Yes! 2-4 seem like a great idea.
On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Ben Davis <[email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>> >>>> 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 UI >>>> - Understanding ICE (fundamentals) >>>> - Other >>>> >>>> -Bradley >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ...superpositiviii...qualunque cosa accada!... >>> >> >> >
