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Certified Nuke Training in DaLian, China

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:34:25 +0000

China’s first certified Nuke Training was successfully held at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in DaLian, China. Based on Nuke 6, Certified Nuke Trainers from Beijing HappyView Information Consulting Co. Ltd, Mr Huang Liang 黄亮 and Guo Yanjun 郭彦君 was on location to deliver this course. Although they are based in Beijing, Beijing HappyView Information Consulting Co. Ltd brought their classroom to many on-site locations within China. Bringing certified training to different parts of the country.

The attendees were teachers and students that came from Film and TV Studio of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. With a class size of 15, two certified trainers were on site to make sure that everyone in class were given ample attention. This hands-on course is based on Fatbars Limited Training Services : Digital Compositing with Nuke 101 with training materials written and created for this course. By attending this certified course, the attendees received an official completion certificate from The Foundry Training Central Asia.

All attendees will be listed in the official The Foundry Training Central Asia Website soon. Please contact Mr Huang Liang 黄亮 directly if you wish to hold classes in your facilities in China. Email: powerhl@mail.com • Website : www.livecoding.com

Certified Nuke Course Level One in Singapore August 2010

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:31:42 +0000

NUKE 6: DIGITAL COMPOSITING WITH NUKE
(101 Nuke End User Certification Program)

Dates: 30 Aug to 3 Sept 2010 (5 days)
Cost: US$1,250 per person
Venue: The Media Village, Singapore
213 Henderson Road #03-11, Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553

COURSE BREAKDOWN
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This five-day, hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Nuke. Nuke has a unique channel based approach; state-of-the art image based keyer; full 3D compositing including the capability to import geometry, lights, cameras and shaders; and supports stereoscopic imaging. Through customized visual effects shots created for this course, students will learn to combine live action with computer-generated elements, key blue and green screen shots, combine motion tracking data into Nuke’s 3D compositing world and create multi-layer composites using Nuke’s node tree organizational structure.

ENQUIRIES
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Email: pat@mediav.com.sg
Phone: +65 6475 8809

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
FATBARS LIMITED & THE MEDIA VILLAGE

Please email patrick for detailed course information.

The Foundry GeekFest at Siggraph Los Angeles 2010

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:40:53 +0000

Are you going to SIGGRAPH? If so, don’t miss out on The Foundry GeekFest on Monday 26 July. It’s been a very exciting year at The Foundry with technology partnerships resulting in new product offerings. We have lots of news to share as well as exclusive demos and sneak peeks into the future. This event is FREE, but places are limited and fill fast, so don’t miss out REGISTER NOW. We look forward to seeing you there.

VENUE: CLUB MAYAN

DATE: MONDAY 26 July 2010

TIME: Registration from 5pm

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT?

A lot has happened at The Foundry since SIGGRAPH 2009 and we’re going to show you the fruits of our labour. MARI, our new 3D texture painting application will be on display as well as KATANA. We’ll also be letting you in on our GPU plans and much, much more.

NOT ENOUGH NUKE?

Now this is more than a NUKE Nerd Herd but, fear not, we will be devoting plenty of time to our lovely compositor. Product Manager, Jon Wadelton will tantalise you with our roadmap and a selection of customers will inspire you to use NUKE in new and wonderful ways. The GeekFest will also see the launch of an exciting new resource for Nuke users. What more could you want?

LET ME AT IT?

We know looking is often not enough so after our main sessions, as you enjoy a leisurely beer and socialise, we’re giving you the opportunity to take a look at our products in more detail. We’ll have demo stations set up so that you can see NUKE,OCULA, MARI and our new AE plug-ins CAMERATRACKER and KRONOS 5.0 up close and personal. In addition GenArts will be giving you a closer look at Sapphire for NUKE.

CAN’T MAKE GEEKFEST?

Check out The Foundry’s YouTube channel for customer demos and tutorials.

Nuke and Ocula at Broadcast Asia 2010

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:03:49 +0000

The Foundry will be at Broadcast Asia in Singapore on 15 – 18 June. Nuke Product Designer Matt Plec will be on our demo-pod at the Media Village Stand (#8K3-01), so come for a demo and catch up on the latest developments here at The Foundry.

Matt will demonstrate Nuke’s unrivalled speed and its first-class feature set. He will also showcase Ocula, our unique collection of plug-in tools that solve common problems with stereoscopic imagery. Come to see him at Broadcast Asia and find out more.

