Recreating Camera and Lights in Maya

 First, here is the original image I used a reference. [Image 5938]

And my rendition using Maya.

And a second angle, I call it 'sunset'.

Extra Credit: Lighting a Scene in Maya

Here are my initials in a little scene. The inspiration comes from Left4Dead, a popular zombie killing game. However it turned out a little more gruesome than expected. I modeled the fire-axe in ANI51, an intro to 3-D modeling course. The axe was later loaded into the game and was usable. Zombie choppin'!

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Building a Scene in Maya

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Second Term Paper

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Outline for Second Term Paper

I. Intro
     A. Animators exaggerate the reactions to actions in their films for both a humorous effect and to make scenes more interesting than they would be using real-world physics.
     B. Introduce three films for examples, one from each major animation studio.
          1. Tangled (Disney)
          2. Madagascar (PDI/Dreamworks)
          3. The Incredibles (Pixar)
II. Body Paragraphs
     1. Tangled
          A. Toward the end of the film, Flynn is placed on cart (that acts like a seesaw) and is launched over a castle wall.
          B. Exaggerated launch height and distance to help Flynn escape in a unique way and opens up for the gag of him perfectly landing on the back of Max, the horse.

     2. Madagascar
          A. When the four animals crash land in crates on the shore, Alex goes to greet Gloria in her crate. She kicks it out and knocks Alex high in the air and backwards.
          B. The reaction to the initial kick is humorous and much brighter than having Alex writhing in pain from a hippo's kick.

   3. The Incredibles
          A. Mr. Incredible, though he's meant to be super-humanly strong, throws his tiny boss through four layers of cement walls.
          B. No real-world human can throw another human through a cement wall. This reaction is part of the imagination of the film and makes allows Mr. Incredible to be who he is and his powers more great.

III. Conclusion
     A. Animated films break our real-world laws of physics to make for more interesting, comedic and exaggerated scenes.
     B. Since they are animated, we can accept these over-the-top reactions. If they always used "real" physics these films would be boring and possible more gruesome.