Professional Diploma in VFX & 3D

Duration: 12 Months + Internship | Basic to Advanced | Industry-Oriented | Portfolio & Showreel Based

The Professional Diploma in VFX & 3D is a comprehensive 1-year program designed to take students from basic fundamentals to advanced production-level skills in Visual Effects, Compositing, 3D Production, Rendering, Animation, and CG Integration.

The course begins with Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, helping students understand design preparation, editing, post-production, tracking, rotoscoping, green screen, cleanup, and VFX compositing.

Students then progress into Foundry Nuke for professional node-based compositing, keying, roto, paint, tracking, multi-layer compositing, render passes, and advanced shot integration.

The 3D section is taught primarily using Autodesk Maya, covering modeling, UVs, materials, texturing, lighting, cameras, animation, rendering, and production workflows. Blender can be introduced as an optional tool wherever a specific project or workflow requires it.

In the advanced stages, students work on live-action + CG integration, camera matching, multipass compositing, environment enhancement, advanced VFX shots, advertising projects, cinematic shots, and final showreel production.

The program concludes with an industry-oriented internship / supervised production period, giving students practical exposure to project briefs, production deadlines, revisions, teamwork, and professional delivery standards.

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Foundry Nuke
• Autodesk Maya
• Blender — Optional / Where Required
• Complete Learning Workflow

VFX Foundation → Photoshop → Premiere Pro → After Effects VFX → Rotoscoping → Tracking → Cleanup → Nuke → Professional Compositing → Maya Modeling → UV & Texturing → Lighting → Animation → Rendering → Render Passes → CG Integration → Advanced VFX Production → Portfolio → Showreel → Internship

• VFX Fundamentals
• Introduction to VFX
• VFX Industry Overview
• VFX Production Pipeline
• Pre-Production
• Production
• Post-Production
• Shot Breakdown
• Plates
• CG Elements
• Matte
• Alpha Channels
• Resolution
• Frame Rate
• Aspect Ratio
• Image Sequences
• File Formats
• Color Fundamentals
• Perspective
• Light & Shadow
• Composition Fundamentals
• Adobe Photoshop
• Interface & Workspace
• Layers
• Masks
• Selection Tools
• Pen Tool
• Channels Basics
• Adjustment Layers
• Retouching
• Image Cleanup
• Object Removal
• Photo Manipulation
• Background Replacement
• Color Correction
• Matte Preparation
• Texture Preparation
• VFX Concept Frames
• Environment Compositing
• Projects
• Object Removal
• Environment Composite
• VFX Style Frame
• Texture Preparation

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Interface & Workspace
• Project Setup
• Media Management
• Timeline
• Cutting
• Trimming
• Ripple Edit
• Rolling Edit
• Transitions
• Titles
• Audio Fundamentals
• Speed Control
• Slow Motion
• Basic Sound Design
• Lumetri Color
• Basic Color Correction
• Adjustment Layers
• Proxy Workflow
• VFX Plate Preparation
• Sequence Management
• Export Settings
• Delivery Formats
• Post-Production Fundamentals
• Shot Selection
• Continuity
• Story Flow
• Editing Rhythm
• VFX Shot Organization
• Plate Export
• Reference Export
• Projects
• Cinematic Edit
• Promotional Edit
• VFX Plate Preparation
• Before / After Sequence

• After Effects Fundamentals
• Interface
• Composition Setup
• Layers
• Timeline
• Keyframes
• Anchor Point
• Parenting
• Null Objects
• Pre-Compositions
• Adjustment Layers
• Blending Modes
• Masks
• Track Mattes
• Graph Editor Basics
• Green Screen
• Chroma Key Fundamentals
• Keylight
• Screen Matte
• Despill
• Edge Refinement
• Background Replacement
• Color Matching
• Light Matching
• Rotoscoping
• Mask Rotoscoping
• Roto Brush
• Moving Subject Roto
• Edge Refinement
• Object Isolation
• Foreground Extraction
• Tracking
• Point Tracking
• Position Tracking
• Rotation Tracking
• Scale Tracking
• Null-Based Tracking
• Text Tracking
• Graphic Tracking
• Projects
• Green Screen Composite
• Rotoscoping Shot
• Motion Tracking Shot
• Graphic Integration Shot

• Camera Tracking
• 3D Camera Tracker
• Solving Camera
• Track Points
• Text Placement
• Graphic Placement
• Basic CG Placement
• Screen Replacement
• Mobile Screen Replacement
• Laptop Screen Replacement
• Monitor Replacement
• Perspective Matching
• Corner Pin
• Reflection Matching
• Cleanup & Paint
• Object Removal
• Marker Removal
• Wire Removal
• Clone Stamp
• Content-Aware Fill
• Background Reconstruction
• VFX Effects
• Glow
• Light Rays
• Lens Flare
• Sparks
• Smoke
• Fog
• Rain
• Fire Integration
• Energy Effects
• Dust
• Camera Shake
• Impact Effects
• Environment Enhancement
• Sky Replacement
• Day-to-Night Basics
• Atmospheric Enhancement
• Depth Enhancement
• Light Enhancement
• Basic Environment Extension
• Projects
• Screen Replacement
• Object Removal
• Camera Tracking Shot
• Atmospheric VFX Shot
• After Effects VFX Advertisement

