What you'll learn
This course contains the recordings of the original live workshop: 11 lessons and it's around 26 hours long. The main highlights you'll learn are...
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Different workflows to create a 3d animated shots with a large variety of creatures for VFX feature quality.
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In depth lectures on basic concepts of animation such as weight, energy, body mechanics, dynamism and many more.
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Hand-by-hand examples applying a myriad of tips and tricks throughout the creation of different animations.
Course curriculum
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1
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1. Intro to to Creature Animation with Kaveh
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Your own homework!
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2
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2. Big Cats/Lion Walks
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Assignment # 1. Big Cat/Lion Walk Blocking
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Assignment # 2. Big Cat/Lion Walk Spline/Polish
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3
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3. Big Cats/Lion Jump Blocking
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Assignment # 3. Big Cat/Lion Jump Reference
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Assignment # 4. Big Cat/Lion Jump Blocking pass
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Assignment # 5. Big Cat/Lion Jump Spline/Polish
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4
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4. Canine/Dogs Closeup and Facial Blocking
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Assignment # 6. Canine facial Reference
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Assignment # 7. Canine facial Blocking pass
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Assignment # 8. Canine facial Spline/Polish
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5
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5. Canine Jump Blocking/Polish
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Assignment # 9. Physicality shot with K9 Reference
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Assignment # 10. Physicality with K9 Blocking pass
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Assignment # 11. Physicality with K9 Spline/Polish
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6
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6. Horse Run/Jump Blocking
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Assignment # 12. Horse run/walk Reference
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Assignment # 13. Horse run/walk Blocking pass
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Assignment # 14. Horse run/walk Spline/Polish
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7
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7. Horse Run/Jump part 2
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Assignment # 15. Horse physicality Reference
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Assignment # 16.Horse physicality Blocking pass
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Assignment # 17. Horse physicality Spline/Polish
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8
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8. Raptor Walk Blocking
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Assignment # 18. Raptor Run Cycle Blocking pass
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Assignment # 19. Raptor Run Cycle Spline/Polish
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9
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9. Lipsync blocking
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Assignment # 20. K9 lip-sync Blocking pass
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Assignment # 21. K9 lip-sync Spline/Polish
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10
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10. Dragon Blocking
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Assignment # 22. Dragon taking off Blocking pass
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Assignment # 23. Dragon taking off Spline/Polish
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11
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11. Dragon Flight
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Assignment # 24. Dragon Flight Cycle Blocking pass
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Assignment # 25. Dragon Flight Cycle Cycle Spline/Polish
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Rig Credits
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Download Lion Rig
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Download Fire Wolf Rig
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Download Horse Rig
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Download Leopard Rig
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Download Dog Rig
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Download Allosaurus Rig
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Download Dragon Rig
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Who is teaching this?

Animation Supervisor at MPC
Kaveh Ruintan
What other students says
Very Helpful.
Aman Nusrat
Kaveh Goes into some super cool details and he shares some of the best tips and tricks to give creatures a better sense of realism.
Kaveh Goes into some super cool details and he shares some of the best tips and tricks to give creatures a better sense of realism.
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