Same here On Apr 2, 2013 5:51 PM, "Michal Doniec" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Great idea Brad! I'll buy the video if you release one. No time for live > class unfortunately. > > > On 30 March 2013 18:08, Rares Halmagean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Great idea Brad. 2-4, 6,8 stands out for me. >> >> >> On 3/27/2013 11:53 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- > ---------- > Michal > http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mdoniec >
