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Chand

26-09-2004, 07:26 PM

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For all you fellow animators. here are a few animation resources' links.So, go clicking.. Enjoy..es<img src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0"> to find stuff out about animation... </td></tr></t></table>
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<a href="http://www.cg-char.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">CG Char Animation Mailing List</a> <a href="http://animfound.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Foundation</a> <a href="http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/prin_trad_anim.htm" target="TOP" target="_blank">Principles of Animation - John Lasseter</a> <a href="http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Stop Motion Animation dot com</a> <a href="http://www.animationmeat.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Meat</a> <a href="http://www.animationnation.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Nation</a> <a href="http://www.thescratchpost.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">The Scratch Post</a> <a href="http://www.animationmagazine.net/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Magazine</a> <a href="http://womeninanimation.org/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Women in Animation</a> <a href="http://siggraph.org/" target="TOP" target="_blank">SIGGRAPH</a> <a href="http://www.animationmagazine.net/visualfx.html" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Magazine - Visual EFX section</a> <a href="http://www.awn.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation World Network</a> <a href="http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Dick Williams' Masterclass Notes</a> <a href="http://www.freetoon.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Preston Blair's Site</a> <a href="http://www.idleworm.com/howto/howto.html" target="TOP" target="_blank">Idleworm</a> <a href="http://www.cgchannel.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">CG-Channel</a> <a href="http://www.vfxpro.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Vfx Pro</a> <a href="http://www.animationartist.com/htm/homeset.htm" target="TOP" target="_blank">Animation Artist</a> <a href="http://www.bright.net/%7Enyla/animelaw.html" target="TOP" target="_blank">The Laws of Anime - Funny!</a> <a href="http://www.animateclay.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Claymation</a> <a href="http://www.3dlinks.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">3D Links</a> <a href="http://www.insidecg.com/" target="TOP" target="_blank">Inside CG</a> <a href="http://photo.ucr.edu/photographers/muybridge/contents.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">http://photo.ucr.edu/photographers/muybridge/contents.html</a></td></tr></t></table>
Hope all of You benifit from these..
Chand
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Abhishek

28-09-2004, 02:20 AM

I'd like to get some more links... 
<A href="http://animated-movies.squareworld.com/News.html" target="_blank">http://animated-movies.squareworld.com/News.html</A> <A href="http://www.animationartist.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animationartist.com/</A> <A href="http://www.animationblast.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animationblast.com/</A> <A href="http://www.animateclay.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animateclay.com/</A> <A href="http://www.animfound.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.animfound.com/index.html</A> Animation Foundation <A href="http://www.animationmagazine.net/" target="_blank">http://www.animationmagazine.net</A> Animation Magazine <A href="http://www.animationhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animationhistory.com/</A> <A href="http://www.animationjournal.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animationjournal.com/</A> <A href="http://www.animationnation.com/" target="_blank">http://www.animationnation.com</A> <A href="http://www.awn.com/" target="_blank">http://www.awn.com</A> Animation World Network <A href="http://news.toonzone.net/btan/" target="_blank">http://news.toonzone.net/btan/</A> Batman The Animated Newsletter <A href="http://www.deneroff.com/" target="_blank">http://www.deneroff.com/</A> Animation Consultants International <A href="http://www.bcdb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bcdb.com/</A> The Big Cartoon Database <A href="http://www.cartoonresearch.com/" target="_blank">http://www.cartoonresearch.com</A> CartoonResearch.com - Jerry Beck <A href="http://www.digitalanimators.com/HTM/HomeSet1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.digitalanimators.com/HTM/HomeSet1.htm</A> Digital Animators <A href="http://www.digitalmediafx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.digitalmediafx.com/</A> Digital Media FX <A href="http://vds0.webmastertechniques.com/jtracy4/disneyanimation/index.html" target="_blank">http://vds0.webmastertechniques.com...tion/index.html</A> Disney Animation Archive
<A href="http://www.anzovin.com/reviews/" target="_blank">http://www.anzovin.com/reviews/</A> <A href="http://www.multiliteracy.com/persist/" target="_blank">http://www.multiliteracy.com/persist/</A> <A href="http://www.keithlango.com/tutorials.htm" target="_blank">http://www.keithlango.com/tutorials.htm</A> <A href="http://d3d.com/heads/Art/round_4/jack.html" target="_blank">http://d3d.com/heads/Art/round_4/jack.html</A> <A href="http://www.amazing-kids.org/anilessons.html" target="_blank">http://www.amazing-kids.org/anilessons.html</A> <A href="http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm" target="_blank">http://www.siggraph.org/education/m...asseter_s94.htm</A> <A href="http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18380&perpage=15&pagenu mber=2" target="_blank">http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.ph...15&pagenumber=2</A> <edited><editID>abhishek</editID><editDate>38257.6608796296</editDate></edited>

