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Blender Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making

by Tony Mullen, Claudio Andaur

May 2010

Beginner

271 pages

8h 8m

English

Sybex

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dear Reader,
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Who Should Buy This BookRegarding Software VersionsHow to Use This BookWhat’s InsideWhat’s on the DVD
Chapter 1: Blender in the Studio
The Professional BlenderBlender’s Professional BeginningsWelcome to Licuadora StudioThe Blender-Based Animation Studio
Chapter 2: Planning and Preproduction
Conceptualizing the MovieDesigning CharactersStoryboardingPacing the Story with a 2D Animatic

Chapter 3: Creating a 3D Animatic
Working with an Asset LibraryOrganizing Sequences and ShotsAnimating and Rendering the Animatic
Chapter 4: Modeling
Organic Modeling TechniquesCloth and ClothingInorganic Modeling
Chapter 5: Rigging Characters
Using Armatures, Modifiers, and DeformationMastering Complex PyDriversControlling Textures with PyDrivers
Chapter 6: Animating a Character Scene
Preparing to AnimateImplementing the Stages of Character AnimationCreating Facial AnimationAdding Cloth and Hair
Chapter 7: Descent into the Maelstrom
Setting the SceneUsing Textures, Modifiers, and SimulationTouching Up the Shot with Node-Based Compositing
Appendix
What You’ll Find on the DVDSystem RequirementsUsing the DVDTroubleshooting
Index

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Appendix: About the Companion DVD

In This Appendix

What You’ll Find on the DVD
System Requirements
Using the DVD
Troubleshooting

What You’ll Find on the DVD

The following sections are arranged by category and provide a summary of the items you’ll find on the DVD. If you need help installing the items provided on the DVD, refer to the installation instructions in the “Using the DVD” section of this appendix.

Chapter Files

All the files provided in this book for completing the tutorials and understanding concepts are located in the Chapter Files directory, and further divided into directories corresponding to each chapter. In order to open ...

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