Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thoughts on class
So now that you've looked over the sylabus (right?), and we've gone through two (okay, maybe one and a half) classes, I'm just curious if there's anything specific you want us to cover this semester? Is it helpful when we open up some of your shots and try and tweak, albeit clumsily, things? KC and I obviously have some specific things we've laid out throughout the semester to talk about, mainly touching on the 12 principles of animation (squash and stretch is coming this Tuesday). But I'm curious as to what you guys would like us to also cover, or concentrate on? More technical talks on workflow and how we go about animating in Maya? More high level talks on developing your animator's eye? How to come up with good ideas for an animation exercise? I'm opening it up now, so please chime in!
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Can you show me how to dance good-like?
ReplyDeleteGreat video Hanna,
ReplyDeleteFor me i think the syllabus looks good, i understand why were are going to go through the things on the syllabus especially the 12 principles. Covering the graph editor has been a big issue for me before this class so im glad we are going through that. Id like to know what different companies look for on a demo reel for example should we leave off exercise stuff like cycles or if companies look for a good walk cycle with personality can we make one in this class. I think one concern people i have spoke to in both classes have is that they feel that at the end of this class they wont have a finished peice to add to there demo reel , they understand that this is a learning class but they still feel they'd like to walk away from this class with a finished peice that they are proud of that they can insert into the demo reel and say this was made in the pixar class (even if it was a nice walk cycle with lots of personality.
All in all though im enjoying the class so far and i think the critique part is important and you showing us what works and what doesnt. And in general its all good so far, thanks
agree with Hannah
ReplyDeleteI wanna see the world through splines.
and a Lecture in GOOD DANCE would be good too.
Thanks for the feedback guys. The goal of this class is to make you all better animators, and hopefully by the end of it, you will have a couple of pieces that you can put on a demo reel, as well as apply some things to your existing shots. Hannah, those are great points, and I think we will find a way to touch on all those throughout the semester. Martin, thanks for the comments, you'll be sick of the graph editor (or maybe you'll love it?) by the end of this semester! Camilo, make sure you come to class on time Tuesday! :)
ReplyDeletePS-amazing video! I'll talk with KC about working in some dance lessons in class...
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