Abhishek

29-09-2004, 02:17 AM

Beg Buy or Steal  ANIMATORS SURVIVAL KIT by Richard Williams and CARTOON ANIMATION by PRESTON BLAIR... 
iF YOU READ AND FOLLOWED THESE TWO BOOKS.....u've done it alll

Crunk

29-09-2004, 03:22 AM

where are these books available... do you have it for stealing...

dynafx

29-09-2004, 01:30 PM

<A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0571212689/qid=1033933650/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-5481434-6109668?v=glance" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0571212689/qid =1033933650/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-5481434-6109668?v=glance </A> but not for stealing
another excellent stuff
<A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240517148/qid%3D1033933857/sr%3D2-3/ref%3Dsr%5F2%5F3/104-0122494-7510368" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240517148/qid%3D1033 933857/sr%3D2-3/ref%3Dsr%5F2%5F3/104-0122494-7510368 </A>

dynafx

29-09-2004, 01:31 PM

<A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560100842/ref=pd_sim_books/102-5172105-2916111?v=glance" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560100842/ref =pd_sim_books/102-5172105-2916111?v=glance </A>
prestonblair link to buy

Abhishek

03-10-2004, 12:04 PM

check <A href="http://www.animationmentor.com" target="_blank">http://www.animationmentor.com</A>
<A href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com" target="_blank">http://www.comet-cartoons.com</A>
<A href="http://www.animationmeat.com" target="_blank">http://www.animationmeat.com</A>

Abhishek

16-02-2005, 04:51 AM

Few more additions : 
 
<a href="http://www.freetoon.com/links.php" target="_blank">http://www.freetoon.com/links.php</a> 
 
<a href="http://aimee.wyvernweb.com/anim/animatr.html" target="_blank">http://aimee.wyvernweb.com/anim/animatr.html</a> 
 
<a href="http://www.freetoon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.freetoon.com/</a> 
 
<a href="http://www.gnomononline.com/tutorial.php?category_id=6" target="_blank">http://www.gnomononline.com/tutorial.php?category_id=6</a> 
 
Contribute ur links u find interestin for we follow animatorz........

andy_maxman

16-02-2005, 02:09 PM

here is the mothership 
 
<a href="http://www.toonhub.com/" target="_blank">TOONHUB</a>

Abhishek

12-03-2005, 02:04 AM

Learn

the secrets

of

Classical Animation and Cartoon Character

Development from a former Disney Institute animator

with almost 25 years professional

experience. 
 

<h1><a href="http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/index.htm#top" target="_blank">Larry's Toon

Institute</a></h1>

dynafx

19-03-2005, 06:07 PM

Expressing emotion with 'The Illusion of Life', Beyond the pose, beyond the timing   ----------D J Nickie 
 
I was thinking recently about what it is that
gives an animation the 'illusion of life.' You could say it's the pose,
because the pose can tell you what the character is feeling. You could
also say it is the timing, because you can set the mood of your
character through the timing. And yet, when you watch great animation
it feels like there is something more. What is that more? How can you achieve it in your animations? In order to demonstrate, I'd like to breeze through the animating of a scene: 
 
