COURSE · Intermediate
Python
ShotGrid (Flow)
Build real pipeline applications with Python and ShotGrid (Flow).
For artists, TDs and leads who want more from their production.
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Build real application
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CAREER OUTCOMES
Learn Python. Earn more. Go further.
40 - 50% higher salary
TDs vs senior VFX artists
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Higher demand & opportunities
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Longer contracts & stability
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Studios compete for TDs
Source: Glassdoor · ZipRecruiter · ScreenSkills
#1 skill Python
Every TA and TD job post
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Works in all major DCCs
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Film, games, real-time
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AI pipelines run on Python
Source: LinkedIn Jobs data · Industry job post analysis
Fastest-growing
Python in AI and real-time demand
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AI tools demand Python
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Virtual production needs TDs
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New roles, not fewer
Source: Grand View Research · PwC Global
CURRICULUM
From setup to your own Flow app
Chapter 1
Intro & Setup
We start with Flow itself. How it works, how to set up your own Flow server, how to get it talking to Python and how to find your way around the web interface.
Chapter 2
Read & Filter
We explore the Flow Python API from the ground up. How to connect, how to find what we need in the database and how to filter down to exactly the entities we want.
Chapter 3
Write, Update & Delete
We write back to our Flow server. Creating and updating entities, uploading files and media and doing it safely so we don't break a live production.
Chapter 4
Build Your Own Flow App
Now the scripts become applications. We build a Flow Loader to open assets and shots for a production, putting everything we learned to work.
Chapter 5
Flow in Production & AI
What separates a script from a pipeline application. We explore best practices, how to improve performance and using AI to design and code our Flow Loader.
Alumni
The tools they built
Hundreds of students across our cohorts.
Many shipped tools at their studios within weeks of finishing.
Flow Shotmold
Theodore Sandifer
Theodore Sandifer
Great course! Actually makes learning Python for Flow engaging. Exactly what I needed to get my production apps off the ground and refine it with AI.
Previs Artist
Theodore Sandifer
Paramount Animation
Gustavo Martinez
An excellent masterclass to get you started as a TD.
Production Services Technician
Gustavo Martinez
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Christopher Forrai
Finally a masterclass that explains Python in a language I understand and makes it cool. The focus is on visual effects that leave you amazed and proud. You'll feel special, creating tools and understanding how everything works.
Senior Creature TD
Christopher Forrai
Industrial Light & Magic
Erin Morales
Easy to understand and focused on pipeline examples.
CFX Artist
Erin Morales
DreamWorks Animation
Fernando Lopez
What sets this Python masterclass apart from the rest is that you've a purpose since the beginning. You just build your way up until you reach your goal. You'll be given the knowledge and the tools need to get there.
Lead Compositor
Fernando Lopez
MPC
Amrit Johal
This Python masterclass was extremely valuable and well-taught. We learned everything we need to not only get started with Python scripting but to advance and gain confidence.
Animation Technical Director
Amrit Johal
Netflix Animation
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Alexander Richter
Award-winning Technical Director
Alexander worked as a Technical Director on Avatar: The Way of Water at Weta FX, building the tools that made impossible shots possible. This masterclass teaches the exact Python skills that took him from an artist to a Technical Director.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
