3D Animation Minor - Brief Module 4

...for what its worth. Download here.

3D Minor, Module 3

A Cup of Tea

Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era, received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.

Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.

The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”

“Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”

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2nd Year, Module 3 with Luma

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The Open Window students, in collaboration with Luma Animation, are working on a Bun&Bunee project.
Best of luck!

2nd Year, 2nd Module Brief

3DANIM2_MOD2
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Pa en Ma se 2de Module Spinasie

Geagte boereworste en koeksusters,
vir hierdie module, neem gerus een stewige hap spinasie met 'n knuppie sout... en 'n krywa vol digitale animasie!

3DMAJOR_BRIEF2.pdf
3DMINOR_BRIEF2.pdf

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3rd Year Prototype Concepts - Results

The votes are in, and the winners are:

1. Arno du Toit
2. Louis Minnaar
3. Esther Louw & Braam Pretorius
4. Luke Carelsen
5. Angelique Olivier & Ivan Janse van Rensburg

Please come collect the entry forms from my office.

Thank you to all the participants.

2009 SABS Prototype initiative to support product designers - open for entry

South Africans are an innovative bunch of people. The SABS Design Institute offers you an opportunity to enter your prototype into the 2009 Prototype Initiative. You will get a free consultation with a panel of experts who will advise you on the design aspects of your prototype.

Product developers are invited to apply through the Design Institute websit at www.sabs.co.za/Business_Units/Design_Institute/Awards/Prototype_Initiative/index.aspx. Printed application forms are available from the Design Institute (design@sabs.co.za or phone Zenobia on 012 428 7038). Closing date for application is 29 May 2009.

Animation Project

Calling all Open Window Animators! Please help us finish the 2008 Major project for the iMPAC film festival in April.

- Animation Studio, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 15:00. Thank you.

Autodesk Softimage 7.5

Available soon! Don't upgrade to XSI v.7.01, rather use v.7.00 for now.

Animator of the week

Character development by Christopher Pinto.

3D MAJOR - Module 1

Revised brief. Pluto ate my homework.

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Congratulations Wall•E

Animator of the week

Character designs by Gratia-Mari.

3D Degree - Module 1

2nd year brief - Character Design & Setup.

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3D MINOR - Module 1

3D Product Design - et al Briefo!

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Welcome. To those of you that have never seen a blog before, prepare to be disappointed. This is nothing more than a functional extension of the 3D classroom.

You can use this blog to ask geeky questions, submit useful geeky answers, download briefs and share links to dodgy websites. No, you can not poke a friend on this blog. Animators are not poke-friendly. They bite! Grrrr...