The purpose of the 10 day MAYA PROFESSIONAL course is to prepare work for your portfolio. The course is designed for those who have completed the Maya Basics and the Maya Advanced course or who have prior knowledge of another 3D animation package, such as XSI or 3D Studio Max, and are making the transition to Maya.

We will be discussing a 30 second scripted storyboard, planning shots, discussing techniques and solving problems using Maya's advanced functions.

You will model, texture and animate a fully rigged character in an architectural environment. The face of this character will be connected to a series of deformers to give expression and life. The body of the character will be connected to a skeleton rig and the skin of the character properly weighted.

All aspects or character animation, lighting, texturing, clothing, hair, props and sound design will be covered.

The secret of Maya is not so much in knowing all the tools and their functions but  in combining them in creative and practical ways. Knowing what to do with what- and why and when- is the real key to knowing Maya. As you learn to combine the various Maya functions you will come to understand why Maya has become such a standard in every professional studio in the World.

You will be given the choice of Mental Ray or RenderMan as your rendering engine and you will be working on a highly specified multi-processor Apple Mac or BOXX PC..

Although this course focuses primarily on character animation you may wish to cover other specialist 3D animation areas such as architecture or industrial design. Please feel free to discuss this with us.