VFX Compositing Reel | ActionVFX Featured Artist: Nick Chamberlain

Check out this week's Featured Artist: Nick Chamberlain!
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Nick is the Compositing Supervisor at Barnstorm VFX, and was a Compositor or Compositing Supervisor on all shots seen in this compositing reel. He is also an instructor for Nuke and advanced compositing courses for our friends over at @Rebelway!
The software in creating these remarkable visual effects include Nuke, Houdini, Arnold, Blender, and of course, the incredibly talented team at Barnstorm VFX using it.
This compositing reel used ActionVFX elements! Can you spot them?
Elements used:
Atmospheric Smoke (www.actionvfx....)
Small Scale Smoke Plumes (www.actionvfx....)
Large Scale Smoke Plumes (www.actionvfx....)
Various Fire Elements (www.actionvfx....)
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[@ActionVFXofficial]

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[@dawsonboyle99]

One of my favorite VFX shots of all time is that nuke in the desert shot! Awesome work Nick!

[@AirwolfThemes]

And the Three Buttes still stood in MV. Great compositing. I've tried a similar shot myself although not as epic.

[@kspmn]

This guy is genius! He has 2 courses on Rebelway about Nuke compositing that look simply terrific!!!!

[@AirwolfThemes]

Outstanding work, especially his Man In The High Castle shots from the final season.

[@zmb1982]

Absolutely breathtaking work! I LOVED those scenes from "The Man in the High Castle".

[@dalelinney8437]

Wow, all that relighting is incredible!

[@Movies-0129-Ultimate]

Great work with stunning quality 🔥🔥

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Glad you like it!

[@ARTDAY]

Wow, what a masterpiece! well done mister

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Nick did an amazing job! - Jonathan

[@inspirationalgoosebumps6006]

@@ActionVFXofficial wow - Varun

[@mycroft16]

Compositors and rotoscopers... the unsung heroes of vfx.

[@JamesStakerWin]

I'm surprised how minimal a lot of the practical setup for the full-CGI streets is.

[@jaisonsfavorites383]

Cool...Hollywood perfection... Hey action vfx can u do a video on some details of computer specifications and affordable systems for visual effects artists.

[@9StudioProductions]

Agreed

[@ActionVFXofficial]

That is a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion. - Cody

[@jaisonsfavorites383]

@@ActionVFXofficial eagerly waiting!

[@pzmoore007]

I subscribed at 99.6 or something! great work guys, (and Girls if there are any)!

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Glad to have you!! Soon at 100k subs.

[@Frankshorts24]

all the effects of the reel, including modeling and the particles were made by Nick?

[@SrNutritivo]

That shot at 2:23 its really sick!

[@vishnuacharya2452]

are all the footage is shown is in high castle? if not can someone comment down bellow

[@IndependentVFX]

Wow!

[@yusufgoztepe7012]

brother, why don't you put a video on the channel

[@IndependentVFX]

@@yusufgoztepe7012 I would love to... I just need to put something together

[@yusufgoztepe7012]

@@IndependentVFX

[@AllanGildea]

Stunning work.

[@Naibble]

Wow! its amazing!

[@eddielee41]

Badass!

[@AMEHOELA]

Very impressive. 👌🏻

[@misterdeity]

Impressive!

[@GhostStealth590]

I really need to learn 3D if I have any chance of making my own shit look good. Why must 3D be so hard and loaded of a subject to my dumbass brain. Editing is fine. Camera operation is fine. Grip/Gaffer duties are fine. 3D? Nope.

[@OliverHollingdale]

2D compositing is where I draw the line, some 3D stuff I can do but I wish I could do this sorta stuff for my own projects!!!

[@KaseyAtkins]

Agreed

[@wallacesousuke1433]

Blender is the easiest of the lot haha and it's free.. from there you can migrate to other, more complicated software if needed

[@JulioAriasFilms]

excellent! can you tell the movies ??

[@rowliv]

Nice work. Wow

[@InfraredVisuals]

Top-notch. :)

[@NPC_averagemale003]

Christopher Nolan: We used a real nuke.

[@9StudioProductions]

Amazing! i want to learn this so bad

[@yinon_tal]

WOW!

[@giacomocastellano-official]

Amazing!

[@amadkhalid8913]

Do you have to still label the work done in a showereel, even if I have done all the work??

[@madziicube]

awesome!