<ul>
 <li>First, I get the storyboard, the audio track, the character model sheet etcetera from the director </li><li>Next I pose out and thumbnail the action of my scene </li><li>Finally I keyframe it out on the computer with the proper timing </li>
</ul>
 
This
is the general process that most of us go through when animating, but
I'd like to suggest a few more steps to really add that 'illusion of
life.' Now think about what life is. Now there are about 20 definitions over at <a href="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=life" target="_blank" target="_blank">Merriam-Webster</a>, but I'm talking in specific about definitions 6 and 11: 
<ul>
 <li> 6 : a way or manner of living </li><li>11 : the form or pattern of something existing in reality </li>
</ul>
 
We want to give our characters the Illusion that they exist in reality, that they have developed their own manner of living! 
How
do we do that? Well, you should be talking with your character lead if
you have one, and/or the director. Discuss character traits. Does he
nervously dart his eyes around and act like Woody Allen? Did he have a
traumatic experience in childhood that makes him walk through every
door backwards? There are some strange personality quirks that people
have in real life, and you know what this expresses? That's right, that
they exist in reality! They have lives outside of their interaction
with you! A great example of this is Peter Lorre's character 'Ugarte'
from Casablanca: 
 
<img src="http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/Drama/Drama/CasablancaRickUgarte.jpg" alt="user posted image" border="0" border="0"> 
 
Just
look at that face, the way he's trying to mimmick Rick's (Bogart's)
confidence. And yet he always, even if momentarily, reverts back to his
worried, weasley self. 
That is a great character and one that
lives on in your memory! But what made it a great character? Well, it
was the fact that he existed outside of his scenes so well. We never
saw him kill the German Couriers or get the papers, and yet we knew he
did it by the way he acted! The way he held his body (posing) and the
manner in which he moved between poses (timing). Another great example
of Ugarte's character is the way he enters the Film. He could just walk
into Rick's Cafe, but that wouldn't tell us very much about him as a
character. Instead he 'weasles' in between an arguing customer and the
door man with a passing "Hello Rick..."! From his first frames in the
movie we understand what kind of character he is! Plus, the entire time
he is talking with Rick, we sense that he and Rick have history
together and Ugarte really wants Ricks approval. We get this, not so
much through dialouge, but through the posing and timing of Ugarte's
movements. There is a great gesture Ugarte does at about 9:50 into the
film which is very odd, and yet tells us so much about his personality!
These things are what give characters that 'illusion of life!' 
 
"But
we can't compete with live actors!" you say. Guess what? Peter Lorre,
Humphry Bogart, these people are dead, and yet their characters live on
in the same form that ours will! 2D images mixed with sound. We have
the same tools as any actor, real or imagined. If we use them properly,
we will be able to create characters that truly live, maybe even longer
than we will! So lets go back to our list and see what we can add: 
<ul>
 <li>First, get the Storyboard, audio track, character model sheets etcetera from the director </li><li>Next, talk with the director and your character lead about the personality of your character </li><li>Discuss with the lead and any other animators possible character traits, poses, nervous ticks </li><li>Sit down and imagine your character acting your scene out in your mind, let it run free at first, then subtly direct it </li><li>Thumbnail your characters action out on paper </li><li>Take
these thumbnails first to your character lead for approval/suggestions,
then take it to your director for approval/suggestions </li><li>Now set your keyframes, and make EVERY FRAME COUNT. Everything from the way your character enters and exits a scene, to every pose they hit, to the timing between the poses should have a purpose and tell us something about that character.</li>
</ul>

