TutorialsTutorialshttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2010-05-27T13:31:03ZSquarespaceThe Guerrilla CG Projecthttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/9/18/the-guerrilla-cg-project.htmlSruli Broocker2009-09-18T16:19:39Z2009-09-18T16:19:39ZIf they ever ask me to teach an Intro to CG Animation class, I would start each new topic with a video from the  Guerrilla CG Project . They are so well done, so brief, and so clear . . . I think educators in every field should take their cue from them. Here's one example, for starters:

]]>Kyle Balda - Animation Master Classhttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/9/4/kyle-balda-animation-master-class.htmlSruli Broocker2009-09-04T12:42:49Z2009-09-04T12:42:49ZFormer Pixar/ILM/Weta animator Kyle Balda did a great class for 3D World Magazine called "Animate the Hollywood Way." There's literally hours and hours of "over the shoulder" footage of him animating a two person dialogue shot. Here's the links for those videos: 

Part 1 and Part 2.

For anyone who doensn't have twelve hours to kill, here's Kyle's excellent synopsis of the whole 3D World Master class. Enjoy.

 

]]>Keith Lango on Posinghttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/8/7/keith-lango-on-posing.htmlSruli Broocker2009-08-07T14:52:13Z2009-08-07T14:52:13ZKeith Lango is a man who's done his time in the animation trenches.  He's worked at Big Idea, Blur, Reel FX, and DNA studios.  I'm sure he's got his reasons why he chose not to stay in "The System" - among them traveling through South America, delivering much needed medical supplies to impoverished people - but now he's got one of the best animation blogs and tutorial services on the Net.  Here's one in two parts on the Art and Philosophy of Posing. 

 

 

]]>Victor Navone's Spline Tutorialshttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/7/28/victor-navones-spline-tutorials.htmlSruli Broocker2009-07-28T16:24:57Z2009-07-28T16:24:57ZAs I've posted before, Victor Navone is a folk hero for those of us in the animation world.  He made "Alien Song," a classic short film (and it is short, only one minute) that went viral, and landed him an interview at Pixar.  Now he's one of their main dudes.  His website is one of pure altruism for upcoming animators, and his tutorials should be curriculum for any animation program. Here's links to Navone's tutorials for anyone with a fear of Splines in the Graph Editor.

]]>Maya Floating Channel Box Buttonhttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/7/19/maya-floating-channel-box-button.htmlSruli Broocker2009-07-20T02:18:24Z2009-07-20T02:18:24ZAlthough I'd love a full sized Wacom Cintiq tablet, the $2000 price tag is way beyond my budget.  Aye, the $1000 price tag for the 12 inch Cinitiq isn't exactly cheap, either.  Nonetheless, the mini-Cintiq is a pretty worthwhile piece of hardware, and at this point I wouldn't want to design or animate without it. 

That said, when you're using the little Cintiq, screen space is ESSENTIAL.  And anyone who's animated in Maya knows that the UI gets a little . . . cluttered.  True, you can toggle to a full screen view (CTRL + Space), but you lose the Channel Box, which is a vital organ when animating.  So, after many searches for vast stretches of time, I found this script over at the the Autodesk Area forum, posted by Michiel Duvekot:

window -widthHeight 200 600 myChannelBox;
formLayout form;
channelBox cb;
formLayout -e
    -af cb "top"0
    -af cb "left"0
    -af cb "right"0
    -af cb "bottom"0
     form;
showWindow;

Thanks for posting this handy little script!

 

]]>Adobe Dynamic Linkhttp://www.srulibroocker.com/tutorials/2009/5/20/adobe-dynamic-link.htmlSruli Broocker2009-05-20T04:14:55Z2009-05-20T04:14:55ZSome software upgrades are so-so, and I can understand opting out sometimes. The jump from Adobe CS3 to Adobe CS4, however, is too drastic not to upgrade. This feature is SO key, you can almost hear angels singing when you use it.

 

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