Bucks Animation - Maya "Taster Day"

Autodesk Maya

We just finished our animation "taster day" here at Bucks - showing students the basics of Autodesk Maya, the leading software now being used in the animation, games and VFX industries.

I was delighted by the excellent turnout and the quality of the candidates - all of whom I have already met during the interview process here at Bucks. It was a pleasure to meet such enthusiastic students and help them to get started on their professional journey as animators and digital artists.

Maya is very deep software and the learning curve - especially at the  beginning - is steep. But everyone was patient and managed in just 3 hours to get some great animation going - no small achievement given that the tools are complex and take time to master.

The morning got me excited about starting formal teaching in September - and looking forward to meeting everyone in our new cohort.

---Alex

Maya Taster Day

Our Maya Taster Day is fast approaching.  The idea is that those of you that have never tried Maya or indeed any 3D can get some hands on experience.  We'll have some exciting sessions ready for you, run by Alex and Dave.

We're really looking forward to meeting you and hopefully seeing some of you who've already attended our interviews.

 In the morning there will be a chance to meet Stephen Partridge who runs our Production Department.  He'll be talking about what are colleagues are up to in Film and TV and Audio and Music Production.  These are courses that our students collaborate with.  At the moment, we are working with the TV students on a virtual set to be used to host Watford Football Club post match  interviews (more on that soon!)

From 10.00 - 1.00 Alex and I will be running sessions in Maya to let you experience the type of classes we run and let you try working in Maya.  For some of you who are applying and don't have 3D experience this is a great opportunity to make sure you are going to enjoy the course.

After lunch, we'll be running student's films so you can see some current work.  If you'd like to know more, don't hesitate to contact Alex or myself.

If you would like to book a place, please email alex at alex.williams@bucks.ac.uk

----Dave