Week 5 - Sessions 1 + 2

Session 2 assignment: Hierarchys/ Parenting/ and Modeling polygons.This is my basic character, I call him Francis Stein. I took inspiration from Frankenstein in honor of Halloween coming up next week.

Session 1 Assignment: Shelf/ Modeling basic NURBS shapes/ Transformers/ getting around inside Maya.

The Shelf was provided in the assignment.

Week 4-intro

That's, "week four of the semester- session 1," and this is a response to my first Q+A with my Class for Maya Springboard.

Seeing how nice and excited everyone is; Mentor included, has got me revved up to start this program.

Our Mentor Arnie is a real sweety, and he really knows what he's talking about when it comes to Maya. I can't wait for my first Critique from him.

My classmates are all very positive, and come from very different backgrounds. We've got backgrounds in theater and archery, 2D animation and beat-box, traditional art and cooking, teaching and comics, and finally design, and 3D animation!

I can't wait to learn with, and from, all these amazing people.

We get our first assignment next session, "The Shelf," and all weekend to work on it.

That's all for now,
Max

PS Thanks to Agent Rad's post on the Facebook group AM Eager Beavers I now have a golden AM Student Badge on my Blog. If you're eligible, be sure to get one for your blog or social network medium.

Thanks Agent Rad!

And my Maya Springboard Teacher is...

Arnie Mecham! 

      

An alumni of Animation Mentor, he graduated from the program in January of 2009, and is currently the Chief Animator at Impatient Cow Productions.

Arnie also holds a BA in Film from the University of Utah, and has 9 years of television experience.

Check out Arnie's Youtube channel here.
Or his Blog, including reel and resume, here.

And my AM classmates this semester are:

Christopher Lorbecki Student From: Chicago, IL, United States In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

Cristina Benavides Student From: San Antonio, TX, United States In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

Keisuke Hirata Student From: Bunkyoku, Tokyo, Japan In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

Kenya Bevans Student From: Herndon, Virginia, United States In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

Maki (Ka Bo) Leung Student From: Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

Max Herzfeld (me!) Student From: Arcadia, California, United States In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard

and...

Nicholas Vikos Student From: Beaumont, TX, United States In: Character Animation - Maya Springboard  Let the learning begin!