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“I've watched Alex Alvarez's
training DVDs on Dynamics... and they are
amazing! I've learned so much from the lectures, they have
helped make me a better visual effects artist. I started
using Maya for effects animation when I joined Square USA
for the film "Final
Fantasy" about
4 years ago. I wish I had these DVDs then. Well, better
late than never.”
- Andy Chen
Effects Animator
Dreamworks Feature Animation
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Constraints allow the user
to set up animatable 'transform node' relationships between
objects. These can be used in a wide range of applications,
from how a character’s eyes follow an object, to how
a character might pick up a staff. While the latter is relatively
straightforward to rig, what about situations when an object
must pick up a character? This lecture gives an in-depth look
at techniques that can be used to animate character/object
interactions including situations when a character may jump
from one moving object onto another.
Product Code: CON01
Point Constraint
Orient Constraint
Aim Constraint
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Locators
Connection Editor
Scripts
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Introduction
02: Basics
03: Handoff
04: Aim Constraint
05: Character/Object
06: Object/Character
07: Credits
Click here to
view a sample clip from this DVD. Note that while this
clip is 640x480 the actual movie size is 720x480 with
higher quality compression. View the stills to the right
to see the actual resolution.
Alex is founder and director of The Gnomon Workshop
and of Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. Alex has been published
in industry magazines, websites, and books - plus he has taught courses
at several major trade conferences. His character animation projects
have appeared on many computer graphics websites, on the cover of the ‘Maya
Character Animation’ book published by New Riders, and his 'Zufuhr'
project was commissioned by Alias for their Siggraph stage presentations.
Alex is president of the Los Angeles Alias Users Group and sits on the
Advisory Board for Highend3D.com. Prior to Gnomon, Alex worked for Alias,
as a consultant and trainer for studios in the Los Angeles area. Alex
is an alumni of the Art Center College of Design and the University
of Pennsylvania.
www.alexalvarez.com.
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