Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.
# 1 27-11-2011 , 02:14 AM
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Complete Animated Short Movie Tutorial...

is there a beginer to intermediate user tutorial (or set of tutorials) that tackle the creation of an animated short movie (2-5 mins long) from story boarding to final render and production... maybe something that includes concept, modeling, set creation, rigging, texturing, animating, sound mixing, simple voice sync, facial rigging and animation, and so on, to produce a complete animated short movie...

# 2 27-11-2011 , 02:47 AM
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Not going to happen in one tutorial

Organic Modeling and UV layout
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=193&sub_cat=2

Hard Surface Modeling
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=186&sub_cat=9

ZBrush Texturing normal map creation, lighting eccetera
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=194&sub_cat=0

Rigging
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...ow/?tut_id=195

Matchmoving
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=190&sub_cat=0

Putting it all Together
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=168&sub_cat=0

Some Dynamics as you may need some for a movie of this length.
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics in Maya

https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=192&sub_cat=0

Introduction to Dynamic Concepts in Maya
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=182&sub_cat=0

That should get you started just to say if your just starting out in Maya a 5 minute movie is a massive project. I'd expect 3 - 6 people to work on something like that for more than a few months. Depending on the type of project.

Best of luck to you
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# 3 27-11-2011 , 04:21 PM
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thank you so much Dave, these tuts are very helpful... maybe in the near future, SimplyMaya can create the ultimate tutorial(s) for something like this, where every aspect of it is dealing with the same characters and project...

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