Animation Methods - Becoming a 3D Character Animator

by David Rodriguez

Overview

Whether you want to become a professional or just make your own animated movies and games. This book will show you all of the secrets used in a studio environment for specifically doing 3D Character Animation. This is a step-by-step guide for learning Maya, animation tools, how to get into the industry, demo reel, interview process, body animation, and facial animation. You can quickly learn animation without ever setting a foot inside a classroom or paying a large tuition. This is the only book that comes alive as you read it through QR codes. Use your smartphone to scan the codes and view a 3D animated clip of the lesson on YouTube. Not only will you read the lesson, but you will be able to see and understand it right on your phone. After all, animation is a visual art. Animation Methods will show you the techniques and workflows to use in any version of Maya. Once you grasp the easy methods, you’ll be able to apply the same knowledge and animate any character in any software. David Rodriguez is a fun going and experiences 3D Character Animator who will guide you and mentor you through this book. His work includes; Star Wars: Unleashed The Force II, Piranha film, Star Wars Kinect, Ice Age Continental Drift Arctic Games, and more… The same methods he uses in animating professionally are revealed in this book. It’s about time someone wrote a book in a way beginners can understand it. Even if you’re an intermediate user, there’s always something you can learn. Through the books website you’ll be able to download the rigs, example scene files, access to animation scripts, and watch the animation clips online.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148559702
Publisher:	David Rodriguez
Publication date:	10/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

David Rodriguez is one of the newest teachers in 3D Animation. With a background of working on World War Z, Star Wars Kinect, Ice Age XBox, Pranha 3D, Star Wars: Unleash the Force II, and other epic titles, he now shares that experience with people who only dreamed about doing this. As the author himself, having only thought about one day stepping inside of a studio and getting a chance to animate for some of the funnest projects, he wrote this book for beginners. A look inside studios and what it takes to land that dream job. From How to Animate in 3D to examples of interviews. This book is truly unique, it comes with QR codes you can scan with you smartphone and watch instant YouTube video examples of the lesson. It comes alive without the need of a computer. Take the first steps and let David show you how to animate and get your hands on the industry standard software for animation. I guarantee you, it won't disappoint you.