Intro to 3D Animation

This short course is an introduction to learning 3D Animation in Maya. Dur­ing this course, you will learn some of the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­ples of ani­ma­tion, with an empha­sis on how to make that process cre­ative and fun. Class­es will cov­er­ uni­ver­sal ani­ma­tion con­cepts including ​“keyframes”, ​“tim­ing and spac­ing”, ​“over­lap­ping action”, gen­er­al sto­rytelling and act­ing per­for­mance skills. You will also learn the soft­ware skills need­ed in Maya.

Intro to 3D is recommended for students with beginner to intermediate 3D animation skills and experience.The most important requirement is the desire to learn and create, using new software.

This 12 week online course will consist of:

• 12 weekly pre-recorded lectures & demonstrations that will guide you step by step through your projects
• 6 assignments over the course of 12 weeks (one submitted each fortnight, prior to feedback session)
• Live fortnightly 3hr feedback webinars where you will receive feedback on your progress. (see below)

Topics covered over the 12 week course include:

• Introduction to Maya
• Universal principles of Animation
• Blocking & timing
• Posing
• Using reference
• Creating animation from scratch
• Creating polished animation

Tuition Price: $950 AUD.

Hardware requirements for the course are:

• Laptop or Desktop PC or MAC (MacBook Pro or i7 PC/laptop with 16GB RAM are recommended).
• Wacom tablet is recommended not required. Any size is good.
• Headset/Microphone so that you can chat with the instructor in fortnightly webinars.
• Notepad and pens/pencils for note-taking.

Software requirements:

• Autodesk Maya - https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/featured

Additional Semesters TBA