3D Animation - Short Term Course

Animation:

• Dope sheet/exposure sheet

• Basics of Animation

Bouncing Ball, falling balloon, ball rolling on wooden ramp/coming to halt.

• Intro to Body Motion, Posing

1. Biped walk, run, jump and hop

2. Character walk, run, posing characters

3. Weighted object lifting, pushing and pulling

• Creating Personality/Acting for Animators

1. Bringing characters to life with personality and creating believable motion

2. The importance of timing, squash and stretch, secondary and overlap motion, moving holds,

exaggeration and anticipation are added to the animation.

1. Animating techniques for animals such as dogs, spiders, etc.

• Facial Animation and Lip-sync

1. A series of tools, with an emphasis on morph targets and facial rig control systems, are used to allow the character to talk and show emotion.

• Animation Portfolio

1. Using the projects and exercises from the course, students learn how to put together a professional package of their best work, consisting of a demo reel, résumé.

3D Animation Process:

• Fundamentals of Animation.

• Animation Principles.

• Basic Modeling techniques.

• Rigging and Animation.

• Paint Effects and Dynamics.

• Texturing.

• Post Production.

CM designed the courses based on the industrial (Animation/Gaming/VFX/Web) requirements.
And the mentors from the top studio professionals with core production experience.