. I don't know anything about 3D modeling, animation etc... Is is better to go in a university with this type of programs or is it better to buy a course on compositing academy. I am really hype to do this and i hope you will see my com. Keep doing what you do, its really inspiring.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

thank you! i think thats a difficult question to answer and also has to do with where you're located. you can learn everything you need online, and itd likely save you a lot of money, but youd need to be completely self motivated. There's also the question of work permits/visas if youre not in a location with a lot of vfx work, sometimes it's easier to get sponsored with a degree. so I cant tell you for sure what would be best for you specifically

@Nova_I_craft Ай бұрын

@@crafthive I am actually located in Montreal

@McCawidule Ай бұрын

Fantastic video and loved learning about it, serious thanks. But please get someone to fix the mic plosives in audition. It takes like five seconds.

@amplifydreality8869 11 күн бұрын

Shout out to @CorridorCrew Tom Cruise deep fake at 9:25. That was a really cool video as well

@lazycreator7794 Ай бұрын

Subscribed

@user-po3cx2ot1f Ай бұрын

how is this channel have only 8k subs wtf

@Nick_Lavigne Ай бұрын

When did Nuke become the defacto compositor software in film? I coulda swore Fusion was for a long time.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Nuke has been a standard in the vfx industry for about 2 decades now

@jojostalino1377 Ай бұрын

dude that's insane, I started the video thinking i wanted to do that, now I know that I don't want to do that ahaha

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Lol, it's actually a lot of fun once you get into it!

@aliensoup2420 Ай бұрын

@@crafthive Its fun to learn without the pressure. Everybody on the outside sees the final result and shouts, "I want to do that!", until they are finally stuck in the trenches with a deadline looming, or the nit-picking CG sup asking them to do it again for the nth time. There are probably more reasons you don't want to do this than things that inspire you.

@jiriq8853 Ай бұрын

As a compositor myself, I can tell you this work is not for everybody. For me it is a dream come true, but only because I love movies and I love that my work will be seen (maybe even appreciated) by millions of people around the world. My final work - exactly the way I see it on my screen - will be projected in cinemas. That is way better than for example 3D artist whose 3D model will go through a lots of changes, maybe even defocused heavily and so their work very much differs from what is in the final scene visible. So this fact and my love for movies makes me to work my ass off to create a beautiful shot, even if I have to stay late at work to finish it.

@hannanshahid2416 Ай бұрын

please make longer videos

@cg.man_aka_kevin Ай бұрын

8:24, crowds in Element 3D???!!!

@TheGamingNorwegian Ай бұрын

Think ill just stick to 3D modelling... lol. I sort of understand how all this is done, but at the same time i dont. Like how the fuq is a VFX supervisor able to oversee everything in a team, are each frame of a scene rotoscoped, how does a composite program work considering it seems like its in 3D space but at the same time is a video editor and photoshop. It just gets so complex.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Haha, so yeah each frame is rotoscoped if there's a character they need to extract or something like that. Comp Softwares like Nuke are 2D for the most part, but have a 3d view for some more complex stuff like projections and deep. Join our discord and feel free to ask us any questions you have. We're happy to answer!

@siddheshd9 Ай бұрын

now where can i learn this all ,ty

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Some resources like Compisiting Academy/Compositing Pro were mentioned in the video. Otherwise, feel free to join our Discord Server and start asking questions, or stay tuned for more in depth tutorials eventually (:

@parthgupta7849 Ай бұрын

hey u should have mention VFX showdown channel

@kanadiou Ай бұрын

And what about blue characters filmed on blue screens in galaxy gardians ???

@nithinraj4706 Ай бұрын

I am a vfx artist how can i get a compositing job in us

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Tough time for the industry these days, being really, really skilled usually helps

@Alphain Ай бұрын

Recently Started working production and i can tell everything mentioned in this video is true

@GENERIC-RICE Ай бұрын

You forgot to credit film riot at 8:20! its fine, ok

@jlyn8228 Ай бұрын

Drugged up on coffee, ready to do my first commission. Ain't that weird, caffeine is an accepted drug? Or am I a crazy drug user?

@AexoeroV Ай бұрын

Alien technology, im so dumb i could not learn such things!

@sikamoreify 22 күн бұрын

Compositors have saved more than a few cg artists' asses... Sadly most lighters rely way too heavily on compositors to do their job for them.

@christopherortiz9330 29 күн бұрын

Play at 85% speed. You're welcome.

