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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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For virtually any dynamic effect,
fields will be utilized. Fields are used to simulate natural
phenomenon such as wind, turbulence and gravity. Fields can
exist as independent, standalone objects, or they can be ‘emitted’ from
points such as vertices and particles. By having a thorough
understanding of each field's unique qualities, one can then
begin to design any dynamic effect.
Product Code: DYN05
Air Field
Radial Field
Drag Field
Uniform Field
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Gravity Field
Turbulence Field
Vortex Field
Volume Axis Field |
 01:
Introduction
02: Gravity / Uniform
03: Vortex
04: Drag
05: Radial
06: Newton
07: Air
08: Turbulence
09: Volume Axis
10: 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.
For more of Alex's work, visit:
www.alexalvarez.com.
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