Comments on: Intro to Animation Fundamentals http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/ Blender Tutorials and Training Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2737 Nathan Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:20:18 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2737 Hi. I haven't vidéo. I have this message : "Uh oh ! This video no longer exists." Hi.

I haven’t vidéo. I have this message : “Uh oh ! This video no longer exists.”

]]> By: Jenn S http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2736 Jenn S Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:03:32 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2736 This was my first attempt at using Blender, and I found your tutorial EXTREMELY helpful. I found the pacing just right for a first time user. Great job & many thanks! This was my first attempt at using Blender, and I found your tutorial EXTREMELY helpful. I found the pacing just right for a first time user. Great job & many thanks!

]]> By: kernond http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2735 kernond Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:34:23 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2735 Okay, I feel the need to address the issue of "boring", because I totally disagree. I think it's important to decide whether you're viewing a tutorial for the purpose of learning, or for entertainment. I think the purpose of a tutorial is to teach you how to do something, and so you need to see the actual process unfold. So, if you're watching it, and engaging with the material from the perspective of trying to learn, then I don't see where it becomes boring because you're actively in the moment, following along. You're actually DOING the material. However, if you're just simply watching the video as if it's a TV show then, yes, it's going to be boring because it's like watching paint dry. You're not involved with the process. The real-time process of creating things in CG is not really meant to be entertainment, even though it can be quite entertaining at times. You can only watch someone do these things, uncut and in real-time, but for so long before you start to get a little restless. It's not meant to be entertainment. This stuff takes times. For example, a lot of sculpting "tutorials" are often timelapsed. If they showed you the process in real-time, and you weren't actually participating, but merely watching, you would probably want to pull your hair out, LOL. It is a boring process to WATCH. However, if you're actively involved in doing the steps, and learning, it's not boring at all. So, you have to decide whether you're watching the material for entertainment, or to actually be involved with the process of learning. I think editing out some things is appropriate, but if the purpose of the editing is to make the material more entertaining, you run the risk of robbing the viewer of understanding what the real process involves. The editing should be done with real consideration for the viewers that really want to learn. I see a trend where so-called educational materials have large chunks of the process left out for the sake of making the video more entertaining. It's as if the purpose of the video is more about showing others what the author can do than teaching others how to do it themselves. That's not teaching, which means you're not really a student in that scenario. You're a spectator being entertained by the look-at-what-I-can-do video. I don't purposefully create edu-tainment. I do hope that you enjoy the materials, but I'm more concerned about whether you actually learn something. Okay, I feel the need to address the issue of “boring”, because I totally disagree.

I think it’s important to decide whether you’re viewing a tutorial for the purpose of learning, or for entertainment.

I think the purpose of a tutorial is to teach you how to do something, and so you need to see the actual process unfold. So, if you’re watching it, and engaging with the material from the perspective of trying to learn, then I don’t see where it becomes boring because you’re actively in the moment, following along. You’re actually DOING the material.

However, if you’re just simply watching the video as if it’s a TV show then, yes, it’s going to be boring because it’s like watching paint dry. You’re not involved with the process.

The real-time process of creating things in CG is not really meant to be entertainment, even though it can be quite entertaining at times. You can only watch someone do these things, uncut and in real-time, but for so long before you start to get a little restless. It’s not meant to be entertainment. This stuff takes times.

For example, a lot of sculpting “tutorials” are often timelapsed. If they showed you the process in real-time, and you weren’t actually participating, but merely watching, you would probably want to pull your hair out, LOL. It is a boring process to WATCH. However, if you’re actively involved in doing the steps, and learning, it’s not boring at all.

So, you have to decide whether you’re watching the material for entertainment, or to actually be involved with the process of learning.

I think editing out some things is appropriate, but if the purpose of the editing is to make the material more entertaining, you run the risk of robbing the viewer of understanding what the real process involves. The editing should be done with real consideration for the viewers that really want to learn.

I see a trend where so-called educational materials have large chunks of the process left out for the sake of making the video more entertaining. It’s as if the purpose of the video is more about showing others what the author can do than teaching others how to do it themselves. That’s not teaching, which means you’re not really a student in that scenario. You’re a spectator being entertained by the look-at-what-I-can-do video.

I don’t purposefully create edu-tainment. I do hope that you enjoy the materials, but I’m more concerned about whether you actually learn something.

]]> By: Tim S http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2734 Tim S Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:43:32 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2734 Awesome tutorial incredibly helpful for a beginner like myself, translates pretty well to blender 2.53 A few changes like where the "attribute channels" are so you can isolate the z-rotation channel were a pain in the ass thou. Awesome tutorial incredibly helpful for a beginner like myself, translates pretty well to blender 2.53
A few changes like where the “attribute channels” are so you can isolate the z-rotation channel were a pain in the ass thou.

]]> By: goodkid http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2733 goodkid Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:14:58 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2733 The guy explains well, but I have to agree with Patrick. The video is very boring. You can skip at least half of it without losing anything. You actually save a lot of time to go and practice your animation skills. It is a big waste of time to watch it all through. The guy explains well, but I have to agree with Patrick. The video is very boring. You can skip at least half of it without losing anything. You actually save a lot of time to go and practice your animation skills. It is a big waste of time to watch it all through.

]]> By: kernond http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2732 kernond Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:37:13 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2732 I, respectfully, totally disagree. I, respectfully, totally disagree.

]]> By: kyle http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2731 kyle Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:06:07 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2731 could you post one of these videos for 2.5? cause i started with 2.5 and the format looks very different.... could you post one of these videos for 2.5? cause i started with 2.5 and the format looks very different….

]]> By: Tcll http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2730 Tcll Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:21:13 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2730 never mind... I've built a calculator... never mind…
I’ve built a calculator…

]]> By: Tcll http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2729 Tcll Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:50:38 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2729 I'm not exactly sure where to ask this... but how do you get XYZ rotation vectors instead of WXYZ quaternions?? I’m not exactly sure where to ask this…

but how do you get XYZ rotation vectors instead of WXYZ quaternions??

]]> By: mrfixit1170 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/02/15/intro-to-animation-fundamentals/#comment-2728 mrfixit1170 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:28:03 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2259#comment-2728 Great tut.....I would like to learn more of the animation style, I have been soaking up the tutorials and following the blender movie project....I would love to some day begin teaching tut's on a site like this to give back to an organization who gives so much to others......thanks and keep up the good work Kernon.....btw saving up for a membership to the site......thanks again and have a great day..... Great tut…..I would like to learn more of the animation style, I have been soaking up the tutorials and following the blender movie project….I would love to some day begin teaching tut’s on a site like this to give back to an organization who gives so much to others……thanks and keep up the good work Kernon…..btw saving up for a membership to the site……thanks again and have a great day…..

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