In 2012 Sari Rodrig has released the award-winning animated short film “Brother”. An SVA graduate and former Pixar intern, Sari is currently working on a new ambitious animated film – “Essence”. What is your 3D background? My background is in …
3D Animation Pipeline (Making an Animated Movie)
In this part of our Making an Animated Movie series I’m going to go over the 3D animation pipeline I follow when working on my films. Having a simple and unified structure is extremely important when working of such a …
Ultimate Ball Rig: A Free Squash and Stretch Scalable Bouncing Ball Rig (For Maya)
I created this ball rig for my upcoming animated short, but it could be used for some basic bouncing ball animation exercises as well. It can do pretty much everything a bouncing ball rig should do, and a bit more: …
Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?
Animation Software: Which One Should You Use?One of the most common questions I’m asked is “What software do you use?” Is it Maya? After Effects? Animate? In this article I break down the options you have when choosing your animation software. It’s …
Switching to a Wacom Tablet for 3D Animation: Why and How
Using a mouse There’s an industry tale about a guy interviewing for a VFX position and when asked to perform a certain task he reached for the mouse instead of the tablet pen. At that moment his verdict was determined. …
Creating an Animation Demo Reel – The Complete Guide
It’s All About the Reel For many professions, having a good resume or cover letter is the most important factor in getting a job. For animators and visual effects people it’s all about the demo reel. Over the years I …
4 Tips for Great Camera Animation
Working with a camera in a 3D scene is hard. It’s not the same as holding a camera in your hands. 3D software makes it very easy for us to simply place a camera in the scene and forget about …
3 Animation Books Every Animator Should Own
Different arguments could be made for which is the best book for learning animation, and the answer is simple: there isn’t one. There is a large variety of animation books for different uses such as 3D, 2D, stop motion and …
3D modeling and Rigging (Making an Animated Movie)
3D Modeling Modeling in 3D is the process of building and shaping a character or an object in a 3D software, to match the design. As a part of the Making an Animated Movie series, I’m going to share with you the …
