The thing that probably inspired me to learn 3D animation was music. From ever since I can remember, whenever I listened to music, I like to think of 'scenes' or 'stories' that go nicely with the music.

I always wanted to show these ideas in someway, by film maybe. But film can never give the same feel (unless your a hotshot cameraman/lighter/director/logistcal person/casting director etc etc all in one. 3D animation packages such as Maya allow you to be all those people at once. Basically, the software does the work for you.

The animation I'm currently working on was inspired by two songs: Alive and Kicking by Simple Minds and Set You Free by N-Trance. I also manged to write an entire film script based on the lyrics to the first song.