Maya 1 - About

30 hours of training.

This course will provide an introduction to using Maya to create computer animations. Students will be given a comprehensive introduction to the various components of the Maya software package; including Modeling, Animating, Rendering, and Lighting. An introduction to Maya's MEL scripting language will also be given.

What you learn:

Prerequisite: Fundamental working knowledge of the Windows environment, a strong interest to explore computer-based visualization.

Course Description: The goal of the course is to give the students an initial grounding in the Maya software package that would allow them to pursue further practice and begin preparation for work in digital animation production. The specific objective of the course is for each student to create an initial Maya visualization portfolio of work.