Shows you how to make your own successful animation films. This book guides the reader through the entire process of 3D animation, culminating in a practical, illustrated step-by-step description of how to create effective characters, a storyboard, sets, and eventually make an entire film

• The medium
• Basic needs : The camera ; The digital image and motion control ; A simple studio ; A complex studio ; The power of lighting
• Simple techniques : Simple clay animation ; Simple object animation ; Other animation techniques
• Models and modelmaking : Basic principles ; Making a sheep ; Gromit construction ; Wat construction ; Rex construction ; Preston
• Set design and making : Planning a set ; A straightforward set ; Matching sets to products ; A complex set ; Ingenuity and prop ; Special effects ; Advanced special effects
• Animation and performance : Movement ; Walk cycles ; Making movement believable ; Running and tumbling ; Action and reaction ; Special movement effects ; Expressions and gestures ; Speech and lip-sync
• CGI-computer generated imagery : Modelling figures and sets ; Rigging ; Animation ; Lighting and rendering
• Making a film : The role of the producer ; Thinking about a script ; Flash animation and the web ; Online games ; Creating a storyboard for Adam ; War story ; The Pearce sisters ; Morph ; Angry kid ; Creature comforts ; Shaun the sheep ; Timmy time ; Wallace and Gromit ; Chicken run ; Editing ; Sound and music
• A career in animation