Admin Rodney Posted August 28, 2015 Admin Share Posted August 28, 2015 Pixar has teamed up with Khan Academy to offer a free course on how animated movies are produced.Introduction:https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/start/introductionCourse page:https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixarThe folks at Pixar can now point aspiring creators to the Khan Academy when they ask those inevitable questions about CG animation. The basic breakdown of course material:Environment modelingExplore how blades of grass in Brave were created using parabolic arcs.Modeling grass with parabolas Calculating parabolas Character modelingExplore how clay models are transformed into digital characters using weighted averages.Modeling with subdivision surfacesMathematics of subdivisionAnimationExplore how animators bring characters to life using different kinds of animation curves.Introduction to animation curves Mathematics of animation curves CrowdsExplore how swarms of robots in Wall-E were made using combinatorics.Building crowdsCounting crowdsSets & StagingExplore how virtual sets are constructed using geometric transformations.Geometric transformations Mathematics of rotation RenderingExplore how pixels are painted digitally using algebra.Rendering 101 Mathematics of Rendering Each topic begins with a design focused lesson which is appropriate for grades 5+, followed by a math focused lesson which is grade specific. Our lessons touch on concepts ranging from grade 4 through high school and beyond. We've designed each lesson to fit within an hour or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin Rodney Posted August 28, 2015 Author Admin Share Posted August 28, 2015 Those lessons go pretty deep... at least for non-mathy-types like me. Here's proof that I made it to the animation course**: https://www.khanacademy.org/computer-programming/longbounce/5236735532466176 * *Definitely needs more spin. If'n you want to learn about subdivision surfaces and the like... it's a nice intro. **Although... not proof that I was paying attention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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