Remember there were two guys, one from AutoDesk, one from Canada, they gave advice on how to make a good animation, also comments on the winning animation last year in Florida(well, this year, technically). Is anyone from any team got this on tape by any chance?

Thats what I was going to post sunny! Gee thanks for posting what I was going to post! :p

Um you know that award that I think we gae out last year to you sunny? are we gonna do that this year? i think it was for who was the most helpful on the boards if I am right.

Tyler

Thanks a lot, non-Canadians :-). you've been very helpful

contact if you care
 

when christmas break starts for me, out team will stop accepting teams that wish to be mentored by us. So if you have any slight idea that you MAY be starting an nimation and would require help then PLEASE email us before december 20. I say this only because I would like to establish some kind of personal contact with you before kickoff, so that we can have some way of making communication and an easier sharing of ideas.

so if u r interested email me
the_direktor@hotmail.com

David, if you need to contact someone via the internet during christmas break you're welcome to come over to my house and use one of the three computers connected to my cable modem. Jill wont be around after Christmas, if you're concerned.

Sounds personal. :D

we're on the same team and his sister is annoying, but we hardly ever see each other in school.

Sounds odd.

it's a big school and he's a sophmore

no more whitty remarks from you

Hahaha. I'm sorry, I was getting bored. :(

Animation Training
 

Our team has never done the animation contest before, and I would like to get our animation team going......but I dont really know 3dSmax that well....Any teams near Baltimore willing to give some mentorship.....or how did everyone else learn, I think they have stopped all workshops in our area. Any other idieas on how i could get some help learning the animation?? Thanks!

TUTORIALS

our whole team learned how to use max by using the tutorials.

quickest way to leatn and takes only about 2 weeks to grasp a basic/medium understanding of the program. Look at the threads (links for the lost) near the top of this forum...they help out alot.

I need lots of help
 

hello everyone! I'm Hermione from team 692 in Sacramento, Cali
This is our first year attempting the animation : )
I had a few questions: :confused:
What do you actually make the animation in autodek or 3dsMAX...there are sooo many cds... what are used for what?
How long are the animations usually... I'm trying to go simple seeing it is our first year, plus we have no mentors or students who have used the software
And u know those short samples, can u use those in the animation?
Thanks:D
Hermione