In this introductory tutorial for beginners in Autodesk Maya we demonstrate how to create a shot camera. If you were on a live action set, one of the first things you would do is set up your camera and decide what the shot was going to look like. But in Maya, because we get a Perspective View for free, animators often forget to create a shot camera. This is a mistake - we want to make an early decision on what the audience is going to see. Watch this beginner's video tutorial above to find out how to create a camera in Maya and lock it off.
Always Create a Shot Camera
Creating a shot camera is easy, and ensures that you will make an early decision as to what your audience is going to see. Is is a Wide Shot? a Mid Shot? A Close Up? The important thing is to decide what the shot will look like, what the audience will see, and adapt your animation to the shot camera.
Rules of Cinematography
Below are some other useful resources on camera and cinematography at the Animation Apprentice blog.
Always Create a Shot Camera
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Rules of Cinematography
Below are some other useful resources on camera and cinematography at the Animation Apprentice blog.
- Why Animators Have Too Many Cuts - Keep It Simple!
- Why Camera Always Follows, Never Leads
- Why Animators Should Avoid Jump Cuts
- What is The 180 degree Rule - aka "Crossing The Line?"
- Avoiding "Motion Sickness Camera" - Keep it Simple
- Don't "Break the 4th Wall"
- Understanding The "Magic Circle" - With Brad Bird
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