Animation for Beginners

A 4-week walk-through of the animation basics designed for people with little to no previous animation training

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COURSE OVERVIEW

An animation starter

The animation industry has revolutionized storytelling not only in feature animation but also in live-action film, games, commercials and most recently AR/VR experiences. This course will walk through the basics of animation; the goal is to ultimately decide if animation is for you. Animation for Beginners serves as a foundation for all Animation Master Academy courses, and is meant to be followed by Intro to Animation in Maya.

Course Format:

Special Workshop: recorded lecture videos; feedback is not guaranteed for all students every week)

Duration:

4 weeks

Materials:

Maya, Bouncer rig (provided)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week

Skills Level:

Beginner

Feedback:

Individual Recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Installation of Maya. The starting .mb file downloaded to the scenes directory.

Course Format:

Special Workshop: recorded lecture videos; feedback is not guaranteed for all students every week)

Duration:

4 weeks

Materials:

Maya, Bouncer rig (provided)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week

Skills Level:

Beginner

Feedback:

Individual Recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Installation of Maya. The starting .mb file downloaded to the scenes directory.

Course Format:

Special Workshop: recorded lecture videos; feedback is not guaranteed for all students every week)

Duration:

4 weeks

Materials:

Maya, Bouncer rig (provided)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week

Skills Level:

Beginner

Feedback:

Individual Recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Installation of Maya. The starting .mb file downloaded to the scenes directory.

COURSE OVERVIEW

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

EXPAND ALL COLLAPSE ALL

The more you know, the better.

Week 1 | Introduction to Animation Maya, keyframes and you

Why animation?|Overview of the class and its goals | An introduction to Maya, timeline, keyframes and the graph editor/curve | Introduction to the basic translation controls of the ball rig | How to set keyframes (translate y only.) | Bonus content – An introduction to Ease Ins and Ease Outs and breaking tangents

Week 2 | Moving the ball through space

Continuation- Ease Ins and Ease Outs and breaking tangents | Moving the ball along a path (translate x) and an introduction to Arcs | Copying and modifying curves. Breaking up the cycle and varying/reducing the height of the bounces | Introducing some additional controls in the ball rig | Adding some squash and stretch | Bonus content – Adding some complexity in the ball’s path

Week 3 | Pushing animation beyond realism

Continuation- adding more complexity to the ball’s path interacting with the set | Make the ball come to a stop and demonstrate the difference between a bounce and a jump | An introduction to anticipation | Bonus content – reveal full ball rig. An introduction to secondary action and follow through

Week 4 | And the rest...

Continuation-secondary action and follow through | Blinks and look direction | A quick demonstration on how to render

Animation for Beginners

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Instructor

Your Journey Starts Here

Fernando Herrera

/Framestore

LECTURES BY Todd Elliott

Fernando has +10 years of experience in animation, currently works as an Animation Supervisor at Framestore. He started his career in Brazil working on several commercials, TV shows and Games, later he went on to be Animation Director on one of the first animated feature films in Brazil. After that he worked as a Lead Animator at MPC and Framestore in projects like Detective Pikachu, The Predator, His Dark Materials. He has been teaching animation for the past 7 years.

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Oct 18, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022

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$100

COURSE BEGINS

January 22nd

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