3D Modeling Character Tutorial Links

Bee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqFbfokFhdE
Dolphin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8CGnhEJtkE&t=9s
Elephant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W4y6xQB7FA
Unicorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g5q_ILAKA
Penguin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBPl8TAOUY&t=1459s
Bear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC85kvkWW6w

Extra Credit Blog Opportuity Due 1/1/18

For those of you that may need to boost your blog grade this quarter (which ends on 1/12/17), here is an optional extra blog assignment. If you complete it, will use this grade to replace your lowest blog grade this quarter.

Animation:
https://www.bloopanimation.com/5-reasons-you-wont-be-an-animator/

Film & VFX:
https://nofilmschool.com/2017/05/jack-nicholson-anger-acting-line-reading

Blog Assignments Due 12/17/17

Animation:
http://blog.animationmentor.com/ill-never-be-as-good-an-animator-as-so-and-so/

Film & VFX:
https://nofilmschool.com/2017/12/watch-little-editing-tricks-can-make-big-difference-your-video

Blog Assignments Due 12/10/17

Animation
http://blog.animationmentor.com/exaggeration-the-12-basic-principles-of-animation/

Film & VFX
http://filmmakermagazine.com/103930-what-makes-a-great-interview-filmmakers-share-tips-on-securing-great-on-screen-dialogues/#.WifoPrQ-dXu

Film and VFX: Explosions References

Fun Examples:
http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/b06153cff7/best-of-unnecessary-explosions-michael-bay-gifs-meme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KQQWlIgGc (Up)

Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrLcitb_7Zw (blow up Eli - long and somewhat meandering, but basic, the demo was based on this method)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL1KkAfwflk (5 min, exploding box, use of masks, duplicates, shatter. Goes quickly, so might be hard to follow, but good ideas.)
http://www.surfacedstudio.com/tutorials/explosions-in-adobe-after-effects (A bit more advanced, with multiple masks and footage layers, but good for original film explosions.)

For Other Effects:
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/
http://designrfix.com/resources/effects-cs6-tutorials-40-top-notch-visual-effects-tips
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11S5Ezd1D92ZLY5i1m4ly8OkAKYNJh6O (playlist of various green screen effects footage)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-z7bAfDBNo (fun example: Jedi Cat)

Free Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/user/blinkfarm
http://footagecrate.com/fire-explosions.html (must register, free account is only 5 downloads per day)
http://www.detonationfilms.com/free_stuff.htm
http://www.detonationfilms.com/free_stuff_page_2.htm
https://www.actionvfx.com/collections/free-vfx/category (smoke, dust, bullets, no fire)