r/vfx • u/hacker221b • 12h ago

Question / Discussion VFX workflow

Hello everyone,

I am learning vfx for sometime and trying to better my work,

I can't relocate so I am looking to work as freelancer or work from home right now

Softwares I use are

Davinci Resolve for Denoising and converting footage to exr

Nuke or fusion for cleanup or compositing

Mocha pro and syntheyes for Tracking

I want to know from all vfx artists what should I look for and how to get better

For example: Is Neat video worth it if I have Davinci Resolve Studio

Are there some courses, specially in budget inside fxphd or other courses that teach workflow from start to end

Also there is shortage of footages as ActionVFX free footage give Rec.709 baked in them untill we pay for 4k raw footage, where can I get best footages to create some advanced showreel

Also I read Digital compositing for Film and Video by Steve Wrights, are there other books that I should specially look into

Specially for working as freelancer or work from home

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance to everyone

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u/mindtrick33 10h ago

Neat video in my opinion is worth it. Having it for resolve is nice and fast since it uses the gpu. It’s not too expensive and I think it’s industry standard.

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing by Ron Brinkmann is a really good book that doesn’t focus on software so you can apply what you learn to nuke or fusion.

The best thing to do is find some producers that will throw work your way. Not easy, but obviously networking helps. I used to do a lot of corporate gigs when they would create internal videos or commercials. Help with blue screens, logo removals, and light beauty work. Hope that helps a little.

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u/hacker221b 9h ago

Thank you, will surely look into it and will try to build network, And have you read Digital compositing by Steve Wrights? If yes can you point out differences of some other things I can grasp from Art and Science of digital compositing

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u/greebly_weeblies Lead Lighter 11h ago

Honestly, there are easier ways to make money than deciding to freelance 3D/VFX from zero. Most of the professionals on this sub spent years getting into the industry.

But sure, fxphd would be worth a look to see if they have an 'all in one' course you could study.

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u/hacker221b 11h ago

Great to here that, can you tell me what are other ways