The Gnomon Workshop – Animating for Feature Films

Walk through the creation of an animation shot from beginning to end with Senior Animator Mike Wilson, who breaks the process down into manageable sections. This insightful workshop not only provides practical techniques for you to improve your Maya workflow but also takes a broad look at the feature film industry, detailing exactly what you can expect to encounter as a professional 3D animator.

Mike Wilson offers a glimpse of what being an animator entails, and discusses what it can take to get there. Once you land a job as a professional animator, what is expected of you next? With this workshop, you’ll follow along as Mike sets up a shot to maximize time and resources so that deadlines can be met. You’ll discover how to use references to gather information from the real world and translate that into your animations. You’ll then learn how to block out an animation quickly, how to approach revisions, and how to polish and finalize a professional shot.

This workshop discusses how the role of an animator on a feature film is just a single part in a large apparatus and explains the importance of working in tandem with others on a team and complimenting departments. Artists can expect to gain a macro view of a feature film studio production while learning about the expected tasks of an animator.

Mike’s tutorial provides techniques and advice for any artist looking to break into feature film animation; however, it is recommended that artists have some understanding of the fundamental principles of animation to benefit fully from this workshop. The shot demonstrated in this workshop provides techniques that can be used time and again in your own shots.

Mike utilized the Adult Elephant from ProRigs.
Title: The Gnomon Workshop – Animating for Feature Films

这个课程讨论了在特效电影中担任动画师的角色只是一个庞大装置中的一部分，并解释了与团队其他人合作以及互相配合各个部门的重要性。艺术家们期望能够在学习动画师的预期任务的同时，全面了解特效电影工作室制作的宏观视角。

迈克的教程为任何希望进入特效电影动画领域的艺术家提供了技巧和建议；然而，建议艺术家们对动画的基本原则有一定的了解，以从这个讲习班中充分受益。这个课程中展示的镜头提供了技巧，这些技巧可以在你自己的镜头中一再使用。

迈克使用了ProRigs的成年大象。

课程时长：2小时42分钟 1920×1080 mp4 语言：英语+中英文字幕（云桥网络 机译）


课程概要：
0 – 预览
01 – 简介
02 – 任务
03 – 阻止动画
04 – 董事注释和修订
05 – 完善动画
06 – 结束