• Nuke Interface & Workflow
• Interface
• Viewer
• Node Graph
• Read Node
• Write Node
• Transform
• Merge
• Grade
• ColorCorrect
• Blur
• Reformat
• Crop
• Shuffle Basics
• Channels
• RGB
• Alpha
• Matte
• Premult
• Unpremult
• Channel Workflow
• Rotoscoping
• Roto Node
• Bezier Shapes
• Shape Animation
• Edge Control
• Multiple Shapes
• Motion Blur
• Paint & Cleanup
• RotoPaint
• Clone
• Paint
• Marker Removal
• Wire Removal
• Object Cleanup
• Projects
• Nuke Roto Shot
• Cleanup Shot
• Multi-Layer Composite

• Keying
• Green Screen Keying
• Garbage Matte
• Holdout Matte
• Edge Refinement
• Despill
• Matte Cleanup
• Hair Edge Basics
• Tracking
• 2D Tracking
• Stabilization
• Match Move Basics
• Applying Tracking Data
• Compositing
• Foreground / Background Integration
• Light Matching
• Color Matching
• Contrast Matching
• Edge Treatment
• Grain
• Defocus
• Lens Effects
• Atmosphere
• Depth
• Multi-Layer Compositing
• Projects
• Professional Green Screen Shot
• Tracking Composite
• Cinematic Composite
• Final Intermediate Nuke Shot

• Maya Fundamentals
• Maya Interface
• Viewport Navigation
• Move / Rotate / Scale
• Pivot
• Outliner
• Channel Box
• Attribute Editor
• Scene Organization
• Polygon Modeling
• Vertex
• Edge
• Face
• Extrude
• Bevel
• Multi-Cut
• Insert Edge Loop
• Bridge
• Merge
• Duplicate
• Mirror
• Boolean Basics
• Hard-Surface Modeling
• Product Modeling
• Prop Modeling
• Environment Modeling
• Model Cleanup
• Topology Fundamentals
• Projects
• Product Model
• Hero Prop
• Environment Asset
• Hard-Surface Asset

• UV Mapping
• UV Fundamentals
• UV Editor
• Projection Methods
• Cutting & Sewing UVs
• Unfold
• Layout
• UV Cleanup
• Texel Density Basics
• Texturing & Materials
• PBR Fundamentals
• Base Color
• Roughness
• Metallic
• Normal
• Bump
• Opacity
• Glass
• Metal
• Plastic
• Rough Surfaces
• Emission
• Look Development
• Material Balancing
• Surface Response
• Reference Matching
• Product Look Development
• Environment Look Development
• Projects
• Textured Product
• Realistic Prop
• Look Development Study

• Lighting
• Physical Lighting Fundamentals
• Area Light
• Directional Light
• Point Light
• Spot Light
• Three-Point Lighting
• HDRI
• Product Lighting
• Environment Lighting
• Day Lighting
• Night Lighting
• Cinematic Lighting
• Camera
• Camera Setup
• Focal Length
• Composition
• Depth of Field
• Camera Movement
• Shot Types
• Cinematic Camera Basics
• Rendering
• Render Settings
• Resolution
• Sampling
• Noise Control
• Image Sequences
• Alpha Output
• Render Optimization
• Basic Color Management
• Projects
• Product Lighting
• Cinematic Lighting
• Environment Render
• Final Beauty Render

• Animation
• Animation Fundamentals
• Keyframes
• Timeline
• Dope Sheet
• Graph Editor
• Timing & Spacing
• Object Animation
• Product Animation
• Mechanical Animation
• Camera Animation
• Logo Animation
• Loop Animation
• Render Passes
• Beauty Pass
• Shadow Pass
• Ambient Occlusion
• Depth
• Normal
• Reflection Basics
• Specular Basics
• Render Layer Concepts
• Compositing Preparation
• Image Sequence Export
• Alpha Workflow
• Render Pass Organization
• Naming Convention
• Version Management
• Projects
• Product Animation
• Camera Animation
• Render Pass Project
• 3D Promotional Shot

• Maya + Nuke Workflow
• Maya Render Export
• Render Pass Import
• Multi-Pass Compositing
• Light Adjustment
• Shadow Adjustment
• Color Matching
• Reflection Integration
• Atmosphere
• Depth
• Motion Blur
• Grain Matching
• CG + Live Action
• Perspective Matching
• Camera Matching
• Camera Tracking Workflow
• Scale Matching
• CG Object Placement
• Shadow Matching
• Lighting Matching
• Reflection Matching
• Contact Shadows
• Depth Matching
• Motion Blur Matching
• Grain Integration
• Advanced VFX Production
• Environment Extension
• CG Product Integration
• Live Action + 3D Composite
• Cinematic Enhancement
• Advanced Screen Replacement
• Multi-Element Compositing
• VFX Advertisement Production
• Projects
• CG Object Integration
• Product VFX Advertisement
• Environment Extension
• Live Action + 3D Shot
• Advanced Nuke Composite

