CG Pundit

Frankly, even though i am strong supporter of Mozilla Firefox the reason for this post is entirely different. What really impressed me about this video is the beautiful motion tyography. The color palette is quite earthy pastels which goes well with the social message. The artist kept the graphics simple & the message crisp. i loved the planet exploding into a thunderbird and the way the dots link up ( looks like it was done using Plexus ). A definite watch for people interested in motion typography / graphics.
p.s. The animation timing was sweet.

This was a quick screen capture i did long time back to explain how to create Edge shading in Cinema4d using Ambient Occlusion and Baking textures option.This is not exactly a tutorial but more of a reference vidoe for C4d Users.

Edge Shading in Cinema 4d from Amjad Desai on Vimeo.

I found this series of useful tutorial videos on youtube explaining the process of developing game assets and taking it into the UDK environment.It covers the creation of static meshes in Maya and generation of Normal, Height and Texture Maps in ZBrush.

We are always looking for new and better ways to educate the young. Research Suggests when children are having fun, they tend to learn better. It’s even scientifically proven that retention of information is higher when it is communicated using both visual and verbal communication.I have a strong feel that Animation offers exciting possibilities for meeting the needs of 21st century learners. The use of Animation instruction can significantly enhance student learning if properly designed and implemented.

 Current educational use of animation suggests two main roles in learning.

 First purpose of animation in academics is to fulfil a cognitive function. In this role, animations are intended to support students’ cognitive processes that ultimately result in them understanding the subject matter. Animation can be used to make very exciting and fun animations into which education and training can easily be incorporated. Instructors can also use animation to demonstrate things and concepts visually exactly how they want to since they have control of every aspect of the animation. It can be used to show how things come together and work together. In science for example, the computer animation might be used to show how our solar system works, and in math, a computer animation might show a student how one can algebraically manipulate specific equation. Other subjects such as English, foreign language, music, and art can also be thought by using animation.

 Secondly, as an Affective learning tool that attracts attention, engages the learner, and sustains motivation. Such Affective Animation Training is not focussed on facilitating comprehension of any academic subject matter itself and often portrays activities that are interactive, creative, fun and motivational.

Young people are fascinated by animation and animated stories and they enjoy the opportunity to create their own. The creative potential of animation is enormous, and integrating animation activities into the school curriculum offers the possibility of tapping this potential to meet a range of educational objectives.

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Back to the Start – Making of from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Inspirational talk by JASON SCHLEIFER : Head of Character Animation on PDIIDreamworks’ new film Peabody and Sherman

A beautiful rendition of the classic song by Sir Richard Attenborough