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Hey everyone! :)

My name is Anthony , I’m very eager in 3D animation and want to become an animator.You can say I’m a starter,and therefore , I’d like to show you which type of animation I’d like to create.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYK_Gqyf48Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jor98Ty0ggw

i have some questions before I get on the road.

1-Can I make this type of animation without attending University? (instead , I’ll take lessons online )

2-Are these trailers made with Maya ? (only Maya or Maya+photoshop+…..)

3-How far can Maya go with HD quality ?

4-Can someone give me a basic information on how this type of animation is done ? (do I create a picture in photoshop and then animate it with Maya ?...)

5-Does Maya include HD effects such as : snow , water , sunlight ,….

6-from where do I have to start if I want to achieve a work like that ?

7-Is there tutorials for that type of animation ? (HD)

8-what are the minimum PC specs for HD animation ?

A lot of questions to be answered …I will be very very thankful for your reply.

Anthony

Hey everyone! :)

My name is Anthony , I’m very eager in 3D animation and want to become an animator.You can say I’m a starter,and therefore , I’d like to show you which type of animation I’d like to create.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYK_Gqyf48Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jor98Ty0ggw

i have some questions before I get on the road.

1-Can I make this type of animation without attending University? (instead , I’ll take lessons online )

I am not in the industry and also not a student but your question have been asked before. Here are the answers I remember.
Yes to both parts of your question.

2-Are these trailers made with Maya ? (only Maya or Maya+photoshop+…..)

Sorry but I do not remember but if no one else knows, some simple research should give you your answer.

3-How far can Maya go with HD quality ?

There is no real answer to that question, Maya is a professional product used through out the industry.

4-Can someone give me a basic information on how this type of animation is done ? (do I create a picture in photoshop and then animate it with Maya ?...)

There are ampul links, sorry but I do not know any off the top of my head. In Maya you are creating a 3D model and Photoshop does nothing like that. What Photoshop can do is enhance the images but you can wait for that information.

5-Does Maya include HD effects such as : snow , water , sunlight ,….

I do not know but if Maya does not have some effects you will be able to find a plug-in. If you can not find a plug-in then what you wont will be in another package, like After Effect, which works with Maya.

6-from where do I have to start if I want to achieve a work like that ?

Draw, Draw, Draw, The better your skills at drawing the better your product will be.

7-Is there tutorials for that type of animation ? (HD)

There are many tutorials on animation and Maya.

8-what are the minimum PC specs for HD animation ?

The minimum is listed on the software package you get but be warned, running graphic programs like Maya take a lot of power to run well. Even tho you can work with graphic software on minimum specs, it will slow your work down a lot.

Thank you Wontobe for your reply!

i did a research as you said... and i found it. this type of animation is called 3D CGI . it is done with maya and other softwares like pixar,renderman,Nuke,Mudbox for modeling,Mirage for storyboarding,.....
it takes at least 3 or 4 years to become "good" in it.
i will take your advice and begin with drawing.

thanks again