Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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01-04-2006
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the future of animation
I just came back from a screening of pixar short films in the NFT. (for all of you based in london if you don't know there's also an exhebition about pixar in the science museum which opened today)
It was very interesting because they had one of their directors, Jan Pinkava, and their shorts producer there. They were basically talking through their shorts from the very first one done in 86!!! to their most recent one.
What was really cool about that was to see how the technology developed. How stuff we take for granted nowadays, and everybody owning maya or similar, can do at home, required a team of people developing the software.
But I was wondering their first animation "Luxo Jr." (an older version of the pixar lamp we all know) was so well animated. The timing and everything was right. And they didn't have any fancy effects in it at all, it was just the actual animation entertaining you.
On one of the shorts done in 97 they pointed out the magnificance of the first cloth simulation ever. It was good, but the actual caracter animation was even better. I'm wondering if some day fancy effects will get more attention than animation done by an animator.
Every newbe (like me) can create a photrealistic impressive ocean or an explosion within a couple of mouseclicks. Many people don't question wether the story is good or the timing is right if they see that kind of footage. How much you as the animator actually animated and how much was simulated by the computer remains unknown. Exept for people who know 3d software.
So were will this lead?
I'm hoping for an interesting discussion with you guys.
Feel free to put down your opinion
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03-04-2006
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hopefully i will go to the science museum this week (mostly to go see teh pixar exhibition).
how long is the screening farbtopf??
A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice!!
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05-04-2006
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Maybe you can post a review on the pixar exhebition, when you saw it.
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