Links
3D Animation Resources, Fall 2013

This page is a summary of the general links that appear in the weekly lecture notes. They will be added over the course of the semester.

Ford Lab

General Graphics

Maya

Art & Design

Cinematography

Story

Animation

Principles of Animation.
John Lasseter's orginal article with Luxo Jr as example.
Overview of Animation Production Process.
Roles
Some Animation History,
"Early animation" cartoon.
Animator's Survival Kit - short videos on animating.
Larry's Toon Institute Bouncing Ball
Polly's World.
Walk Cycle - Lots of tutorials onine - here are just a few:
- Idleworm has a good tutorial on the the walk cycle for hand drawn animation but of course most of the same principles apply to computer animation.
- Digital Tutors also has a few free introductory tutorials but you need to establish a (free) account. There are many other tutorials if you want to buy a subscription.
- A Walk Cycle Tutorial, Francis Jasmin
- The book How to Cheat in Maya 2010 has an excellent section on how to go about creating a walk cycle.
  - Prof Orr has a hard copy of the book if you want to look at it.
  - Some of the associated resources will be placed on cs-render. These are also available online See Chapter 8: Walk Cycles
  - There are tutorials on Youtube: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
- Of course, remember that everyone walks a bit differently.

Animations

Misc