Ep 8. Compositing Previs for a Cinematic Look - Blender for Filmmaking

Boost your shot quality in Blender! Learn how to use the compositor to enhance visuals and add cinematic polish for client-ready visualisation shots.

What you’ll learn in this Blender tutorial series:
➡️ How to unpack and analyse client briefs and scripts for strong previs foundations
➡️ Integrating PRISM Pipeline with Blender for project management and source control
➡️ Character setup & rigging characters step-by-step using Auto-Rig Pro in Blender
➡️ How to retarget mocap data in Blender from HEAT
➡️ Creating an asset library in Blender to reuse models and props across projects
➡️ Fast environment blocking techniques for efficient previz in Blender
➡️ Essential camera fundamentals for cinematic storytelling
➡️ Managing client revisions without losing progress
➡️ Lighting, composition, and Blender Eevee render settings for polished previs
➡️ Blender Compositing tips to enhance the cinematic quality of your previs

🎬 This is Episode 8 of our 8-part series on creating previs shots in Blender.

In this series, we guide you step-by-step through our complete Blender previz pipeline — from understanding client briefs, script analysis, and concept art, to managing projects with PRISM Pipeline, setting up characters and rigs, and finally polishing your scenes with lighting, camera setups, and compositing.

This series is perfect for filmmakers, animators, and Blender artists who want to master previs in Blender and elevate their filmmaking pipeline with professional studio techniques.

⚠️ Disclaimer: This series is not a step-by-step guide for creating a specific previz sequence. Instead, it focuses on tips, techniques, and workflows to help you develop visualisation and filmmaking skills you can apply to your own projects.

⚠️ Disclaimer: The project is not real. The script, storyboards and concept art were generated using AI for for the purposes of this workshop.
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⏰TIMECODES⏰
00:00 - REVIEWING THE CONCEPT ART
00:51 - ADDING AN HDRI FROM BLENDERKIT
01:15 - ADDING BG ASSETS FROM BLENDERKIT
01:58 - CHOOSING A RENDER ENGINE
03:09 - ADDING DEPTH WITH FOG CARDS
05:00 - ADDING ANIMATED BIRDS
07:52 - USING BLENDERS COMPOSITOR
09:33 - RENDER OPTIONS
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MUSIC: Motion Array - https://motionarray.com/
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