@dorgondius975 Ай бұрын

I’d love to learn compositing at a more professional level, but goddamn I cannot afford Nuke

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Non-commercial Nuke is completely free assuming you're not planning to use it to make money. Otherwise, they have an indie option for much less expensive for once you get into professional work.

@alexseleniar Ай бұрын

What do you think about Sora, won't it slowly and easily replace vfx artists with just a prompt?

@crafthive Ай бұрын

I think it's going to be a good while before it gets to that point to be honest. Even static image generators like midjourney and stable diffusion are a long way off being art directable enough to handle the expectations that clients/directors have from my experience. I'm sure it will eventually get to that point though...

@benetmerklin 24 күн бұрын

great video..but improve your audio quality, your better microphone

@rubenhessels5323 Ай бұрын

hi!

@amr_antar Ай бұрын

u did not insert any detailed example .. just preview ONLY

@keYserSOze2008 29 күн бұрын

*are

@Instant_Nerf 24 күн бұрын

Yeah I find it hard to believe they just use stock footage for something they need.. doesn’t the scene need to fit that story ?

@crafthive 24 күн бұрын

of course, but there are cases where you can use elements from stock footage. Often we'll use stock FX elements like dust, debris, smoke or fire to add to a shot. Otherwise, there are cases where you'll grab some other elements like a spider on a web and comp that into the foreground of a shot, etc.. It's more likely on higher budget movies that you'll create your own elements, but it still happens.

@rafikz77 27 күн бұрын

Haaland in the thumbnail WTF

@ddrr6401 22 күн бұрын

i think ai will cover most of the part we don't need to do anything just watch the video :)

@Porean Ай бұрын

Bro composited in a bluescreen in the thumbnail on a film that didn't use blue/greenscreens.

@groovychocolate Ай бұрын

Skip to 1:05, just useless filler waffle until then

@tbip2001 Ай бұрын

I wonder how long before AI makes these multiple pipelines (and jobs) redundant…?

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Some stages of the pipeline are seeing some ai usage, but it's still very early days. I honestly think it'll be a good while before we start seeing significant ai replacement that makes vfx artists completely redundant

@shiyanj2184 Ай бұрын

Sora will make everything VFX wise redundant in a few years. I think this would be a terrible skill to just now be picking up

@charlie_putha Ай бұрын

This video is more uncomfortable for me!! Because of its speed😅 I watchd this using 0.75x speed Y bro are you targeting only fluent english viewers ?? Never mind this is just my thought 😊

@Icelandlover Ай бұрын

TMI for someone who just wanted to understand the basics. Ugh.

@crafthive Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that, there are some other videos that might do a better job simplifying some concepts. I really like this one by Roy Peker: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nb-lZ8ik1tzSgWQ.htmlsi=55H35b6v1EH6nblj

@dmitriysukhaninskiy7279 Ай бұрын

video lie

@YouWantThatSmoke Ай бұрын

cool video bro

@shujin6600 Ай бұрын

its just sad that actors get all the fame even though they do one of the least work in the whole creation.

@aliensoup2420 Ай бұрын

Don't say that in front of the actors on "They Abyss".

@shujin6600 Ай бұрын

@@aliensoup2420 its such a shame that people try to protect the actors. They did a little more that usual work but it was NOWHERE near as much as director, writer, or VFX artists. Like Vin Diesel got way more fame for groot than the VFX team like bro he was only dubbing it. Like its nothing more than stupidity.

@aliensoup2420 Ай бұрын

@@shujin6600 Who voiced Groot?

@crookedfilms4190 Ай бұрын

It's because they are the ones who make all that behind the camera work impactful through their acting. Nobody will like a movie just because it's vfx is good and acting is bad. Or if the story is good but the acting is bad. Yes, their minds and bodies don't take as much toll as other people on set and they get the fame because they are seen on a larger than life screen. Even if you see a small time supporting actor on screen and then meet that guy you will feel a sort of aura around them because the screen made them look larger than a common man.

@shujin6600 Ай бұрын

@@crookedfilms4190 youre saying like there is no type of media who is not runned by a hero. There are MANY medias which has no actors just artist with skill no extra makeup shit. Yes they do work but its NOWHERE near as much work as any other major team. There is no way someone can say that VFX artist or director, or sound designer, or story writer does less work than actors. People like you only care about other things only if its bad best example is marvel's CGI. no one realized how great they were until they bring down their CGI quality, that's when people starting talking about CGI.

@allen_bernardo_jr Ай бұрын

I understood some of these words 🫠 lol I joke, great video, a good amount is well above my pay grade but I dig the filmmaking stuffs so I appreciate the video and the insight, cool stuff 👏 👏