Gnomon Character Animation Acting and Lip Sync

EBook Description: This is Chris’s third lecture in a series on character animation using Maya. In this lecture, Chris delves ever deeper into the world of acting and its most important aspect: the character’s internal thought process. Chris covers the fundamental principles of lip sync and dialogue, from keying the audio track and breaking it down to phrasing and inflection. Building on earlier themes, including dynamic posing, contrast of shape and emotion, line of action and use of negative space, Chris shows you the step-by-step process of bringing a scene to the level of full 3D theatrical animation.

Introductionto Maya Lighting and Rendering Advanced Lighting Advanced ShadingPoly Modeling Nuke for 3D Pixars Render Man Certified CoursewareTexturing with MayaWe are CG
As a successful andrespected CG academy, Escape Studios is a proving ground for a newgeneration of computer graphics stars breaking into film, TV, games andcommercials.
Escape Studios is not like other schools. We dontpractice theoretical exercises. We skip the history lessons and focus onresults. Our courses teach you one discipline, in depth over a shorttime period. Through intensive hands on practical workshops, designedwith a single goal in mind we give our students the skills, experienceand confidence (not to mention the demo reel) to help them succeed inthe world of computer graphics.
To succeed, youll need talent,personal and financial commitment, an imagination, hard work ethic andbelief. If youve got what it takes, Escape Studios gives you theknowledge and tools to prove it. This is where it all begins.
Our Philosophy
Aftergraduating with a degree and MA in Fine Art from the Chelsea Art Schoolin London, Dominic Davenport pursued a career in VFX working forleading studios such as Glassworks, Double Negative and Me Company.
Throughhis own experience, Dominic realized the challenges young artists facedto obtain the technical skills required to work in this industry. Theprofessional standard computer graphics training he was seeking justdidnt exist. Dominic decided to make a change with his new project,Escape Studios.
His vision for Escape Studios was to fill the gapbetween what other schools were teaching students and what the industryrequired from graduates. While our vision is now much broader, our mainfocus remains to ready computer graphics artists for careers inindustry. Dominic pioneers the company to this day with his creativespirit, defining everything we do.
Escape Studios continues totrain young artists with the philosophy to represent, advocate andfacilitate uncompromising excellence in all aspects of computergraphics.
Introduction to Maya
Maya Fundamentals
Curve Modeling
Procedural Texturing
Texturing
Lighting and Rendering
Total file size 3.01 GB
Project files included
Polygonal Modeling & Skinning
Efficient Modeling
Organic Modeling
Hard Surface Polygonal Modeling Part 1
Hard Surface Polygonal Modeling Part 2
Non Organic UV Mapping
Organic UV Mapping
Skinning
Total file size 4.07 GB
Project files included
Lighting and Rendering
Lighting and Shadows
Ray Tracing and Depth of Field
Final Gather and Image Based Lighting
Render Layers and Compositing
Photon Mapping and Caustics
Total file size 2.11 GB
Project files included
Advanced Lighting with Maya & Mental Ray
Lighting Theory
The Art of Lighting
Gobos and Cookies
Daylight
Night and Artificial Lighting
Image Based Lighting
Photographic Lighting
Total file size 8.90 GB
Project files included
Advanced Shading with Maya & Mental Ray
Shading Theory
Shading Networks with File Textures
Utility Nodes
Mental Ray Shaders
Total file size 8.86 GB
Project files does not included
Nuke for 3D Artists
Images and Workflows
Nuke Basics
Working with Nodes in Nuke
Nuke Viewer and Proxies
Lambertian Shader Model
Compositing a Character in Nuke
Nuke Features
Maya Render Layers
Creating Render Layers
Camera Projections
Total file size 5.69 GB
Project Files included
Pixars Render Man Certified Courseware
General Control Center
Introduction to Tract New Slim Features
ReRendering & ReLighting
Volumetrics in RMS Vector DisplacementsPer Face (Ptex) TexturesMaya Fluid Support
Stereo Rendering
Texturing with Maya
Texturing with Maya
Texture Mapping
Photoshop Basics
Tiling and Layering Textures
Block Texturing a Non Organic Object
Texture Distressing
Total file size 4.14 GB
Project files included

Animation Layers in Maya

Learn a powerful workflow to the new animation layering feature set in Maya 2009. Gain more flexibility and learn nondestructive techniques that can be used to create and edit any animation. Contains 2 hours of project-based training.Popular highlights include:
Overview of Animation Layers
Animating on Layers
Practical Layering Workflows
Importing and Exporting Animation Layers
Working with Layer Modes
Merging Layers
Baking Layers
Using Expressions with Layers
Controlling a Layer's Weight
Filtering Layered Keyframes
Understanding Animation Layer Hierarchies
Examining the Animation Layer Node
Utilizing Animation Layers as Takes
Adjusting the Animation Layer Editor's Layout
Packaging Layers into Containers
Working with Layers and Trax Edit Ghosting Animation Layers
Template F-curves of Layered Animation
Animation Layer States
Using Constraints with Layers
Parenting layers
Using the Animation Layer Toolbar and Pane
Copying Layers
Extracting Animation into New Layers
Adding and Removing Objects and Attributes in Layers

Character Animation Acting and Lip Sync

This is Chris’s third lecture in a series on character animation using Maya. In this lecture, Chris delves ever deeper into the world of acting and its most important aspect: the character’s internal thought process. Chris covers the fundamental principles of lip sync and dialogue, from keying the audio track and breaking it down to phrasing and inflection.