graphixara

21-05-2005, 07:07 PM

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i think these can also help for everyone
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/jcmiller/Acell.htm" target="_blank">Acceleration & Deceleration</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.dimension-z.net/videos/directory/animatione_850.htm" target="_blank">Animation Intro - Video Tutorial</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/jcmiller/Bullet.htm" target="_blank">Bullet Time - Matrix Effect</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.3dluvr.com/content/article/57" target="_blank">Advanced IK Setups using 3DSMAX's "New IK"</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://3dtoday.com/Tutorials/2001/August/3DSABPages/default.asp" target="_blank">Animated Book Pages</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/ball.htm" target="_blank">Animating a ball rolling along a path</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.geocities.com/my3dstudio/tutorials/animating/bones/bones.htm" target="_blank">Animating with Bones</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/05_keyframing_ball_part_1.html" target="_blank">Bouncing Ball Part 1 - Basic Keyframing</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/06_function_curves_ball_part_2.html" target="_blank">Bouncing Ball Part 2 - Function Curves</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/blinkinglights/blinkinglights.asp" target="_blank">Blinking Lights</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dspline.com/boom-box.htm" target="_blank">Boom Box Animation</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/charanim/" target="_blank">Character Animation: Principles and Practice</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/characteranimation/characteranimation.asp" target="_blank">Character Animation</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://members.aol.com/ozoneprod/anim/tutorial/logotut.htm" target="_blank">Company Logo Animation</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.cadtutor.net/dd/studio/walk/walk.html" target="_blank">Creating a WalkThrough of AutoCAD designs.</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/animatedsky/animatedsky.asp" target="_blank">Creating an Animated Sky Background</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/expeyes/expeyes.asp" target="_blank">Expressional Eyeballs</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/express/express.htm" target="_blank">Expression Controllers Primer</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/laser/laser.htm" target="_blank">Expression Controllers : Laser Tracking</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/10_robot.html" target="_blank">Forward kinematics</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/hiding/hiding.htm" target="_blank">Hiding Objects During Animation</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/iksetup/index.html" target="_blank">IK SetUp</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/lipsync/lipsync.html" target="_blank">Lip Sync - Making Characters Speak</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/liquid/liquid.htm" target="_blank">LIQUID MOVING IN A GLASS</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/path/path.htm" target="_blank">Making an Object follow a path</A>
<LI><A href="http://www.3dluvr.com/content/article/71" target="_blank">Making objects splat</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dm-mc.com/tutorials/auto/" target="_blank">Movement of an Auto</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials/max/anchorfeet/anchorfeet.asp" target="_blank">Nailing down Feet in Character Studio</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/nurbs/nurbs.htm" target="_blank">Nurbs Animation</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/ball.htm" target="_blank">Rolling a ball along a path</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/ikmax.htm" target="_blank">Setting up a figure with IK legs.</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tutorials/iksolvers/iksolvers.htm" target="_blank">SETTING UP A CHARACTER WITH IK SOLVERS</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.uni-mainz.de/~kochm002/mindtut.html" target="_blank">Setting Up Slider for Defined Key Poses</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3d-worxx.de/tutorials/fear/fear.html" target="_blank">Space Ship in 2 hours</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.aoog91.dsl.pipex.com/doc_psw.htm" target="_blank">Stormy Waves</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.22/totb/index2.shtml" target="_blank">Walking on a Path</A>
<LI><A target=_blank href="http://www.3dgate.com/techniques/001113/1113dogwalk.html" target="_blank">Walking the Dog with character studio 3</A> </LI>

WOODY

08-03-2006, 08:00 PM

Expressing emotion with 'The Illusion of Life', Beyond the pose, beyond the timing   ----------D J Nickie 
 
hey dynafx = that's fantastic character analysis. that's one of
my favorite all-time movies. guys check it out anyone interested in
great acting, especially by Bogey, ingrid n a brief cameo by peter
lorre. 
 
nother site came across. dunno if material is original. but it sure helps !! 

