3ds max 4 Media Animation

John Chismar, Senior 3d Animator at MSNBC, has been working in 3D animation since 1991 and in media animation since 1993. Using 3ds max, Chismar has garnered several awards for his work: 1997 and 1998 Emmy Awards; 3D Design magazine Big Kahuna Awards in 1998, 1999, and 2000; three Broadcast Design Association International Bronze Awards; and a 1995-96 Emmy nomination. John has previously published 3D Studio MAX 3 Media Animation (0735700508) with New Riders.

I. FUN HOUSE. 1. Erecting the Simple Billboard Objects. 2. Finishing the Billboard. 3. Creating the Funhouse Environment and Special Effects. 4. Finishing the Funhouse Animation. II. 2002 VOTE MACHINE. 5. Building the Vote Machine. 6. Assembling the 2002 Vote Machine. 7. Adding Materials to the Vote Machine and Creating the Environment. 8. Animating and Rendering the 2002 Vote Animation. III. TV3 NEWS OPEN. 9. Creating the Globe Environment. 10. Animating the Globe Environment. 11. Creating the TV 3 Logo Scene. IV. REAL WORLD CASE STUDIES. 12. The Millennium. 13. NBC News Decision 2000. 14. Newsfront.