Inspired 3D Short Film Production (Inspired) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jeremy Cantor, Pepe Valencia
Publisher: Course Technology PTR
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 14467
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1592001173
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5347
UPC: 082039501178
EAN: 9781592001170
ASIN: 1592001173
Publication Date: June 10, 2004
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Product Description
Covering every aspect of the short-film production pipeline, this book demonstrates each concept and technique through a combination of general theories, examples, exercises, case studies, and interviews with short-film directors and industry specialists. Full of amazing imagery and one-of-a-kind content (including a robust DVD filled with dozens of award-winning short films) it is a must-read book for current and future animated filmmakers.
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 Great overview of the whole process November 20, 2007
This book is everything I hoped it would be and more. In a very clear an readable design it covers all the aspects of a 3d short animation process. This process can be used on any length of 3d animation. It's not a technical book but a must have for everyone who wants to make a solid animation but does not quite know where to begin. The whole inspired series is very useful, but this one is where it all begins. Also comes with a nice dvd with lots of inspiring shorts. Great!
Totally fantastic! May 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has everything you need to know about making a short 3D film. (I'm making one about a box turtle (I love turtles!) and a butterfly using Hexagon and Carrara.) The CD containing 39 short films is icing on the cake. This book makes the best kind of teacher - you don't just learn from it, but are inspired by it!
 Great for the true beginner December 20, 2005
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this hoping that it would teach me how to create a short film. The story I already have, it's just the skills and schedule that I need. This book gave me a GENERAL IDEA but it wasn't specific enough. It would say, "then use your compositing softare to put the renders together." Ummm... How?
I know it wasn't meant to be a complete-all-included-only-this-needed kind of book, but even so...
I would say that unless you are a true beginner to this field, look for something else, but if you are a true beginner, it is excellent. It taught me alot and I am very VERY glad I bought this book.
3D Short Film Production is Fantastic August 22, 2005
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
It's a great book that I would recommend to anyone serious about creating their own Short Animated Film.
More informative than I could have ever imagined. It's everything you will learn at a 20,000 dollar a year university.
The included DVD is also filled with some great examples.
ENJOY and happy film making!
Not bad, but too much spend on things better covered in another book August 20, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love the case studies in this book, as well as the format of using a workflow to structure the book, much as a project might be. But the authors spend too much time on story and character, material which is better covered in books dedicated to the subject (and written to hold your interest a little more as well). While the importance of these elements is significant and must not be overlooked, this is not why I bought this book. I would have been more satisfied had the space been used for more interviews and case studies (where an emphasis could have been placed on the storytelling). Other than that, I found the book inspirational and very helpful in encouraging my own ambitions towards making a short CG film - I especially appreciated how it stayed away from the platform and software wars, and focused on the things that just about every platform and software can (or should be able to) do.
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