Scripting in Maya - MELscript and Python
with Todd Widup Course starts 01 September 2008.
Registration: Closed
Lead Creature Technical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup is back to l take you under the hood of Scripting in Maya with MELScript and Python. Todd will take you into the top layer of the programming guts and scripts in both MELScript as well as the newly introduced Python script within Maya. By
opening artists to the power of scripting, they can enhance their workflow with new automated tools, create macros to do repeated
functions, as well as create interfaces and learn to interact with the
operating system.
This class will start at the beginning and cover syntax, how to use variables, procedures/definitions and work through how
to use to write new tools.
While this class is aimed at scripting beginners, those students this class still need to have a little bit of an understanding of scripting, as well as a
moderate level of knowledge of Maya. Please note, this class will not delve into the API covered for Python.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 , Pan's Labyrinth and more recently The Golden Compass.
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Character Rigging in Maya
with Todd Widup Course starts 02 June 2008.
Registration: Closed
Lead CreatureTechnical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup is repeating his popular Maya CGWorkshop; Character Rigging in Maya. Todd will take you through the ins and outs of rigging starting with the basic techniques used for biped characters and then move into advanced concepts and ideas for bipeds/quadrupeds.
The rigging approach will focus more on realistic rigs for film and games, along with a focus being given to building a control rig structure along with a skinning rig at the same time. Each week will also contain some MELscripts to help in automating the tasks done that week. In the final weeks of the class, techniques for rigging various creatures will be discussed, along with ways to troubleshoot issues within the rig and within the animation file.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 and Pan's Labyrinth and the up coming Golden Compass.
”Todd knows his stuff, and was a fantastic teacher.”
Richard Nichols, Student
” I was looking for a course that could teach me about rigging. That's exactly what I got, I don't think I could have found anything better.”
Daniel Coes, Student
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Scripting in Maya - MELscript and Python
with Todd Widup Course starts 21 January 2008.
Registration: Closed
Lead Creature Technical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup will take you under the hood of Scripting in Maya with MELScript and Python. Todd will take you into the top layer of the programming guts and scripts in both MELScript as well as the newly introduced Python script within Maya. By
opening artists to the power of scripting, they can enhance their
workflow with new automated tools, create macros to do repeated
functions, as well as create interfaces and learn to interact with the
operating system.
This class will start at the beginning and cover syntax, how to use variables, procedures/definitions and work through how
to use to write new tools.
While this class is aimed at scripting beginners, those students this class still need to have a little bit of an understanding of scripting, as well as a
moderate level of knowledge of Maya. Please note, this class will not delve into the API covered for Python.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 , Pan's Labyrinth and more recently The Golden Compass.
More information >>
Character Rigging in Maya III
with Todd Widup Course starts 01 October 2007.
Registration: Closed
Lead CreatureTechnical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup is repeating his popular Maya CGWorkshop with Character Rigging in Maya III. Todd will take you through the ins and outs of rigging starting with the basic techniques used for biped characters and then move into advanced concepts and ideas for bipeds/quadrupeds.
The rigging approach will focus more on realistic rigs for film and games, along with a focus being given to building a control rig structure along with a skinning rig at the same time. Each week will also contain some MELscripts to help in automating the tasks done that week. In the final weeks of the class, techniques for rigging various creatures will be discussed, along with ways to troubleshoot issues within the rig and within the animation file.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 and Pan's Labyrinth and the up coming Golden Compass.
”Todd knows his stuff, and was a fantastic teacher.”
Richard Nichols, Student, Character Rigging in Maya I
” I was looking for a course that could teach me about rigging. That's exactly what I got, I don't think I could have found anything better.”
Daniel Coes, Student, Character Rigging in Maya II
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Character Rigging in Maya II
with Todd Widup Course starts 11 June 2007.
Registration: Closed
Lead Creature Technical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup is repeating his exciting Character Rigging in Maya. Todd will take you through the ins and outs of rigging starting with the basic techniques used for biped characters and then move into advanced concepts and ideas for bipeds/quadrupeds. In the final weeks of the class, techniques for rigging various creatures will be discussed, along with ways to troubleshoot issues within the rig and within the animation file.
The rigging approach will focus more on realistic rigs for film and games, along with a focus being given to building a control rig structure along with a skinning rig at the same time. Each week will also contain some MELscripts to help in automating the tasks done that week.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 and Pan's Labyrinth.
More information >>
Character Rigging in Maya
with Todd Widup Course starts 09 April 2007.
Registration: Closed
In this exciting new workshop, Lead Creature Technical Director and Maya guru Todd Widup will take you through the ins and outs of rigging using Maya. This workshop will start on some of the basic techniques used for biped characters and then move into advanced concepts and ideas for bipeds/quadrupeds. In the final weeks of the class, techniques for rigging various creatures will be discussed, along with ways to troubleshoot issues within the rig and within the animation file.
The rigging approach will focus more on realistic rigs for film and games, along with a focus being given to building a control rig structure along with a skinning rig at the same time. Each week will also contain some MELscripts to help in automating the tasks done that week.
Have a look at Todd's Showreel here.
Todd has worked on many Hollywood movies such as Lord of the Rings , Star Wars : Revenge of the Sith , The Wild , Snakes on a Plane , Scary Movie 4 and Pan's Labyrinth.
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MEL Scripting II
with Todd Widup Course starts 14 August 2006.
Registration: Closed
Over eight weeks, the course will investigate many aspects of mel Scripting commencing with simple, useful tools and working up to complex scripted animation interaction GUI's. Each week, students will be assigned several, small sample scripts designed to assist them implement the skills covered in the concurrent tutorial.
Students will be required to write scripts to fulfill set criteria helping to emphasize the tools and ideas for that week. Scripts will take from a couple hours to as long as a day to write, troubleshoot, and test. Scripting will extend to error checking, GUI's and correcting scripts written by other authors.
"...I just wanted to say thanks very much to Todd for an excellent course. Challenging? Yes indeed! At first I wasn't prepared for it but this method is the best way, a saying from the martial arts - to find a good teacher you must first become a good student. A lot of the knowledge presented you won't find in a book and it's practical stuff with goals."
Daniel McCarthy, Student, MELScripting for Beginners I More information >>
MEL Scripting
with Todd Widup Course starts 06 November 2005.
Registration: Closed
Over eight weeks, the course will investigate many aspects of mel Scripting commencing with simple, useful tools and working up to complex scripted animation interaction GUI's. Each week, students will be assigned several, small sample scripts designed to assist them implement the skills covered in the concurrent tutorial.
Students will be required to write scripts to fulfill set criteria helping to emphasize the tools and ideas for that week. Scripts will take from a couple hours to as long as a day to write, troubleshoot, and test. Scripting will extend to error checking, GUI's and correcting scripts written by other authors. More information >>
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