• Professional Production Workflow
• Understanding Client Brief
• Shot Breakdown
• Reference Collection
• Moodboard
• Storyboard
• Production Planning
• Asset Planning
• Shot Scheduling
• Version Management
• Review Process
• Revision Workflow
• Quality Control
• Final Delivery
• Final Production
• Students will complete a major production project involving:
• Live-Action Footage
• Rotoscoping
• Tracking
• Cleanup
• Nuke Compositing
• Maya 3D
• Lighting
• Rendering
• CG Integration
• Final Color Matching
• Shot Finishing
• Portfolio Development
• Project Selection
• Portfolio Organization
• Before / After Presentation
• Shot Breakdown
• Breakdown Reel
• VFX Portfolio
• 3D Portfolio
• Online Portfolio Preparation
• Showreel Development
• Best Shot Selection
• Showreel Structure
• Before / After
• Breakdown Layers
• Music & Editing
• Titles
• Contact Information
• Professional Presentation
• Career Preparation
• Resume Preparation
• Portfolio Presentation
• Showreel Presentation
• Interview Preparation
• Studio Pipeline Introduction
• Freelancing Basics
• Client Communication Basics
• Blender — Optional / Where Required
• Blender is an optional supporting software in this program.
• It may be introduced for:
• Specific project requirements
• Quick 3D visualization
• Additional modeling exercises
• Selected real-time workflows
• Student experimentation
• Workflow comparison
• Autodesk Maya remains the primary 3D software for the program.
• Internship / Industry Production Training

After the 12-month training period, students can participate in an industry-oriented internship or supervised production training.
- Internship Activities
- Students may work on:
- Production Briefs
- Live / Simulated Client Projects
- Rotoscoping
- Paint & Cleanup
- Tracking
- Green Screen
- Nuke Compositing
- Maya Asset Creation
- Product Visualization
- Lighting
- Rendering
- CG Integration
- VFX Advertisements
- Team-Based Production
- File Management
- Version Control Workflow
- Deadline Management
- Client / Supervisor Revisions
- Final Project Delivery
- Internship Goal
- The internship helps students understand:
- Professional Studio Workflow
- Team Collaboration
- Production Deadlines
- Revision Process
- Quality Standards
- Project Responsibility
- Communication
- Delivery Requirements
- Major Final Projects
- Professional Rotoscoping Shot
- Paint & Cleanup Shot
- Advanced Green Screen Composite
- Camera Tracking Shot
- Screen Replacement
- Nuke Multi-Layer Composite
- Maya Product Model
- Maya Environment Asset
- Product Visualization
- 3D Product Animation
- Render Pass Composite
- CG + Live Action Integration
- Environment Extension
- VFX Advertisement
- Cinematic VFX Shot
- Final Industry Project
- VFX Breakdown Reel
- Professional VFX & 3D Showreel

• By the end of the program, students will develop knowledge and practical skills in:
• VFX Production Pipeline
• Photoshop for VFX
• Professional Video Editing
• After Effects VFX
• Green Screen
• Rotoscoping
• Motion Tracking
• Camera Tracking
• Screen Replacement
• Paint & Cleanup
• Environment Enhancement
• Nuke Node-Based Compositing
• Nuke Keying
• Roto & RotoPaint
• Intermediate to Advanced Compositing
• Maya 3D Modeling
• Topology Fundamentals
• UV Mapping
• PBR Texturing
• Materials
• Look Development
• Lighting
• Cameras
• Animation
• Rendering
• Render Passes
• Multi-Pass Compositing
• CG + Live Action Integration
• Professional VFX Shot Production
• Portfolio Development
• Breakdown Reel
• Showreel Development
• Industry Production Workflow

• Students can explore entry-level and junior production roles such as:
• VFX Artist
• Junior Compositor
• Nuke Compositor
• Roto Artist
• Roto / Paint Artist
• Cleanup Artist
• Matchmove Artist Trainee
• Tracking Artist
• Junior CG Artist
• Maya Artist
• 3D Modeling Artist
• Junior Lighting Artist
• Product Visualization Artist
• 3D Generalist
• Motion / VFX Artist
• Video Editor
• VFX Production Artist
• Multimedia Artist
• Industries
• Students can explore opportunities in:
• Film VFX Studios
• Animation Studios
• OTT Productions
• Television
• Advertising Agencies
• Digital Production Studios
• Gaming Cinematics
• 3D Visualization Studios
• Product Visualization
• Corporate Media
• Social Media Production
• Video Production Houses
• Freelance VFX & 3D Production
• Course Level
• Basic → Intermediate → Advanced → Professional Production → Internship

The Professional Diploma in VFX & 3D is designed to take students from complete fundamentals to advanced practical production while building a strong VFX portfolio, 3D portfolio, breakdown reel, and professional showreel.