 
<a href="http://members.iinet.net.au/%7Ezapo/pages/animation_principles.htm" target="_blank" target="_blank"> http://members.iinet.net.au/~zapo/pages/animation_principles .htm</a> 

 
 
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bhakti

14-07-2006, 06:46 AM

hi!
Check out the links. I found this on <A href="http://www.anytoons.com" target="_blank">www.anytoons.com</A>

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<TD =style10><A href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3ddocs/charanim/" target="_blank">Michael Comet</A> - principles and practice <A href="http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/prin_trad_anim.htm" target="_blank">Principles of Traditional Animation applied to 3D character animation</A> - by John Lasseter<A> Notes from Walt Stanchfeild</A> - 28 principles of animation <A href="http://www-viz.tamu.edu/courses/tutorials/sajan/index.01.html" target="_blank">Principles of animation: Toy Story </A>- talks about the principles analyzing the film <A href="http://www.zayatz.com/text/twelve_principles_plus.htm" target="_blank">The 12 (plus 12) fundamental principles of animation</A> - by Jeremy Cantor <A href="http://www.animationarena.com/principles-of-animation.html" target="_blank">The 28 principles of animation</A> - by Mark Kennedy <A href="http://www.anticz.com/animatio.htm" target="_blank">Character Animation Theories And Principles</A> - by Mike Brown </TD></TR>
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<TD =style10 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://www-viz.tamu.edu/courses/tutorials/sajan/index.html" target="_blank">Body language in animations</A> - gestures and expressions in Wallace and Gromit shortfilms <A href="http://cmars.250free.com/DylanBrownNotes.html" target="_blank">Notes by Dylan Brown</A> - Supervising Animator at Pixar <A href="http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/ollie_johnston.htm" target="_blank">Animation Notes</A> by Ollie Johnston <A href="http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=1e242f07&atype=articles&id=2287&page= 1" target="_blank">Inspired Short Film Production: Art Direction </A>- VFX World article (requires registration) <A href="http://www.3dark.com/archives/richard_williams_notes.html" target="_blank">Richard Williams Class Notes</A> taken by Dave Bailey <A href="http://www.mchwen.com/milt/" target="_blank">Milt Kahl audio fles On Animation</A> - the old man speaks <A href="http://www.biganimation.com/magazine/news/article-feature.asp?articleid=482&zoneid=3" target="_blank">"Send a message" by Ed Hooks</A> - Ed talks about storytelling in animation <A href="http://www.animationmentor.com/newsletter/1105/feature_tiptricks.html" target="_blank">Animation Mentor tip: Blinks</A> - by Shawn Kelly new <A href="http://www.animationmentor.com/newsletter/1205/feature_geek.html#animationTip" target="_blank">Animation Mentor tip: The Face</A> - By Shawn Kelly new</TD></TR>
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<TD =style10 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.2/articles/jacksonlord2.2.html" target="_blank">Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord</A> <A href="http://molodezhnaja.ch/interview_katzenberg.htm" target="_blank">Jeffrey Katzenberg on "Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron"</A> <A href="http://www.swcp.com/animate/pdf/winter98.pdf" target="_blank">Interview with PIXAR TD Kim White</A> <A href="http://www.animationartist.com/InsideAnimation/DavidJohnson/InterviewNatwick.html" target="_blank">Interview with Grim Natwick (Disney master)</A> <A href="http://dvdmg.com/interviewandreasdeja.shtml" target="_blank">Interview with Andreas Deja (Disney animator)</A> <A href="http://www.cgnetworks.com/story_custom.php?story_id=1394&page=1" target="_blank">Pixar Animators Victor Navone & Carlos Baena</A> <A href="http://www.3dtotal.com/team/interviews/carlos_baena/3d_total_article_cbaena.asp" target="_blank">Interview with Carlos Baena by Mike Rickard</A> <A href="http://mag.awn.com/index.php?article_no=264" target="_blank">A Conversation With The New Don Bluth, by Larry Lauria</A> <A