The Foundry Arms Singapore Schools With NUKE

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:00:38 +0000

A number of specialist VFX educational centres in Singapore and across Asia are investing heavily in Nuke and NukeX. With Nuke site licenses in place at award winning VFX houses worldwide and the demand for Nuke Operators increasing, four educational institutes in Singapore including Ngee Ann Polytechnic and ITE College Central will offer Nuke training next semester. In addition, creative training facilities in Hong Kong and Korea will offer specialist Nuke training too.

Singapore’s ITE College Central have invested in 67 Nuke seats and Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies has acquired NukeX licenses for its Diploma in Digital Effects course, where Nuke will be used as the compositor of choice. Nanyang Technological University’s School of Art, Design and Media and New York University TischAsia’s School of the Arts will also provide specialist Nuke training to their students.

In addition, the Korea Creative Content Agency who specialise in courses for broadcasting and game creation and The City University of Hong Kong have also purchased Nuke for their specialist VFX and creative training facilities.

Read the full press release.

Certified Nuke Training in Singapore

admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:25:57 +0000

Singapore’s first certified Nuke Training was successfully held at Media Village in Singapore. Based on Nuke 6, Certified Nuke Trainer, Ms Janice Tso was on location to deliver this course. The attendees came from Singapore and Malaysia, from both the educational and post production sectors. This five day hands-on course is based on Fatbars Limited Training Services : Digital Compositing with Nuke 101 with training materials written and created for this course. By attending this certified course, the attendees received an official completion certificate from The Foundry Training Central Asia.

The certified online exam was also successfully attempted by the attendees. By passing certification exams, they became an Certified Nuke End User for Level 101. All successful candidates are now listed in the official The Foundry Training Central Asia Website.
Congratulations to the following :

Au Kean Hoong • Institute of Technical Education
Gavin Lim • Void Deck Pictures
Liswanto • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Isazaly Mohamed Isa • Kino-i Sdn Bhd
Ng Yong Seng • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Syed Muammar Shah • Institute of Technical Education
William Wong • Mercury Entertainment

Due to the overwhelming response, the next class in Singapore will be at Media Village in August 2010. Please contact Mr Patrick de Silva of Media Village if you wish to join the next class. Email: pat@mediav.com.sg Phone: +65 6475 8809

The Foundry Unveil MARI at NAB

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:19:42 +0000

The Foundry are collaborating with Weta Digital to bring to market their internally developed and highly regarded 3D texture painting technology MARI.

“We are thrilled to add Mari to our product line. The Foundry has worked hard to transform Nuke from an in-house application into the compositor of choice and will dedicate the same amount of energy and effort into ensuring that Mari becomes the ‘must have’ paint tool for artists. Mari is a great application that we will, with input from the community, make even better and more accessible to artists all over the world working in a variety of industries.” commented Dr Bill Collis, CEO, The Foundry.

Read the article here

Certified Nuke Course Level One in Singapore

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:38:00 +0000

NUKE 6: DIGITAL COMPOSITING WITH NUKE
(101 Nuke End User Certification Program)

Dates: 10 to 14 May 2010 (5 days)
Cost: US$1,250 per person
Venue: The Media Village, Singapore
213 Henderson Road #03-11, Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553

ENQUIRIES
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Email: pat@mediav.com.sg
Phone: +65 6475 8809

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
FATBARS LIMITED & THE MEDIA VILLAGE

Please email patrick for detailed course information.

LIMITED SEATS ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY.

Fast Start Nuke 6 Workshop in Hong Kong (Fatbars)

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:30:04 +0000

This six nights hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Nuke. Nuke has a unique channel based approach and supports stereoscopic imaging, state-of-the art image based keying and full 3D compositing including the capability to import geometry, lights, cameras and shaders. The workshops are mainly catered for people who want to learn first hand, professional compositing software in action.
Registration is now open. Click here to register.

Filmart 2010

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:25:14 +0000

Fatbars was at Filmart 2010 where they showcase the certified Nuke training courses as well as their Stereoscopic post production. This year, Filmart 2010 showcased 3D moviemaking buzz. Thanks to Zalman and The Foundry, Fatbars showcased Nuke Ocula Technology Demo directly, using Zalman’s 3D monitors and 3D glasses. Mr Matt Plec from The Foundry shown in the photos below.