CG Machine Compositing – Nuke

Final video –

Concept

Set in a broken garage, this VFX project blends reality with 3D elements to tell a thought-provoking story about AI and human consciousness.

The scene begins with three gunshots echoing in the dimly lit space. With each shot (“B,” “o,” and “t”), a mechanical door between the front and back spaces slowly unlocks. As it opens, a small robot is revealed, gently swinging in a room filled with monitors and complex machinery. He turns to face the camera—his metallic eyes filled with sorrow—before a tear rolls down his cheek.

Behind him, a cybernetic box houses a human skeleton, the remains of a man who transferred his soul into the machine. The lighting draws focus to both the robot’s face and the skeleton, emphasizing the cost of this transformation. In his pursuit of an enhanced, AI-driven existence, the man abandoned his human body, only to realize too late that he had lost something irreplaceable—his freedom, his soul, and his humanity.

This project explores the haunting consequences of AI integration, questioning whether technological evolution comes at the price of our own existence.

Moodboard

Moodboard – Initial Stage

Moodboard – Improved Stage

Modelling

3D modelling in Blender

Including the robot, box, skeleton and all other objects in the scene.

Motion and Visual in the Scene – Animation created with Blender

Tracking in Nuke

Modelling in Blender

3D models in the back – Modelled in Blender

Robot – Modelled in an actual human size

Combined the robot with the scene

Animated objects, including the gun, particles with Geometry Nodes, door animation, robot in the front scene, and the robot’s tear.

Texturing

Textures at a glance

Animations on different monitors – all modelled in Blender

First Frame

Last Frame

Lighting and Rendering with multiple passes(AOV)

Layer Contact Sheet

Started to test compositing visuals in Nuke

First Frame

Last Frame

Compositing and Sound Effects

Nuke Script