It’s many uses!

3D Program

ProgramMAYA

Blender

3DS Max

Movies and Shows

• There are many shows that use animations.• They can be grouped into two different groups.• Cartoon• Realistic

Different Areas

• There are a couple of steps in making 3D animations • Producing a story board• Creating the characters• Buildings• Landscapes• People• Full Map

Producing a Storyboard

• The first thing to look at is. . . • Time (past, present, future, or time travel)• Place (artic, jungle, city, etc.)

Creating Characters

• What are they? • Dinosaur, chicken, alien, etc.

• Their personality • Happy, Sad, Scared, etc.

Buildings

• These will need to be placed with the time and location

• They can be any shape and size

Landscapes

• There are many landscapes that you can make

• These are used primarily for exo-planet landscapes

• These usually take on shapes here on earth

People

• This is one of the hardest items to animate from scratch

Full Map (used in Games)

Unlike movies they have to make a complete landscape instead of only the areas you would see in movies.

These are some examples

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjo5Gt5OJVQ • Note: this was made by high school students