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Puss in Boots opens today
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Puss in Boots opens in theaters today. This is the first film that all of us here at Speaking of Animation had a chance to ALL animate on. We think the film is a lot of fun and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
Upgrade this weekend
0We’ll be upgrading the site this weekend to make things even better. The site will probably be down for a bit, but don’t worry, we’ll be back and ready to go by Monday!!
Thanks,
-SOA
John Lasseter – Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer – SIGGRAPH ’94
2September 21, 2011
I was going over the importance of weight and materials with my class this week and it reminded me of some really great notes I had read when I was in school. Thankfully the wonderful people of SIGGRAPH still have them on their site. These are notes from a presentation John Lasseter gave at SIGGRAPH back in 1994. I love how these notes are 17 years old and they are as true and relevant today as they were back then. I remembered them for the part on weight and size, but there is so much more. If you are a student learning animation, bookmark this link. For everyone else, enjoy the read…it’s an oldie but goodie!!
