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Are you passionate about 3D Animation, cinematography and lighting?
The Lighting Lab is a 3D Animation academy. Here we offer you the tools to transform your passion into a professional career. Join a community of lighting, VFX and 3D modeling artists, and learn from professionals with experience in studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Mikros Animation… Working with software in demand in the industry such as Maya, Unreal Engine, Houdini, Blender, Nuke, among others.
Have you ever wondered how the final look of Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks movies is achieved…? This is the result of the work of disciplines such as look development, Grooming, lighting and digital composition, this is the result after going through these departments.
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Why choose The Lighting Lab?
At The Lighting Lab, we don’t just teach key disciplines in 3D animation like lighting, digital compositing, FX, and look development. We also connect you to the industry. Learn from mentors who have worked on productions from studios like Pixar, Sony, and Dreamworks, and become part of a global community of passionate artists.
What makes us unique:
- Practical approach: Work on real projects from day one.
- Personalized mentorships: Receive direct feedback from experienced professionals.
- From scratch: Our online courses are designed to learn without any prior knowledge up to an advanced level, mastering tools such as Maya, Houdini and Nuke.
- Global Networking: Join a network of artists and mentors with years of experience.
- AT YOUR OWN PACE, FROM ZERO TO HERO
Courses
With our specialized 3D online courses, you will be able to acquire key knowledge in different areas, from the most artistic to the most technical aspects. In just 6 weeks, you will learn from scratch the essential fundamentals that will allow you to master disciplines such as 3D lighting, compositing, FX and more.
Our courses are designed to suit both beginners with basic notions of 3D and CGI and experienced people looking to hone their skills and reach a professional level.
FX Course
Explore FX for 3D animation with Houdini: master the creation of advanced visual effects essential for professional-quality 3D animation projects from scratch.
Compositing Course
Course to learn how to composite separately rendered elements into a scene in Nuke, manipulate images to achieve realistic results, 3D integration, manipulate Lightgroups, use AOVs and apply high quality
3D Lighting course
Course to learn how to manipulate light to generate different emotions in the viewer, create advanced lightrigs, volumes, direct the viewer’s gaze, create your own visual style, etc.
- For more advanced people
Mentorships
Mentorships are geared towards people with some experience in these fields, taught by professionals with years of experience in the top studios in the industry.
They are focused on learning the most advanced concepts, are more personalized and individualized, perfect for those who want to take their skills to the next level.
Exclusive benefits for our students
The Lighting Lab collaborates with Animation Mentor, one of the most prestigious online schools in the animation industry, to offer our students the opportunity to light animated scenes that meet professional production standards. This partnership allows you to work on real projects, enhance your practical skills, and build an impressive reel that showcases the quality demanded by the industry
Also as part of your experience at The Lighting Lab, we offer you exclusive access with privileged discounts to Fox Renderfarm, one of the most used rendering platforms in the industry, their team members are from Disney, Lucasfilm, Dreamworks, Sony, etc. They serve leading VFX companies and animation studios from over 100 countries and regions.
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