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The document discusses 3D computer animation, including a brief history, definitions, benefits, software, careers, and examples. It describes how 3D animation became popular through its use in entertainment and films like Jurassic Park. It outlines modeling, motion, rendering and other principles of animation. It also discusses jobs in motion picture production and distribution, noting the industries are centered in major cities and require formal training and creative skills.

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3D Computer Animation

The document discusses 3D computer animation, including a brief history, definitions, benefits, software, careers, and examples. It describes how 3D animation became popular through its use in entertainment and films like Jurassic Park. It outlines modeling, motion, rendering and other principles of animation. It also discusses jobs in motion picture production and distribution, noting the industries are centered in major cities and require formal training and creative skills.

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3D Computer Animation

Turgut Tezir
OUTLINE
 Brief History
 What is 3-D Computer Animation?
 Benefits Provided by 3-D Computer Animation
 3D Computer Animation Software
 Example Graphics (3DS MAX)
 3-D Computer Animation is growing
 Principles of animation
 Jobs: Motion Picture Production and Distribution
 CAREERS in Computer Animation
 Example of Companies and Computer Animated Films
 Some of the Computer Animated movies
 Example of 3 D Computer Presentation
Brief History

 Scientist and engineers used 3-D computer


animation to produce graphic representations
of the data.
 Entertainment industry used computer
animation and computer animation become
popular.
 In 1993, Hollywood released Jurassic Park
which captured the public's imagination
What is 3-D Computer Animation?
 Computer animation consists of a series of individual
images.
 These images are stored one at a time in the
computer. They are viewed at the normal playback
speed of 30 frames per second. The result is a moving
picture, or animation.
 3-D animation allows the viewer to move around the
scene and change perspective over time.
 An animator is required to ensure that the animation looks
natural and believable.
Benefits Provided by 3-D Computer
Animation
 A computer animation can graphically simplify
complex concepts which are difficult to
visualize.
 3-D computer animation captures attention.
 It can communicate more information, at a
faster rate, than an oral description can.
 Best of all, information presented as moving
images is retained by the viewer for a longer
time and with greater accuracy
Benefits Provided by 3-D Computer
Animation
 A computer animation can re-create an event
which is too expensive or too dangerous to
reproduce, such as an aircraft accident.
 It can re-create a scene which has been altered
or which no longer exists, such as a building
which has been demolished.
 When used as an illustrative tool, computer
animation can help the presenter maintain
focus. It creates interesting presentation.
Some of 3D Computer Animation
Software
 Maya
 the industry standard high-end 3D computer program. Most
of the popular computer games are made with Maya
software.
 3D Studio Max
 3DS MAX
 The world's most popular animation modeling, and
rendering solution for film, television, games and design
visualization
 Softimage,
 Lightwave
 Animator Studio
3-D Computer Animation is growing!
 3-D Computer Animation is the world’s fastest
growing creative technology.
 3-D dominates in the animated feature, game,
special effect, interactive, and commercial
industry
 Computer 3-D animation is taking over the film
world
 Computer Animated are breaking box office records
 Computers are used for many of the special effects in
live-action films, and digitized actors.
 The field of 3-D animated video, computer, and
interactive games has grown amazingly
Principles of animation
 Animation is not easy. Each second of
computer animated video has 30 separate
images. The number of images that need to be
generated to create even a very short film
Principles of animation
 Modeling: Building objects and creatures from primitive
shapes, polygonal modeling, and/or sculpting with curves
and points.
 Motion: Animating the objects and creatures you model
using key frames, path and shape animation, simulation,
deformation.
 Character Construction: Creating skeletons, attaching
skins to skeletons.
 Color and Texture: Creating, importing, and applying
multiple textures to objects/creatures; defining color,
reflectivity, and transparency.
 Rendering: Lights, camera, compiling movies, adding
sound.
Jobs: Motion Picture Production &
Distribution

 Employment is projected to grow rapidly.


 Employment is centered in several major
cities, particularly New York and Los Angeles
 Many workers have formal training, but
experience, professionalism, talent, and
creativity are the most important factors for
getting many jobs in this industry
Jobs: Motion Picture Production &
Distribution
Making a movie can be a difficult, yet rewarding,
experience. However, it is also a very risky one.
Although thousands of movies are produced each
year, only a small number of these account for most
box office receipts. Most films do not make a full
return on their investment from domestic box office
revenues, so filmmakers rely on profits from other
markets, such as broadcast and cable television,
videocassette and DVD sales and rentals, and foreign
distribution
CAREERS in Computer Animation
 3D Computer Modeler
 Animator
 Art Director
 Graphic Artist
 Interface Designer
 Multi Media Design Engineer
Some Example of Companies &
Computer Animated Films
 Pixar
The computer animation at Pixar have been around
since 1984
 Toy Story,
 A Bug's Life
 Monsters, Inc
 Finding Nemo
 Disney Pictures
Disney teamed up with Pixar to create films
 Dreamworks Pixar's main competitor
 Shrek
Some of the Computer Animated
movies
 HARRY POTTER
 THE LORD OF THE RINGS
 THE MATRIX
 MEN IN BLACK
 MINORITY REPORT
 SCOOBY-DOO
 SOLARIS
 SPIDER-MAN
 STAR WARS
Example of 3 D Computer
Presentation
 http://3d.datausa.com/
Motion Picture Production &
Distribution
 Directors and producers often work under stress as they try to
meet schedules, stay within budget, and resolve personnel and
production problems.
 Actors, producers, directors, cinematographers, and camera
operators face the anxiety of rejection and intermittent
employment.
 Writers and editors must deal with criticism and demands to
restructure and rewrite their work many times until the
producer and director are finally satisfied.
 All writers must be able to withstand such criticism and
disappointment; freelance writers are under the added pressure
of always looking for new jobs.

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