Digital Animation Bible
June 18th, 2008 | by wowo |
Book Title: Digital Animation Bible: Creating Professional Animation with 3ds Max, Lightwave, and Maya
Author: George Avgerakis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition (October 2, 2003)
Paperback: 330 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071414940
ISBN-13: 978-0071414944
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
Book Description
Digital animation has become essential part of commercials, corporate presentations, and filmmaking. Virtually every commercial on television, and most TV shows and films, use digital animation effects. Hugely reduced start up costs have resulted in small digital animation studios cropping up all over the country, and established video shops adding animation to their palettes. This is a one-stop resources for setting up and operating an animation studio, it deals with every basic digital animation technique in step by step methods, and covers each major software package available. It is designed to be a must-have resource for one of media’s fastest growing markets.
Digital Animation Bible :
* Helps you get your fist professional experience as an intern
* Provides essential information on choosing and using the right software, with dozens of hands-on examples
* Shows you how to put together a killer show reel
* Guides you into your first paying job, from interview to paycheck
* Shows you how to take a client from a need to a complete storyboard
* Helps you originate, define, and render unforgettable characters
* Facilitates your skill in lighting 3-D animations
* Prepares you for your new life as a professional digital animator or studio owner!
Everything you need is in this book, including a CD that allows access to FREE learning versions of 3ds max, Lightwave, Maya and other useful animation software!
Book Review
George Avgeraki’s book is different. He’s got a real knack for condensing key ideas into just a few pages or paragraphs in such a way as to make it possible for you to ‘get it’ with comparative ease. He also has a positive and enthusiastic ‘can do’ writing style that makes it easy to absorb what he’s pitching you.
There is a great intro to splines, an extremely revealing description of the use by professionals of 3rd party compositing programs for rendering, and lots excellent insights on how people actually approach their work on a day to day basis.
The chapter on ‘objects and surfaces’ is particularly worth visiting, even if you think that you already have the basic idea.
One of the unique things about this manual that sets it apart from the competition is that George Avgerakis has peppered it with lots of valuable little nuggets from his business experience in the field. He’s done this in a way that’s funny and entertaining,it never gets in the way of the the reason why you’re reading the book, but it’s illuminating, whether your coming to this field as freelancer or as potential (or actual) employee. If you want some insight into what your client or employer is looking for from you in the computer animation game then you can get that perspective courtesy of Mr Avgerakis. So, in summary, a great book and well worth your reading time. –by Nathanel
About the Author
George Avgerakis began his computer animation career in 1976, producing effects for television commercials at Grey Advertising. He is cofounder of Avetka Productions in New York City, which produces animation, video, disc-based media, and Internet services, in English and all foreign languages, to Fortune 100 companies and worldwide broadcasters. His commercials and animations have been shown on all U.S. cable and broadcast networks. A founding contributing editor of Digital Cinema magazine, he has also served as Contributing Editor to Videography since 1996. The author of Desktop Video Studio Bible, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences such as the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Los Angeles and New York DV (Digital Video) Expos. Mr. Avgerakis has also lectured at the University of Maryland, University of London and City University of New York.
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