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Updated: Sep 27, 2021

Interesting videos I’ve seen recently.


1. Netflix's Vincenzo VFX Breakdown


2. Graffit._ Personal Project


3. The Mandalorian Season 2 VFX Breakdown


4. The Mandalorian Season 2 Virtual Production


5. How was did sequence done without money?

[audio in Portuguese] [no subtitles]


Updated: Nov 28, 2022

Resources in English

Books 1. The Art and Science of Digital Compositing by Ron Brinkmann 2. Digital Compositing for film and video by Steve Wright 3. The VES handbook of Visual Effects 4. The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams 5. Inside VFX by Pierre Grage

6. The Biography of The Pixel by Alvy Ray Smith ​ Tutorials/Courses 1. Nuke Masterclass - Compositing Pro 2. Python for Nuke 101 - Ben McEwan 3. fxphd (After Effects, Houdini, Katana, Nuke, Renderman,...) 4. Gnomon Online (courses in modeling, sculpture, 3D, photoshop...) 5. CGWorkshops - CG Society (DMP, environment, drawing, characters...) 6. Think Tank Online (CG..) 7. Allan Mckay (FX, zbrush...) 8. Video Copilot (After Effects) 9. Lynda (Cinema 4D, keying, comp...) 10. Hugo's Desk 11. Pixel Front (Houdini, Maya, Redshift, Nuke...) 12. CG Master Academy 13. Learn Squared (Substance Designer, DMP, Concept Art, 3D...) Articles and VFX Breakdowns 1. Ben McEwan's Compositing Blog 2. fxguide 3. CGSociety 4. Animation Boss 5. Allan Mckay 6. Cartoon Brew 7. Art of VFX 8. IAMAG 9. Cinefex 10. befores & afters 11. VFX Voice 12. Lost Boys VFX 13. Animation World Network 14. Andrew Zeller 15. Josh Parks Compositing Newsletter 16. Hugo's Desk 17. Compositing Mentor 18. VFXy News 19. The Master Comp 20. Blender Guru 3D Newlestter ​ Podcast 1. Allan Mckay 2. fxguide 3. CG Garage 4. The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify | Youtube Diplomas 1. Lost Boys (advanced compositing, FXTD and Lighting) [Canada] 2. Gnomon (anatomy, environment, character, 3D, compositing...) [USA] 3. Think Tank Training Centre (3D...) [Canada] Job Banks 1. VFX Vancouver 2. Animation/VFX/Game Industry Job Postings [spreadsheet](up to date) 3. Toronto VFX 4. VFX Montreal

5. AnimatedJobs Extras 1. VFX World (map) 2. Compositing Pro 3. School Rankings around the world - The Rookies 4. Reddit VFX





Resources in Portuguese


Tutorials/Courses 1. UNO VFX (Nuke, Flame | VFX) 2. BorgoTV ( Nuke) 3. Diego Penaforte Curso Online (3ds Max, drawing) 4. Unhide School 5. Abel Vargas VFX Pro (Tips, VFX, Katana, Nuke) 6. Méliès (2D Animation Course, Sculpture, 3D....) 7. Animator (3D, 2D, Drawing)

8. Mauricio De Oliveira (Compositing, Nuke...) ​ Books 1. The Animator's Survival Kit (Manual da Animação) by Richard Williams translated by SENAC Articles and VFX Breakdowns 1. VFX Pro 2. VRay Masters 3. CaféCG ​ Podcasts 1. Esquenta VFX BR ​ Universities 1. ESPM Rio de Janeiro- Bachelor's Degree in Animation Design 2. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Bachelor's Degree in Animation 3. Universidade Veiga de Almeida (Rio de Janeiro) - Diploma in Animation Design 4. Infnet (Rio de Janeiro) - Bachelor's Degree in Animation Design 5. Méliès (Ensino a Distância) - Bachelor's Degree in Animation Design 6. Infnet (Rio de Janeiro) - Graduate course in Animation and 3D Modeling 7. Méliès (São Paulo) - Graduate course in VFX ​

Updated: Jul 6, 2021

Courses, articles, tutorials, books that I used to study VFX (outside college and Lost Boys).

In Portuguese

Magno Borgo - Free Videos

Nuke - Avançado - Customização I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QOymApgv08

Nuke - Intermédiario - Gizmos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUbjgb1a2wY



In English

Foundry - Free Videos

Becoming a Senior Compositor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl28HkA-qyo

How to improve your Nuke workflow with Python scripting- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me23KmDMqTM

Nuke TD Roundtable - https://app.livestorm.co/foundry/foundry-super-session-nuke-td-roundtable

Tackling Common Compositing Tasks Part 4 - Facial bruising - https://vimeo.com/187330906


Tony Lyons - Free Course

Advanced Keying Breakdown - https://compositingmentor.com/category/advanced-keying-breakdown


Chris Brejon - Free Book

CG Cinematography - https://chrisbrejon.com/cg-cinematography/


Dylan Bennett - Free Videos

A Simple Explanation of F-Stop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNIouLByJQ

A Simple Explanation of ISO for Digital Photography and Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEApLA-YNko

A Simple Guide to Depth of Field - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34jkJoN8qOI


Andrew Price/Blender Guru - Free Courses

Photorealism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-Ef54uTeU

Lighting Course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjEaoINr3zgH9vCr47kSS5W8PEJBNIiwK


Lost Boys Learning - Free and Paid Courses

(Free) Python for Compositors - https://www.lostboys-learning.com/courses/python-for-nuke-users


Pluralsight/Digital Tutors - Paid Courses

CG101 Compositing - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/cg101-compositing-720

Getting Started With Nuke - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/getting-started-nuke-1193

Introduction to 3D in After Effects - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/introduction-3d-after-effects-1573

sIntroduction To Channels In NUKE - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/introduction-channels-nuke-1223

Introduction to Python Scripting in Nuke - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/introduction-python-scripting-nuke-820

Rotoscoping in After Effects - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/rotoscoping-after-effects-1497

Tracking in After Effects - https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/tracking-after-effects-1500


FXPHD - Paid Courses

NUK104: Introduction to Nuke - https://www.fxphd.com/details/374/

NUK204: Intermediate Nuke - https://www.fxphd.com/details/203/


Josh Parks - Paid Courses

Deep Compositing - https://www.compositingpro.com/nuke-deep-compositing-masterclass/

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