Building on earlier themes, including dynamic posing, contrast of shape and emotion, line of action and use of negative space, Chris shows you the step-by-step process of bringing a scene to the level of full 3D theatrical animation.

Exploring Animation in Maya 2011 Climbing A Wall

In this collection of lessons we will learn about a wide variety of animation techniques that are designed to improve your animation skill-set.

In this course we will build an animation of a character climbing over a wall from scratch, using techniques that can be implemented in any animation. Step by step, we'll create this climb while covering various techniques like: how to block in your extremes so that finalizing the animation becomes a faster process, strengthening poses to get a more entertaining outcome, and we'll also learn how to work smarter by utilizing Animation Layers to tweak pre-existing animation non-destructively, so that by the end of this course, you'll have the knowledgebase you need to create animations quickly and proficiently.

1. Introduction and Project Overview
2. Blocking in the First Extreme of the Climb
3. Blocking in the Second Extreme of the Animation
4. Posing the Action of the Character Scaling the Wall
5. Posing the Character Getting Ready to Leap Over the Wall
6. Animating the Character\'s Descent
7. Wrapping up the Extremes
8. Blocking in an In-between
9. Refining the Upper Body
10. Tweaking the Right Leg
11. Correcting the Left Leg
12. Finishing up the Left Leg / Fixing the Right Arm
13. Wrapping up Corrections on the Left Arm
14. Starting to Finalize the Animation
15. Completing the Animation

Timing for Animation

Written by two internationally acclaimed animators, this classic text teaches you all you need to know about the art of timing and its importance in the animated film. This reissue includes a new foreword by John Lasseter, executive vice president of Pixar Animation Studios and director of �Toy Story�, �Toy Story 2′, �A Bug�s Life� and �Monsters Inc.� He sets the wealth of information in this classic text in context with today�s world of computer animation, showing how this is a must-have text if you want to succeed as a traditional drawn, or computer animator.

Learn all the tips and tricks of the trade from the professionals. How should the drawings be arranged in relation to each other? How many are needed? How much space should be left between one group of drawings and the next? How long should each drawing, or group of drawings, remain on the screen to give the maximum dramatic effect? The art of timing is vital.

Highly illustrated throughout, points made in the text are demonstrated with the help of numerous superb drawn examples. �Timing for Animation� not only offers invaluable help to those who are learning the basis of animation techniques, but is also of great interest to anyone currently working in the field and is a vital source of reference for every animation studio.

John Halas, known as the �father of animation� and formerly of Halas and Batchelor Animation unit, produced over 2000 animations, including the legendary �Animal Farm� and the award winning �Dilemma�. He was also the founder and president of the ASIFA and former Chairman of the British Federation of Film Societies.

Harold Whitaker is a professional animator and teacher. Many of his former students are now among some of the most outstanding animation artists of today.

Modeling a Character for Rigging and Animation

When rigging and animating, it's always nice to have an appealing character to work with. However, if you don't have a lot of experience modeling, it can be difficult to create a character you will be happy animating. There are free characters and rigs out there, but many have been used over and over, and it would be nice to create something you can call your own. In this course we'll cover the building of a simple character, with emotive eyes and eyebrows that you can then rig and animate. We'll look at methods for building the head, body, arms, and legs and connecting them all together. We'll talk about building the topology with an eye towards rigging and animation - building it to deform well. The ultimate goal of this course is not to give you a new pre-built model to use, but rather to teach you to use the techniques shown to create your own custom character, ready to rig.

Body Mechanics & Animation in Maya: Pushing Objects

Easily learn proper body mechanics for creating believable animations with 7 hours of project-based training developed specifically for character animation and body mechanics. Perfect for intermediate artists.

"The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation"

Take an in-depth look at the art and techniques of stop-motion animation. The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation helps experienced stop-motion artists enhance their craft by exploring the professional methods and advanced technology used by top film studios today. This book features expanded coverage of the basic principles of animation, including specific applications for character performance and visual effect compositing techniques. All the newest technology is touched on, including detailed information on camera rigs, effects, and shooting stop-motion in stereoscopic 3D. Discover new puppet building techniques, including the technology behind the rapid prototyping of computer models for stop-motion production. You'll even find a thorough history of early feature-length stop-motion films. The practical techniques and skills presented are enhanced by interviews with many of the most celebrated stop-motion artists as well as coverage of the work of several artists working in the online stop-motion community. Whether your focus is low-budget indie filmmaking or big studio productions, The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation provides a comprehensive look at both the latest methods and the artists who are driving the revival of stop-motion animation.

HTML5 Graphics and Animation with Canvas

One of the most exciting additions that HTML5 offers to designers is the ability to draw free-form graphics on a drawing surface known as the Canvas. In this course, author Joe Marini introduces the technical concepts behind Canvas and shows how to perform drawing operations directly in a web page. The course covers drawing basic and complex shapes, setting colors and styles, adding shadows, patterns, and gradients, more advanced techniques such as scaling, rotating, and compositing objects, and how to incorporate Canvas elements in a slideshow and an animation. Exercise files are included with the course

fter Effects Apprentice Basic Animation Training

Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources,
through arranging and animating layers, applying effects, and creating variations, to rendering the final movie.
However, this is no paint-by-numbers exercise.
Trish demonstrates how she makes creative decisions and saves time through the use of keyboard shortcuts and smart working practices.
Additional movies explain further details about how After Effects works under the hood. Her measured pace helps even those completely new to After Effects understand the program so that they can use it effectively on their own projects.
Exercise files are included with the course.

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