Archives for November 2009
Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 4/5
Just by manipulating a few basic components of the polygon’s geometry, you can very easily create simple shapes (as in this “chair tutorial”) as well …
Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 3/5
Polygonal modeling is one of the basic techniques used to create simple as well as complex geometry. This video covers the basics of Polygonal Modeling.
Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 2/5
In this series, you learn how to model a simple chair. The underlying principles of CGI is covered in a very simple format.
Learn 3D Animation – Maya Basics 1/5
Maya is one of the most sophisticated 3D graphics, animation and visual effects software used by effects technicians in the film industry today. Right from …
Clay Animation
You can do Stop Motion Animation using clay models as well. Clay lends itself quite well to the requirements of stop motion where parts of …
Principle of Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Animation is one of the easiest ways for even kids to try their hand at animation, as seen in this video. You can …
Motion Control Cameras
Motion Control is the art of using a computerized camera rig to precisely move the camera in a predetermined path in order to create the …
Stop Motion Pioneer Ray Harryhausen explains
Stop Motion animation was one of the most realistic forms of special effects used in motion picture during a large part of the last century. …
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Watch this amazing life-like animation of the Sinking of the Lusitania by Winsor McCay way back in 1918. It took McCay 25,000 individual drawings to …
How It’s Made – Special Effects Make-up
See how make-up effects are done for movies in this extremely informative video.












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