'3D for Beginners': Exporting Our Character
In this last excerpt from 3D for Beginners, authors Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head discuss how to export a character into Director.
Category: Tutorials
Hiring Trends: Ride the Wave
Dariush Derakhshani talks with recruiters and other industry insiders about hiring trends to help you ride a new career wave.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 7
In the seventh part of the production planning chapter from the book, Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia go deeper into scheduling and charting your CG short.
'3D for Beginners': Creating the Hitme Character
In the latest excerpt from 3D for Beginners, authors Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head delve in creating the Hitme character.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 6
In the sixth part of the production planning chapter from the book, Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia discuss more helpful tips in creating a successful CG short.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 5
In part five of the production planning section of Inspired 3D Short Film Production, authors Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia discuss raising cash, simplifying the intended cinematic vision, expanding production time and lowering production costs.
'3D for Beginners': Animating the Hitme Character
Continuing from the chapter on designing and making characters from 3D for the Web, authors Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head detail how to animate a character.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 4
In the fourth part of the production planning chapter from the book, Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia tackle the issues of budgets.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 3
In the third of a multi-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor & Pepe Valencia begin to help you organize your project with detailed planning.
'3D for Beginners:' The Eyes Have It
From 3D for the Web s chapter on designing and making characters, authors Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head delve into how to bring life to the eyes.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 2
In the second of a multi-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor & Pepe Valencia begin to help you organize your project with detailed planning.
Finding Your Voice
Nancy Cartwright discusses the most important issue in voice acting finding your voice.
'3D for Beginners:' Preparing a Button for the Web — Part 2
For the book 3D for the Web, Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head continue their step-by-step look at creating a simple 3D button for the Web.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Production Planning — Part 1
In the first of a multi-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor & Pepe Valencia begin to help you organize your project with detailed planning.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Case Study 1: 'Virgil and Maurice' — Part 2
In the second of a two-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, filmmaker Morgan Kelly continues to explain how he made the short film The Terrible Tragedy of Virgil and Maurice.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Case Study 1: 'Virgil and Maurice' — Part 1
In the first of a two-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia ask student filmmaker Morgan Kelly to explain step-by-step how he made a short film at CalArts.
'3D for Beginners:' Basic Buttons — Part 1
In this first of a series of excerpts from 3D for the Web, Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head cover the basics of 3D for beginners and explain why we all love buttons
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Storyboarding — Part 2
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Gopher Broke by Jeff Fowler, In the Rough by Paul Taylor, Suite for Freedom by Aleksandra Korejwo, Caroline Leaf and Luc Perez, Oedipus by Jason Wishnow and A Bucks Worth by Tatia Rosenthal. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Storyboarding — Part 1
In the first of a two-part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia delve into why storyboarding is so important.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Art Direction — Part 4
In the last of a four part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia finish up art direction with a look at progression and character and background connections.
Pitching Animation: Rules of the Game from the Pros That Play It
Pitching television animation, like any game, has its rules. Some are hard and fast and others are house or table rules. You know those rules that are specific to a region, country or culture. And the game has its players and pros. Animation World Magazine asked the pros about pitching.
Pitching professionals know that there are some basic rules. Tatiana Kober, founder of Bejuba! Entertainment, and Rick Mischel, ceo of Mainframe Entertainment, Inc., provided the basics:
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Art Direction — Part 3
In the third part of a four part series from the Inspired 3D Short Film Production book, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia continue their look at art direction with a look at props, weather and lighting.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Art Direction — Part 2
In the second of four installments on art direction for their book Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia look at how color, texture and style help define characters and story.
'Inspired 3D Short Film Production': Art Direction -- Part 1
In the first of four installments on art direction for their book Inspired 3D Short Film Production, Jeremy Cantor and Pepe Valencia delve into connect style with story.
Model Makers - The Professionals, Part 2: Mold Making - Hard and Soft Molds
In the newest excerpt, Susannah Shaw continues her look at mold making with hard and soft molds.