href="http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/035/035856p1.html?fromint=1" target="_blank">Interview with Pixar Animator Glenn McQueen</A> (<A href="http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/035/035856p1.html?fromint=1" target="_blank">1</A>/<A href="http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/035/035857p1.html" target="_blank">2</A>) <A href="http://www.siggraph.org/conferences/reports/s2004/interviews/beck.html" target="_blank">Interview with Pixar Animator Bobby "Boom" Beck </A> <A href="http://www.animfound.com/aotm/Bobby_Beck/bobby1.html" target="_blank">Bobby "Boom" Beck interview</A> <A href="http://www.dvdtalkradio.com/DVDTalkInterviewIncredibles.mp3" target="_blank">Brad Bird Interview on "The Incredibles" (mp3) </A><A href="http://splinedoctors.blogspot.com/2005/11/exclusive-glen-keane-interview.html" target="_blank">Glen Keane interview on Spline Doctors blog</A> new</TD></TR>
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<TD =style10 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/frontdoor/defaultfilm.aspx" target="_blank">Getty Images</A> - huge image and video databank <A href="http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/customer/index.jsp" target="_blank">BBC Motion Gallery</A> - thousands of shots from the BBC archives <A href="http://www.artsmia.org/playground/muybridge/index.html" target="_blank"> Eadweard Muybridge</A> - animal and human in motion, photo references <A href="http://www.junglewalk.com/" target="_blank">Jungle Walk</A> - animal video and audio references <A href="http://www.oceanfootage.com/" target="_blank">Ocean Footage</A> - comprehensive collection of ocean imagery <A href="http://framepool.com/video/film_stock_footage/" target="_blank">Framepool</A> - onlline stock footage resource for film and video material <A href="http://www.engr.colostate.edu/~dga/high_speed_video/" target="_blank">High-Speed camera videos</A> - super slow motion video clips new <A href="http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/farp/hand/" target="_blank">Hands Reference</A> - by Thomas F Abrahamsson <A href="http://193.196.129.35/actor/45.0.html" target="_blank">Artificial Actors</A> - human expresion repertoire, pictures and videos (requires registration) <A href="http://fineart.sk/" target="_blank">Fineart.sk</A> - Human anatomy references for 3D and traditional artists <A href="http://www.characterdesigns.com/index.asp" target="_blank">Character Designs</A> - reference pictures, designs, tutorials...</TD></TR>
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<TD =style15 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://andres.aniguild.com/www.keithlango.com" target="_blank">Keith Lango's tutorials</A> - you would have ended up there sooner or later anyway <A href="http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons/3dhelp.cfm#tutorials" target="_blank">Michael Comet's animation tutorials</A> - more basic tutorials <A href="http://www.idleworm.com/how/anm/02w/walk1.shtml" target="_blank">2D Walk cycle</A> - by Dermot O'Connor <A href="http://www.anticz.com/Walks.htm" target="_blank">Simple method for creating walkcycles</A> - by Mike Brown <A href="http://www.patrickmcnabb.com/tutorials/AN_walk_cycle.htm" target="_blank">Walk Cycle Page</A> - a basic walk cycle tutorial, might be useful for beginners. <A href="http://www.learning-maya.com/animation.php" target="_blank">Learning-Maya.com animation tutorials</A> - too many <A href="http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6360" target="_blank">Maya Tutorials</A> - CGTalk thread, tons of links <A href="http://lichiman.aniguild.com/?c=Tutorials" target="_blank">How to rig a ball</A> - by Miguel G. Vi?? (Maya) <A href="http://www.karmatoons.com/drawing/drawing.htm" target="_blank">Drawing for Classical Animation </A>- 29 pages of drawing lessons for animation </TD></TR>
