Product Details

• Actors: Martin Hall
• Directors: Alex Alvarez
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Gnomon Workshop
• DVD Release Date: June 7, 2001
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000NV8HW4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #238,576 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Martin Hall's introduction to Shake serves as a perfect entry point for learning this powerful and ubiquitous compositing tool. As a long-standing Shake instructor at Gnomon, he has guided many students into a level of solid skill with the package. --Eric Hanson - Senior Producer/VFX Designer The Gnomon Workshop

Product Description

Designed for the compositing artist new to Shake, this lecture covers the essential capabilities and workflow of the program. Martin discusses the UI (user interface) covering all aspects of its functionality. He focuses on his own production workflow, revealing how to effectively create a professional node-based composite. Topics covered include rotoscoping, color correction, premultiplication issues of a digital image, animation and movement. Learn methodologies and shortcuts that will dramatically improve your efficiency and performance. This DVD is an effective starting point for new users of Shake.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing and entertaining!, June 8, 2008

By	Thomas J. Luca "Lucid Entertainment FX" (Milford, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

I found tremendous tips inside this dvd "Shake 101" and Martin Hall's technique goes with out saying that he explains it very clear. I am a user of Shake and found a few things new to me.

For instance in the timeline I learned a new trick and using macros, and even though there are a few new Compositing App's out there today doesn't make Apple Shake obsolete it is still very powerful and widely used by professionals and newcomers to the Entertainment Industry alike.

Besides he has been featured in Cinefex Magazine, how can you not be good and be featured in Cinefex Magazine? Overall I liked it and will keep it in my library of Reference, after all an Artist can never have enough reference can they?

1.0 out of 5 stars SLICK WITH NO SUBSTANCE, July 20, 2007

By	M - See all my reviews

This is probably the worst instructional DVD I have purchased. Mr. Pugh's lack of knowledge in art history comes through as he drones on and on through his presentation. The little bit that is useable in this is not worth the price paid. Perhaps some of the blame should go to the editors for not seeing the obvious.