Im interested On Mar 28, 2013 1:29 PM, "Nic Groot Bluemink" <nicgrootbluem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2-4 and 6,7. As Ben mentioned, too much of my time gets wasted on those > damn UIs every time. > > Nic > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Cristobal Infante <cgc...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 2,3,4 >> >> I would be interested. Are you really going "BACK TO SCHOOL"!? >> >> >> On Thursday, 28 March 2013, Oscar Juarez wrote: >> >>> Yes! >>> 2-4 seem like a great idea. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Ben Davis < >>> benjamincliffordda...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Great idea! >>> >>> I also like 2, 3 and 4. >>> 6 and 7 would be really useful since you can lose a lot of time trying >>> to make tools usable by others. >>> >>> Are you thinking of the GoToMeeting plan that allows you to manage the >>> class and everything, or the simpler webinar mode? What time and in what >>> timezone are you thinking of having these classes? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Benjamin Clifford Davis >>> >>> www.moondog-animation.com >>> >>> office: +33 9 50 04 76 15 >>> mobile: +33 6 88 48 54 50 >>> >>> 6 bis avenue des Iles >>> 74000 Annecy >>> FRANCE >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 6:12 AM, Bradley Gabe <witha...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>> Also, anyone who I might have mentored or who has worked with me in the >>> past, please by all means feel free to add more items to the list which you >>> think would be valuable. >>> >>> >>> >>> 2013/3/28 Bradley Gabe <witha...@gmail.com> >>> >>> Hi Softimage Users! >>> >>> I have only a few more months before I'm off to grad school full time >>> and thought it might be mutually beneficial for our community to come up >>> with some sort of Softimage Jedi training regimen in order to impart some >>> wisdom, while at the same time helping me stash away some funds to pay for >>> cappuccinos when I have to pull all-nighters for my exams. >>> >>> Something I was thinking about, (in an effort not to overlap any of >>> Raffaele's excellent training work) rather than creating a bunch of videos, >>> was to set up a class using GoToMeeting where we can distribute scene data >>> and solve problems interactively. This would allow real time questions and >>> feedback, but more importantly, provide insight into the problem solving >>> process, and how decisions are made along the way, which is something the >>> video course format doesn't provide. For all students, I would provide an >>> extensive package of custom tools to add to the problem solving arsenal. >>> >>> What I'm curious to learn is, what areas of technical animation in >>> Softimage would users be most interested in learning? For example: >>> >>> - Basic rigging (fundamentals) >>> - Advanced rigging (secondary and tertiary animation control) >>> - Designing custom deformers using ICE (facial animation, volume >>> retention, etc) >>> - Adding secondary effects under short deadline (flesh jiggle, >>> springs, muscle effects) >>> - Using scripting for problem solving >>> - Developing custom tools using the Softimage UI >>> - Developing custom tools using PySide >>> >>> > > > -- > Technical Pretty Picture Making Person > Kettle <http://www.kettlestudio.co.uk/>
