Here are some links to sites where you can learn more about 3D Motion. If you know of more, post them in the comments area and I will eventually add them to the list.
Online Tutorials:
Cineversity | Unity3DStudent | Design3.com | Robert Redman
Discussion Forums:
Postforum | CGTalk | CreativeCow
Showcase of Motion Graphics:
Motionographer | Watch the Titles | Cargo Collective | One Dot Zero
Models:
Rapid Prototype Printing:
Shapeways | Modeling for Rapid Prototypes in C4D
These are some links to alumni of 3D motion and some UCD grads that use 3D in their work quite a bit. If you have a site, went through Multimedia or Digital Design and are using 3D motion in your work please drop us a link and we’ll add you to our list:
Rassamee Ruangsri | Elizabeth Edwards | Ryan Mast | Gerald Hoenings | Katrina Mosimann | Nikita Soludukhin | Jess Wellington | Michael Baker | Asterisk Loftis | Antonio Cicarelli
Inspiration:
Procedural game creation | Google Maps Racing Game | Craig Kalpakjian | Adam Espinoza | Imaginary Forces | Friends of Mine | Jeremy Lindenmier
I decided to chose a couple commercials that came out over the summer. I know the fabric in this AT&T commercial is computer generated and that they used a filming tool called CGI, which I am unfamiliar with but I thought it might be interesting to discuss how to do something similar to this.
This example has a lot going on. A lot of 3d shapes and and a lot of different animation happening simultaneously to different sections- I was curious about how difficult this is to do.
There is also this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUrM0IZaDQ&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O01E2IIhLmM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYHw_h1YdkA
This is a sleek site with tutorials by a guy who worked at Digital Kitchen. He’s a great communicator, easy to listen to and understand – which makes a big difference when learning complicated tools & concepts.
This is a sleek site with tutorials by a guy who worked at Digital Kitchen. He’s a great communicator, easy to listen to and understand – which makes a big difference when learning complicated tools & concepts.
http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/
Online intensive motion and visual effects learning courses.