3D Animation Using Maya and 3ds Max - Level 1. Age: 12 to 17

Love 3D movies and games? Thinking about a career in 3D? Using Maya, learn basic modeling, animation, and rendering, and complete your own short 3D animated film by the end of the course. Prerequisite:
Familiarity with computers and Windows.

This course includes: In this course, you will learn basic modeling, animation, lighting and rendering. By the end of course you will have a polygon modeled 3D character and short animation.

Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for teens between the ages of 12 and 17 who show an interest in how 3D environments and characters are made.

Duration and costs:
The course lasts for 36 weeks. Classes are held once a week and the duration of each session is 2 hours. Tuition is $59 for a week.

Starting time: New courses start every four weeks. New students take a placement test and are placed in a group at a suitable level.

3D Animation - Level 1


Course Objectives
- Navigate Maya using its GUI.
- Explain Maya hierarchies and 3D Space.
- Draw a character for modeling purposes.
- Manipulate polygon primitives.
- Use the following beginning polygon tools: edge selection, extrude, combine, bridge, split polygon, insert and offset edge loop, sculpt geometry.
- Create a 3D character using Image planes.
- Create materials (textures) using Hypershade.
- Create color, bump and transparency maps.
- Use IPR for rendering.
- Create and position lights.
- Create depth map and raytraced shadows.
- Animate using key frames.
- Manipulate the graph editor using tangents.
- Practice the principles of squash and stretch.
- Render using the software render process.
- Import into premier.

Course Details
- Length: 20 hours
- Format: Classroom
- Class size: Maximum 9 students

Prerequisites:
Familiarity with Computers and Windows
The above prerequisites are considered to be the basic skills and knowledge needed prior to taking this class.

Course Contents
Introduction
Getting started
Draw your own character
Polygon modeling
Modeling
Model your own character using clay
Polygon tools
Model your 3D Polygon character
Texture & Lighting
Hypershade
Bump, color & transparency texture map
Light types
Light attributes
Lighting a scene
Shadows
Animation
Key frame animation
Graph editor
Story board practice
Animate a scene
Rendering
IPR
Playblast
Software rendering
Basic premier

Duration and costs:
The course lasts for 36 weeks. Classes are held once a week and the duration of each session is 3 hours. Tuition is $69 for a week.

Starting time: New courses start every four weeks. New students take a placement test and are placed in a group at a suitable level.

Schedule and place: 4544 Dufferin Str. Suite 204.
Call Teens Computer School at (416) 665 7772 to clarify the information.

Number of students: 10 - 15 people. Two teachers per group.