T5 - The Art of Animating
About T5
The T5 training series represents Centre NAD’s response to the ever demanding challenge posed by CG productions. T5 training sessions are aimed at professional artists willing to improve their artistic skills, vision and proficiency.
Content
The training will first and foremost focus on the art of animating. Secondarily, the training will discuss the animation techniques behind a production: Layering, straight ahead, pose to pose, hybrid, etc. Then, the training will discuss efficient workflow using XSI. The final result will be a short, production-quality animation. This five-day workshop is intended for professional 3D artists. The week will be organized as a production, with dailies, concepts theory, and supervised production. 15 seats will be available for professionals and teachers. Below are the content details per day:
- Day 1: Introduction, Shot assignment, Animation and Acting Theory, Scene Planning, Pose blocking
- Day 2: Dailies, pushing poses, staging, adding breakdowns, weight, arcs, anticipation, timing, from constant to linear curves
- Day 3: Follow through and overlapping action, primary animation pass, splining, animation ghosting, judging your animation
- Day 4: Secondary action, blinks, head tilts, reviewing your animation and fixing it efficiently, common mistakes, pitfalls
- Day 5: Final touches, getting it done, final feedback, screening
Social event surrounding the T5 session
As an international event, the T5 – The Art of Professional Animation session is a great opportunity to meet with fellow XSI animators from around the world. The boot camp format and the location are perfect to create professional exchanges and sharing.
- Monday: happy hour at the Café Bar de la Cinémathèque
- Tuesday: enjoyment in Montreal's Old Port
- Wednesday: Free
- Thursday: comedy club
- Friday: Q&A with Softimage teams
Prerequisites
At least 1 year of production experience or 2 years of teaching experience in 3D animation with Softimage|XSI
You are a 3D animator with at least 2 years of experience, but without knowledge of XSI? Take the Softimage|XSI 101&201 class the week before and combine it with the T5 for only $2500. Take advantage of a $1000* discount for a two-week training that will change your professional perspective. 6 seats will be available for that option.
About the teacher, Christoph Schinko
 | | Coming from Softimage 3D, Christoph has worked with XSI since it was released. A certified trainer since XSI version 1.5, he has taught numerous courses, published tutorials and articles, and given presentations at conventions like: CeBit, FMX and Comic-Con. Although he is a character animator and rigger at heart, nearly 10 years of production experience (commercials, TV- and feature film work) have made Christoph a strong all-rounder. He is an award-winning independent filmmaker, and is currently freelancing in the UK and abroad. His feature film credits include Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, King Arthur and Alien vs. Predator. During the lab period, Christoph Shinko will be assisted by Gino Vincelli, Certified XSI Instructor at NAD Centre and initiator of the T5 series. |
Dates, Length & Schedule, Format
May 26 to 30, 2008 from 9 am to 5 pm. Dailies will take place each morning as well as theory and principles; in the afternoon, production time, supervised hands-on creation workshop.
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