[@joelfriend719]

Take a look at 1:55... how do you deal with multiple shades/colors of greenscreen in AE? The wall surface on the right, the edge of that wall facing left, and the background are all different "greens".

[@matrizx-diseno-grafico]

Sensacional!!!!! ¿En qué programa hizo estos efectos visuales y composición?

[@christianbudde9460]

Cool 👍

[@ONEAFRICA-m5b]

❤

[@jarroddowalter]

I would love to see a reel with the total cost per shot listed.

[@PMX]

2:01 movie/series this is from?

[@huntershikhari2729]

How do you people do this 😱👌what software should be used and how to learn this?

[@RonnieMirands]

Probably they are using Nuke for composition (merge all animations, stills and other elements) and any capable software for animation, particles, fire, water, etc. This software could be Houdini, Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4d, Blender etc. Although Houdini its the most powerful when VFX is requested

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Doing this definitely takes skill, but if you're wondering on the software used: Nuke, Houdini, Arnold, Blender, and of course, the incredibly talented team at Barnstorm VFX using it. 💥 - Jonathan

[@AirwolfThemes]

So can you guys spot any of your ActionVFX elements in the break-downs? @@ActionVFXofficial

[@Crunkmastaflexx]

cool

[@abeblue]

1:50 I wouldnt work on this scene out of my office lol

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Windows+M or CMD+M, my friend. lol - Jonathan

[@funnyJanta182]

Wowwwww nice 😊😊😊

[@ActionVFXofficial]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Biswajitpaul-yw9my]

Can I get those raw footage ? coz I'm really inspired by your reel and I'm fully determine to work on this footage to mske my showrell... Can I get those footage?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

We'll be coming out with a brand new library for background plates this coming week, if that's what you're looking for! All of the clips can be used for practice, showreels, etc. Learn more here: actionvfx.com/practicefootage

[@waelxcm]

i think there is a blender addon that let u have a better control over the perspective and it kinda do the matching for ya if remember correctly.. and again, i think the man in the high castle's fancy cg was made in blender! i could be wrong though..

[@BattleBrotherCasten]

You’re right. Barnstorm FX use Blender and Nuke for 90% of everything.

[@robbcarter6827]

Bro where do I go to get these fx

[@dessertgood5786]

are there something like movie? isn't it a movie?? please tell me the name

[@pineapple5783]

Did you use blender?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Yes! Nick also used Nuke, Houdini, and Arnold. - Cody

[@birthdaysongful]

Awesome Work, Kill It...........!

[@montydog990]

2:07 which movies is this scene from???

[@ribashakoijam9086]

Movie name plz? For 2nd action by train

[@yungnate188]

Is this the man in high castle?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

It sure is! - Jonathan

[@spectricstar8624]

Action VFX can you explain me that when we download any free VFX assets why does it shows that order placed 0$ ?

[@ActionVFXofficial]

Hello! Thanks for reaching out on this. Are you having an issue downloading the assets to your account? - Jonathan

[@spectricstar8624]

@@ActionVFXofficial no I am not having issue but it's showing that VFX assets cost 0$ and order placed

[@ActionVFXofficial]

@@spectricstar8624 so, since those are the free vfx, it's just noting that you're not being charged anything. If you're able to add them to your account, you should be good.

[@spectricstar8624]

@@ActionVFXofficial thank you for the help

[@spectricstar8624]

@@ActionVFXofficial action VFX I just downloaded some free VFX assets and it worked I thought that free assets were paid but it's free and it's high quality specially the dust

[@nemesis5481]

_YOU ARE HIRED, SIR!!!_

[@MrAshik-mo5hw]

14 sec movie name?? 20 sec movie name?? 44 sec movie mame.plz.plz🙂

[@heh-ct6ec]

1. The Man in the High Castle 2. The Man in the High Castle 3. The Man in the High Castle

[@MnFilmCO]

the last season of man in the high castle was a joke compared to the perfection seasons 1-3 were

[@opieshomeshop]

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL AAAYYYYMMM.......

[@artemus80j.4]

Moby Dick? Anyone?

[@higorss]

moby what?

[@mrCetus]

I really need to learn 3D if I have any chance of making my own shit look good. Why must 3D be so hard and loaded of a subject to my dumbass brain. Editing is fine. Camera operation is fine. Grip/Gaffer duties are fine. 3D? Nope.