Compositing for VFX (Evening - 20 weeks)

• Access to the internet
• 3 button mouse
• Wacom tablet/ Microsoft Ink
• A laptop, a tablet, or a smartphone
• A microphone
• Webcam (not compulsory)
• Materials to take notes, such as notebook and pen/pencil

• Study in the evening - this course packs the same punch as our full-time 12 week course but you get the flexibility to study in the evenings. We keep our class sizes small so you’ll get plenty of 1-2-1 time with your tutor.
• Industry trained tutors - we work with the best and you’ll be taught by a tutor who has worked in the industry.
• Intensive learning - 20 weeks might sound like a lot but we promise it will fly by. We pack a lot into each of our classes so you understand the fundamentals of 2D and then you can begin to create your own masterpieces.
• Follow in the footsteps of success - thousands of our Escapees are now working in the creative industries. They’ve worked on VFX blockbusters like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Jungle Book, Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ex Machina, Interstellar and Gravity and you could follow in their footsteps. 
• There's high demand for skilled compositors and we can help you connect with studios and find roles. Escape Studios is well regarded in the industry and you’ll become part of our creative, vibrant, well-connected and global community of Escapees.

Compositors are the masters of make-believe, responsible for creating the illusion of reality. They compose the final image in a VFX or motion picture sequence, creating VFX that make the impossible, possible! Without them, we’d all be looking at the wires that support actors during action sequences, or shots lacking in atmosphere or composition. As a Compositing Artist it is the their responsibility to make the shot look totally believable. You’ll need an artist’s keen trained eye for photo-realistic details so that you always create exceptional imagery. 

After the classroom course is over we offer three months of online mentoring, so that our students can continue to refine and polish their skills. We take aftercare very seriously - since it can take time to put together a job-ready demo reel, we make sure our students get the time and practice that they need to refine their work to make them job-ready. Learn more about our Aftercare support.

Compositors often start out as rotoscope artists or in junior roles, but can rise to become mid-level, then senior compositors and compositing supervisors. From here the path is open to becoming a VFX supervisor.

Escapees from our compositing courses have gone on to work at companies including: ILM, Framestore, Cinesite, DNeg, MPC, Milk VFX, Sky, Electric Theatre Collective, JellyFish Pictures and Pixomondo. For more careers advice, download our Careers Guide.