Animation Foundation Course

Maya Basics for Beginners

Week 1: Induction

Week 2: Learn commands keyboard keys for alt, shift, ctrl, move, rotate, translate, scale, fps, settings, mouse clicks.

Week 3: In this lecture you will learn to use set keys, ATP tool, graph editor, dope sheet.

Week 4: Learn the basic interface of Maya to start basic ball animation

Week 5: Learn how to assign materials, creating camera, creating image planer sequence/ move sequence, outliner, layer and attribute editor. 

Acting For Animation

Week 6: Induction

Week 7: In this class learn to observe your subject and the key traits to look for in a character for animation.

Week 8: In this lecture you will learn to imitate then plan, edit and trim your acting.

Week 9: Learn to mix various references and come up with your own concept creature or character acting.

Week 10: Here you will be performing characters. Bring in live character study and acting. 

Fundamentals Of Animation

In these lectures you will learn about basics of Animation applicable to all kind of animation.

Week 11:             Induction

Week 12:             Timing & Spacing

Week 13:             Squash and Stretch

Week 14:             Anticipation

Week 15:             Staging

Week 16:             Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose

Week 17:             Follow Through and Overlapping Action

Week 18:             Slow In and Slow Out

Week 19:             Arc

Week 20:           Secondary Action

Week 21:           Exaggeration

Week 22:           Solid Drawing

Week 23:           Appeal