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“Andrew is an industry
veteran who has played the role of artist, technical
director and now VFX supervisor. He is also an excellent
instructor, who through his DVDs is sharing several techniques
that have been used in a diverse range of visual effects shots over his
career.”
- Alex Alvarez
Director, Gnomon
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$59.00
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- Instructor:
Andrew ORLOFF
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By allowing image sequences to be mapped
onto dynamic particle animation, sprites are one of Maya’s
most powerful production tools. Imagine creating a scene that
includes a cheering crowd with hundreds of people that you
can playback in real-time. Thought this was only the territory
of huge visual effects companies with loads of firepower? Not
anymore. No other technique allows you to create such complex
images with an ultimate degree of control. Want to adjust the
lighting of the crowd? How about changing the terrain they
are standing on? With sprites, it’s not a problem. Using
a few expressions and unique workflows, you will learn how
to get the most out of your sprite scenes and your animations
will never be the same again. Examples include wind blown seed
pods, a sea of microbes, depth-of-field effects, tossed coins
and crowd simulations.
Product Code: DYN14
Vector / Conversion expressions
Image Sequences for Sprites
Runtime / Creation expressions
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Flow Control
Statements
Curve Functions |
 01:
Introduction
02: Sprite Direction
03: Sprite Sequences
04: Depth of Field
05: Combining Sequences
06: Crowd Effects
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.
Andrew has been working as an animator for the
film and television industry for the last eight
years. A graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre,
Film and Television, Andrew is currently employed
full-time as a CG and visual effects supervisor
for a variety of television projects. Andrew
has worked for many ad campaigns including Skittles,
Coca-Cola, Intel, Chevy Tahoe, Carl's Jr.
and Taco Bell. Television series credits include: Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Smallville.
He has also created award winning music videos
for Linkin Park, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Mariah Carey.
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