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<TD =style10><A href="http://lichiman.aniguild.com/?s=lowman" target="_blank">LowMan</A> by Miguel G. Vi?? (Maya) <A href="http://www.rigging101.com/" target="_blank">Rigging101</A> by Javier Solsona and Lluis Llobera (Maya) <A href="http://www.andrewsilke.com/rigs_scripts.html" target="_blank">Generi</A> by Andrew Silke (Maya) <A href="http://www.chinwagon.eclipse.co.uk/rigging/" target="_blank">Skeleton Rig</A> by Brad Noble (3dsmax) <A href="http://www.radiantsquare.com/welcome.html" target="_blank">Final Rig</A> by Radiant Square (Maya) <A href="http://www.3dluvr.com/clisk3d/" target="_blank">LowMax</A> by Peter Starostin (3dsmax) <A href="http://www.3dluvr.com/clisk3d/freerigg/Max_v03.rar" target="_blank">Max</A> by Peter Starostin (3dsmax) new <A href="http://www.trivi.org/free.html" target="_blank">Theo</A> by the members of the Collective Project Model (Maya) new <A href="http://www.davidbokser.com/progress.html" target="_blank">Generi lowgirl</A> by David Bokser (Maya) > scroll down the page <A href="http://www.aniguild.com/abel/class.html" target="_blank">Frank</A> by Abel Cabrerizo (Maya) <A href="http://www.gregtowner.com/Bob.htm" target="_blank">Bob</A> by Greg Towner (Maya) <A href="http://www.lluisllobera.com/" target="_blank">IKJoe</A> by Lluis Llobera (Maya) <A href="http://geocities.com/sent2udi/generirigmax6.html" target="_blank">Generi</A> by Uday Kadkade (3dsmax) <A href="http://www.ilasolomon.com/freestuff.htm" target="_blank">Low Poly</A> professor and robot by Ila Soleimani (3dsmax and Maya)</TD></TR>
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<TD =style4 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://cesco.aniguild.com/" target="_blank">fcFrameCouter</A> by Francesco Campobasso (Maya) - simple frame counter on your playblast <A href="http://www.markbehm.com/tools.html" target="_blank">Mark Behm's scripts</A> (Maya and Max) - Autorig, CharUI, AnimGrab, BoneWorx <A href="http://www.simonchristen.com/stage.html" target="_blank">perfectArc</A> by Simon Christen (Maya) - Displays trajectory and spacing curves <A href="http://jonhandhisdog.com/shh-life-er/2005/04/jsgreasepencil2mel.html" target="_blank">js_greasePencil</A> by Jason Schleifer (Maya) - "sketch" your animation before you animate <A href="http://www.highend3d.com/maya/mel/?group=melscripts&section=animation" target="_blank">Highend3d animiation scripts</A> (Maya) - in case you want to check them all... </TD></TR>
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<TD =style4 bgColor=#999999><A href="http://www.dailywav.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Wav</A> - from films and tv series, organized by titles and dates <A href="http://www.moviesounds.com/" target="_blank">Movie Sounds Page</A> - find sounds for the movies they have <A href="http://www.moviewavs.com/index.shtml" target="_blank">Movie Wavs</A> - quotes and sounds for download <A href="http://www.wavsite.com/" target="_blank">Wavsite</A> - audio clips from films and tv series new <A href="http://www.sounddogs.com/start.asp" target="_blank">Sounddogs</A> - sound effects and clips <A href="http://www.radiolovers.com/" target="_blank">RadioLovers</A> - old time radio shows online new <A href="http://www.findsounds.com/" target="_blank">Findsounds</A> - sound search engine </TD></TR>
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<TD =style4><A href="http://www.theanimatorssurvivalkit.com/" target="_blank">The Animator's Survival Kit</A> by Richard Williams <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786860707/103-7938192-8287049" target="_blank">The Illusion of Life</A> by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston <A href="http://www.carlosbaena.com/books.html" target="_blank">Carlos Baena's book recommendations</A> - a very big list <A href="http://www.animationarena.com/character-animation-books.html" target="_blank">Character Animation Books </A>- by Harold Whitaker and John Halas <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0782141293/102-5056462-3437732?v=glance" target="_blank">Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right</A> by Jason Osipa <A href="http://www.actingforanimators.com/News/articles/actanima.html" target="_blank">Acting for (computer) animators</A> by Ed Hooks </TD></TR>
