How This Senior Compositor Reframes What It Means to Learn Nuke

There’s a world of difference between following a tutorial and learning how real decisions are made in a professional VFX pipeline.

That’s exactly what Aitor Echeveste, a Senior Compositor at Framestore, offers in his latest Nuke course, built around a full cinematic sequence: Jurassic Clash.

Making Decisions

Set in a rain-drenched jungle and featuring two CG dinosaurs, the sequence serves as a production-grade case study. But this isn’t just a “how to composite dinosaurs” video.

Instead, Aitor breaks down how to think like a compositor: when to push detail, when to hold back, and how to match the ever-moving puzzle of light, depth, and texture across shots.

From subtle glow interactions to the seamless layering of atmospherics, the course prioritizes realism over spectacle, equipping artists with the same decision-making mindset used on high-end features.

The Role of Real Assets

To ground the sequence in a believable world, Aitor turned to ActionVFX’s rain and atmospheric elements assets designed not just to look good, but to integrate cleanly into challenging shots.

These aren’t placeholders, they’re the same tools used by professionals across the industry.

Explore the exact assets used: Jurassic Clash Asset Breakdown

What This Course Teaches You

Beyond software skills, this course builds something far more valuable: creative confidence.

It’s one thing to know how to use Nuke. It’s another to trust your instincts when compositing under pressure, balancing multiple passes, or tackling an incomplete render with grace instead of guesswork.

And that’s what makes this course different—it doesn’t just teach technique. It models the kind of judgment, discipline, and workflow clarity that defines senior-level compositing.

For Artists Who Want More Than Just Tutorials

If you’re someone looking to grow into more complex shots… If you want to understand how to make your composites feel like they belong in a final grade… If you're ready to build workflows used by professionals…

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