GRIFFIN ANIMATION ACADEMY

Starter Pack | Maya scenes and assets

Starter Pack | A Wolves Feast | Camera image sequence for background

Starter Pack | JPG sequences

Starter Pack | Tassi Creature Rig | With textures

Starter Pack | A Wolves' Feast | Final animation - no textures

Starter Pack | A Wolves' Feast | Animation no wolves - Chest & Hips guides

Starter Pack | A Wolves' Feast | Animation with wolves - Chest & Hips guides

1.0 | Instructional video - Shot Development

1.1 | Pre-Production planning

1.2 | Using Reference Images

1.3 | Combining reference Videos

1.4 Idea | Discussion

1.5 | Strong Layout

1.6 | Staging the wolves

1.7 | Quiz

1.8 | PDF annotations

2.0 | Instructional Video - Begin Your Shot

2.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER - Reference

2.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD - Camera view

2.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

2.0 | PDF annotations

2.1 | Blocking out the shot

2.2 | Action leads the camera

2.3 | Using more references for the turn

2.4 | Centered framing

2.5 | Adding extra jiggle controls

2.6 | Tension in the pose

2.7 | Analyzing the Reference

2.8 | Stride length

2.9 | IK vs FK heads

2.10 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

2.11 | Quiz

3.0 | Instructional Video - Animating your shot

3.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

3.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

3.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

3.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

3.0 | PDF annotations

3.1 | Posing the feet

3.2 | Stretching the pose

3.3 | Using the tail to sell emotion

3.4 | Turn Anticipation

3.5 | More Poses for the blocking

3.6 | Wolf head turn

3.7 | Selling the pull

3.8 | Smoother & more realistic movements

3.9 | Blocking a shot with two characters

3.10 | Weight on a Quadruped

3.11 | Contrasting the feet

3.12 | Studying quad mechanics

3.13 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

3.14 | Quiz

4.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

4.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

4.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

4.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

4.0 | PDF annotations

4.1 | Making Selection Sets

4.2 | Following Through on the slide

4.3 | Wolf stop an d follow through movement

4.4 | Head leads the action

4.5 | Wolf looking direction and behavior

4.6 | Selling the Interaction

4.7 | Breaking the tension

4.8 | Showing more tension

4.9 | Adding more foot contacts

4.10 | When to use constraints

4.11 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

4.12 Quiz

5.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

5.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

5.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

5.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

5.0 | PDF annotations

5.1 | Timing the pulls for more tension

5.2 | More energetic pulls

5.3 | Offsetting the feet

5.4 | Adding the deer

5.5 | Adding poses to the face

5.6 | Adding more frames to the slide

5.7 | The intent of the shot

5.8 | Differentiating between the wolves

5.9 | Pushing the feet into the ground

5.10 | Posing the eyes

5.11 | Using Recognizable poses

5.12 | The leap action and a follow through gallop

5.13 | Adding Personality to your animation

5.14 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

5.15 Quiz

6.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

6.0 | Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

6.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

6.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

6.1 | Amplifying the energy

6.2 | Blocking in the deer animation

6.3 | FX Ideas

6.4 | Pushing the wolf poses for more tension

6.5 | More Ferocity to the jump

6.6 | Overlapping the deer animation for weight

6.7 | Adjusting the wolf poses to sell the stopping motion

6.8 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

6.9 | PDF annotations

6.9 Quiz

7.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

7.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

7.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

7.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

7.1 | Adding in the bones for the deer

7.2 | Start Splining

7.3 | Twisting the head and the chest

7.4 | More Overlap on the Deer

7.5 | Avoiding Invisible walls

7.6 | Refining the jump

7.7 | Keeping the wolves connected

7.8 | Interacting with the environment

7.9 | ANNOTATIONS - CAM

7.10 | PDF annotations

7.10 Quiz

8.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

8.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

8.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

8.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

8.1 | A quicker slide

8.2 | Scaling the keys

8.3 |Overlap in the slide

8.4 | Tracking the arcs on the jump

8.5 | Avoiding Isolated movements

8.6 | Dropping the bone

8.7 | Biting the bone

8.8 | Head chest and hip connection

8.9 | World space orientation

8.10 | Ground intersection

8.11 | PDF annotations

8.12 Quiz

9.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

9.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

9.0 | PDF annotations

9.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

9.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

9.1 | Tearing and Ripping the deer

9.2 | Footwork on the pulls

9.3 | Shape change to show tension

9.4 | Head and chest relationship

9.5 | Organic movement

9.6 | Movement flows through the spine

9.7 | Weight on the hip makes the feet slide

9.9 | Snappy Head movement

9.10 | Wolf trot

9.13 | Line of Action on the slide

9.14 | Keeping the wolf balanced

9.15 Quiz

10.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

10.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

10.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

10.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD - FX rip test

10.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

10.1 | Breaking up the movement

10.3 | Offsetting the legs before the slide

10.4 | Natural spine curves on the slide

10.5 | Making the slide feel less intentional

10.6 | Adjusting the neck and the feet on the pull

17.0 | PDF annotations

10.7 Quiz

11.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

11.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

11.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

11.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

11.2 | Cleaning up some of the poses

11.3 | Straighter legs on the contact poses

11.4 | Breaking up the head, chest and hips on the slide

11.5 | Hitting the ground after the slide

11.6 | Slowing down the slide recovery

11.7 | PDF annotations

11.7 Quiz

12.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

12.0 A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

12.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

12.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

12.1 | Polish notes for Wolf 1

12.2 | Polishing the paws

12.3 | Polishing the hips

12.4 | Checking the spacing on the feet

12.6 | More personality on wolf 2

12.7 | Quadruped Shoulders

12.8 | Rolling the toes for a better push off

12.9 | Organic overlap for wolf 2

12.10 | PDF annotations

12.11 Quiz

13.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

13.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

13.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

13.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

13.2 | Adjusting the foot plants on wolf 2

13.3 | Head movement influences the chest

13.4 | Leading with the head for a more natural feel

13.5 | PDF annotations

13.6 Quiz

13.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD - Textures

14.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

13.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD - No textures

14.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

14.0 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

14.2 | Adding in some muscle jiggles

14.1 | More overlap for the tails

14.3 | Better curves on the tail

14.5| Ear overlap for more realism

14.6 | PDF annotations - Camera view

14.0 | PDF annotations - Textures

14.8 | PDF annotations - No textures

14.9 Quiz

15.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION & RENDER

1.0 | STUDENT UPLOAD

15.0 | A Wolves Feast - FINAL ANIMATION reference

15.03 | Instructional Video - Each Lesson

15.0 | Course Completion - Final words

15.1 | Polishing the Deer

15.2 | Finalizing the animation

15.0 | PDF annotations

15.4 Quiz