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<TD =style10><A href="http://www.animfound.com/tips/tips.html" target="_blank">Animation Foundation Tips and Tricks</A> - <A href="http://www.animationmeat.com/" target="_blank">Animation Meat</A> - great collection of animation techniques, tips and knowledge <A href="http://www.animationarena.com/" target="_blank">Animation Arena</A> - resources for animators, interviews, articles... <A href="http://www.animationpodcast.com/" target="_blank">Animation Podcast</A> - great audio interviews and more <A href="http://www.carlosbaena.com/anim_material.html" target="_blank">Carlos Baena's animation material</A> - a bunch of links, be sure to check them all out <A>Jeremy Cantor's tips</A> - a collection of advices and suggestions to succeed in the industry <A href="http://www.toonhub.com/" target="_blank">ToonHub</A> - listings of animated features, shorts, animators, comic books... huge <A href="http://www.thescratchpost.com/" target="_blank">The Scratch Post</A> - animation articles, resources... mainly for those looking for a job <A href="http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=314cfbac98de808b796ef4e1a3b7efb0& threadid=69427" target="_blank">The CG SCHOOLS and DEMO REELS thread</A> - CGTalk thread, long list <A href="http://www.3dark.com/archives/index.html" target="_blank">3D Ark's archives</A> - 3d related information archives, organized <A href="http://www.frankandollie.com/" target="_blank">Frank and Ollie Site</A> - these two old men share their thoughts and tips</TD></TR>
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<TD =style10 height=100><A href="http://www.animationcorner.com/" target="_blank">The Animation Corner</A> - publish your animation test for others to view and critique<A href="http://www.biomotionlab.ca/Demos/BMLwalker.html" target="_blank"> Biomotion Lab</A> - biped walkcycle program <A href="http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/" target="_blank">CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database</A> - motion capture video and source files new <A href="http://www.artnatomia.net/" target="_blank">Artnatomy</A> - facial expression learning tool new <A href="http://www.10secondclub.org/" target="_blank">10 second club</A> - monthly character animation competition <A href="http://cgchar.toonstruck.com/forum/index.php" target="_blank">CG-Char</A> - character animation forums - discuss and post yout tests for critique <A href="http://cgchar.toonstruck.com/forum/index.php?act=SF&s=5e3baf1a0a7da5aea06e96b1f46f696 c&f=11" target="_blank">CG-Char "Ask The Pro!" forums</A> - professional animators answering lots of questions <A href="http://www.strutyourreel.com/" target="_blank">Strut Your Reel</A> - animation discussion forum, interesting interviews too <A href="http://www.bcdb.com/" target="_blank">The Big Cartoon DataBase </A>- the name says it all <A href="http://www.ciudadpintura.com/" target="_blank">Ciudad de la Pintura</A> - huge database of organized paintings, artists and museums [spanish] <A href="http://www.animationmentor.com/" target="_blank">Animation Mentor</A> - online animation school <A href="http://p.webring.com/hub?ring=animationmentorb" target="_blank">Animation Mentor Blogs</A> - these guys show their weekly assignments <A href="http://www.ewertb.com/maya/mel/" target="_blank">MEL How-To</A> - Learn Maya Mel <A href="http://www.characteranimationin3d.com/movies.htm" target="_blank">Character Animation in 3D movies</A> - 2D, 3D and live action movies showing basic motions <A href="http://www.biganimation.com/" target="_blank">Skwigly Animation Magazine</A> - animation news and articles <A href="http://www.picsearch.com/" target="_blank">Picsearch</A> - search engine for pictures and animations <A href="http://minijuegos.com/juegos/jugar.php?id=3395" target="_blank">Ragdoll physics</A> - just for fun, but it might be helpful for certain physical animations... <A href="http://www.fabrica.it/flipbook/" target="_blank">Flipbook!</A> - online flipbook, just draw your frames and then play! <A href="http://www.animationconnection.com/" target="_blank">Animation Connection</A> - original and limited edition animation cels and animation art </TD></TR></T></TABLE>

don_rulez

21-07-2008, 12:59 AM

thnx . man for the links . they simply rocks . thnxx 4 sharing . .

roamingram

18-08-2008, 06:49 PM

anim ocean , Great