Shake Mastery And Beginnings

[director]

I've been using Shake for 4 years. I went through the Apple Pro training book for Shake 4 several times. I've reviewed all of the Gnomon and CMI DVD's, and read the Shake Manuel.

What I want to know is how to use Shake like the pro's. I do my little composites, but I feel like I'm a long way off from having some sort of total understanding on how to exceed with Shake.

Does anyone have any ideas of other resources I can utilize to gain a stronger ground in my understanding of this application?

[deke-kincaid]

fxphd.com has some pretty good Shake training.

[aaron-marine]

also for those out there who have the same question, its not necessarily your knowledge of an application that is what makes you a pro at it, but your ability to understand how certain workflows should be tackled, what tasks should be done in order to prevent later issues, and how well you can understand your art director's needs for a shot. =) knowing your appication is only the beginning