本教程是由AnimationMentor机构出品的动物运动规律动画解析视频教程，AnimationMentor Understanding Creature Locomotion，时长：1小时，大小：270 MB，MP4高清视频格式，教程使用软件：Maya，语言：英语。
Autodesk Maya是美国Autodesk公司出品的世界顶级的三维动画软件，应用对象是专业的影视广告，角色动画，电影特技等。Maya功能完善，工作灵活，易学易用，制作效率极高，渲染真实感极强，是电影级别的高端制作软件。Maya声名显赫，是制作者梦寐以求的制作工具，掌握了Maya，会极大的提高制作效率和品质，调节出仿真的角色动画，渲染出电影一般的真实效果，向世界顶级动画师迈进。Maya 集成了Alias、Wavefront 最先进的动画及数字效果技术。它不仅包括一般三维和视觉效果制作的功能，而且还与最先进的建模、数字化布料模拟、毛发渲染、运动匹配技术相结合。Maya 可在Windows NT与 SGI IRIX 操作系统上运行。在目前市场上用来进行数字和三维制作的工具中，Maya 是首选解决方案。
Maya参与制作的电影有：法国国宝级艺术家Jean Giraud，他原创的影片有《第五元素》、《异形》、《星战》等，并参与制作了《沙丘魔堡》、《深渊》等经典科幻电影；导演Glenn Chaika，著名动画片导演，曾在迪斯尼担任《小美人鱼》的动画师，并执导《拇指仙童历险记》、《花木兰II》等影片；模型监制Wayne Kennedy是曾参与过《隐形人》、《星球大战》、《龙卷风》、《黑衣人》、《木乃伊》的模型师；动画监制Bob Koch和Kelvin Lee是担任《 玩具总动员》、《精灵鼠小弟》等影片的资深动画师；特效指导Manny Wong曾担任《后天》的特效总监，并参与制作了《狂莽之灾I》、《星河战舰》、《巨蟒》、《魔女游戏》等影片。
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AnimationMentor Understanding Creature Locomotion
From Creature Animation on Demand series movie
Understanding Creature Locomotion
Learn the Essence of Creature Animation: Locomotion
You understand body mechanics and now you are ready to take it to the next level with creature animation. This workshop is tailored to teach you the essence of animal and creature locomotion – how an animal or creature runs, walks, senses, stops and turns. Use your power of keen observation and challenge yourself to learn to animate believable creatures from top professional animators.
The Industry Need
The entertainment industry is always looking for animators with a broad skill set and creature animation makes your demo reel a standout at studios like Industrial Light & Magic, Blizzard, and commercial and television FX houses that deal with realistic animation. Animation Mentor Co-founder and ILM Lead Animator, Shawn Kelly, describes why solid creature animators are needed.
Start Animating
Use our Dozer, Hatch, Ogre, Cat, Lion, or Fuzzbot rigs and start animating with 3 challenging assignments: a walk- cycle, a locomotion shot, and a behavior shot. These assignments are tailored to help you understand the essential body mechanics of realistic animation.
Professional Animators Mentor You to Be Successful
Our creature mentors have over 100 film credits combined and are from well-known studios such as Industrial Light & Magic (Star Wars, Transformers) and Sony Imageworks (Spider-Man). Each mentor has extensive experience in the film industry, so take advantage of each mentor’s expertise and get the MOST out of this workshop to help build and improve your animation skill set.
