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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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- Instructor:
Andrew ORLOFF
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Particle expressions are a
way of using MEL (Maya-Embedded Language) to form and control
relationships between particle and object attributes over time.
Visual effects animators rely on expressions to create a variety
of complex motion and behavior that is impossible to create
using other dynamics techniques. This lecture will show you
how to tap into the power of expressions by going over the
basic types of expressions and how to generate them. In addition,
it will introduce you to different methods for creating and
utilizing custom particle attributes for maximum effect.
Product Code: EXP01
Expression Editor
Runtime Expressions
Creation Expressions
Adding Dynamic Attributes
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Custom Dynamic Attributes
Random Number Functions
Trigonometric Functions |
 01:
Introduction
02: Expression Basics
03: Random umber Functions
04: Creating Custom Attributes
05: Combining PP Attributes
06: Using Functions
07: Tornado
08: 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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