Sophoria Academy – Dragon Animation Masterclass

你想学习如何制作龙的动画吗？这门为期12周的课程将带你学习所有必要的基础知识，完成这项声名狼藉的挑战——制作一条光彩夺目的龙的动画。独一无二的在线课程！

在这12周的课程中，你将学习如何制作龙的飞行周期和行走周期的动画。创建动画素材以供日后使用，学习如何让龙落地并咆哮！课程结束时，你将学习如何制作龙起飞的动画。

您的导师还创建了动画预设供您加载，以及缓存的动画文件，以便您在工作时实时参考。

制作龙的动画绝非易事，课程会先深入介绍角色和绑定，之后再正式开始。千万不要跳过这部分，因为要学的内容太多了！

您的导师乔纳森·西蒙斯 (Jonathan Symmonds) 曾是《权力的游戏》和《龙之屋》的首席动画师，他将教给您所有您需要知道的技巧和窍门。

龙的装备和移动方式介绍
了解飞行的基本原理
创建自己的飞行周期并建立自己的库
学习如何制作角色在路径上和着陆时的动画
更好地理解重量和时间
落地龙并进入咆哮
生物在行动过程中的行为变化
资源库搭建及分层动画设计
学习如何起飞极其沉重的生物
摄像机切换和摄像机脚本
使用 Light Rig 进行最终外观的基本照明设置
播放预览技术和微调动画
学习如何制作龙行走循环的动画
学习如何制作动画并剪切场景中的摄像机

Duration 12 weeks MP4

Title: Sophoria Academy – Dragon Animation Masterclass

Info:
Course overview
Have you ever wanted to learn how to animate a Dragon? This 12-week course will take you through all the fundamentals you need to know to accomplish the infamous challenge of animating a dragon in all it’s glory. The only one of it’s kind online!

In this 12 week course you will learn how to animate a dragon flight cycle, dragon walk cycle. build animation asset to use later on, learn how to land the dragon and roar! At the end of the course you will learn how to animate the Dragon taking off.

Your instructor has also created animation presets for you to load, aswell as cached animation files to enable you to reference in real-time while you work.

Animating a Dragon is no easy task, the course starts off with an in-depth introduction to the character and the rig before you actually begin. Do not skip this part as there is so much to learn!

Jonathan Symmonds, your instructor, former lead animator of the Game of Thrones and House of Dragons, will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to know.

Introduction to the rig and how a dragon moves
Understand the fundamentals of flight
Create your own set of flight cycles and build up your library
Learn how to animate a character on a path and landing
A much better understanding of weight and timing
Landing a dragon and moving into a roar
Behavioral shifts in creatures during action
Asset library build and layered animation design
Learn how to take-off an extremely heavy creature
Camera switching and scripting cameras
Basic lighting setups for final look with Light Rig
Playblasting techniques and fine-tuning animation
Learn how to animation a Dragon Walk Cycle
Learn how to animate and cut an in-scene camera