MAYA INTENSIVE - 3D PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Aimed at intermediate to advanced users of Maya, this course is a production-based workshop in which students work together to create a finished animation suitable for showreel presentation. A broad range of tools and skills will be covered, and students focus on aspects of the 3D pipeline that they are most interested in pursuing.Students work in teams through the entire production process, from storyboarding through modeling and animation to final rendering.Class sizes are strictly limited, and students are expected to continue project work outside of class times. We feel that the best way to learn is in a guided production atmosphere - students on the workshop learn the important skills of teamwork, working to meet a deadline, development of a production pipeline, and numerous time-saving techniques.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:
Advanced Storyboard Design
Environments and Backgrounds
Character Modeling and Set-up
Character Animation
Head Modeling and Animation Strategies
Lighting, Texturing and Shader creation.
Dynamics and Particles.
Rendering with Mental Ray Global Illumination, Final Gathering & HDRI)
Rendering for integration with Live-Action footage (compositing)