Want to Join Team of 3D Animators?

This is not a project that can be completed as a virtual team. We need to synergize our efforst. we ned to meet in person. Plans are in top gears. I've met wit a few folks on Nairaland and we've made good progress already. Proposal will be going to Daimond bank and Disney. we have peeps in those institutions. Send me a Pm if you're in lagos and u got good ideas.

As per showcasing what i've done. they are animations not just models that can be uploaded here. Real heavy. To see them..pm me for my studio add.

Layi:
Meeting in person may not be easy as it appears we are scattered all over the world. Is it possible to see any of your animations?

Thanks

wilsonhaze the link you provide is missing.

with the way things are going this project might be talked about for another one year without any physical result the earlier something is done the better. Lets be serious about this 3d stuff you don't know where it might take us.

Well, when someone is ready to start something serious let me know, am always interested.

Abeg give me access o.

You people are all talking about animation but no screenshots of the work that you've done.

i've posted this before but i'll post it again because of seun
those are some of my works

and so how far with u guys? anything positive?

Hi,
I need some to give me cd containing footage for
musical work and religious work .

If you are willing please reply

I HAVE FOLLOWED THIS THREAD FROM PAGE ONE TO HERE AND I WILL SAY I AM IMPRESSED.
BUT!! WHY IS THERE NO "ACTION"? THIS IS PART OF A DREAM I HAVE BEEN WILLING TO ACCOMPLISH JUST NEVER HAD THE GUYS TO "STAY WITH ME" ON THIS KIND OF JOURNEY.

I HAVE THE TOOL NEEDED(software respect) , maya7, max 8, animation master 2005and could get anyother needed for the lifetime project to kickoff

NOW, THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED IN THIS THING AND THAT ARE IN LAGOS/OGUN/OYO or that can make it to lagos on a chosen date, CAN You KINDLY EMAIL ME ON jyfhalord1@gmail.com,  SO AS TO FIX A MEETING SO WE CAN MAKE THIS THING HAPPEN.
Those out of the country that are willing to be part of it also let me know.
kindly drop you name and number so i can call you back and we all could agree at a meeting point in lagos, preferably somewhere calm.

so guys, let me know if you are ready to make-it-happen.

cheers

Jyfhalord1.

Theres so much to address here that I do not know where to begin, and this is the problem with Nigerians everybody wants to jump before running or even walking. Investing $6M into a project with a "question mark" is not a smart move, and like others have said previously its good you boys are talking and well starting a plan.

I personally disagree with going with a full blown movie, you need to bite the bullet and do a short 3d clip, say 5min long, it would be dead easy to get it on TV, give it to TV for free and make sure at the end you include information about the creators.

This is an example of a movie created by a friend of a friend, http://www.thebutterflyfilm.co.uk/320x240.html he did it mostly by himself (the making of the film here http://www.thebutterflyfilm.co.uk/making_of.html) notice how his "studio" consists of 2 computers and lots and lots paper, and it is 5min and 20secs long. Notice no use of real vocals to save costs (and still very creative) some more work by him http://www.thebutterflyfilm.co.uk/Stop%20motion.html when he was 12 and 15. Now in terms of costs, have you heard of Blender? http://blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html
Its nothing like 3D max in terms of the UI, its a bit more complex to learn but once you get it you get it and love it. Its completely open source and they are tons and tons of tutorials online for FREE. O and it works very well with OpenGL.

So please start small, develop from home, the company I work for (design consultancy) do alot of outsourcing to freelancers who work from home, so I see no reason why you cannot do the same. Personally without the animation I am quite impressed with your work already (Layi and wilson get in touch).

Also think results and a plan "together with" resources, money is ONE of the factors that make up any plan it should not be the sole starter and finisher (when you see there aren't enough resources you cut down the plan, and resources are people, man power, funding etc).

Lastly, OS X is the designer's platform, brand new mac mini's are going pretty cheap. A full mac mini system (with airport, bluetooth) and a 17 inch TFT will cost you approx £500 (I know this because this exactly what I have). The new line of intel macs are 5x faster and my 1.25 G4 handles Studio 8, Abobe CS2 (Photoshop, acrobat etc), Runs Apache, MySQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Netbeans, Xcode, endless so imagine how much power AND stability you would have.

hi,

i just heard about this 3d animation project and i am very much interested. i hope there is still space for someone with some passion for animated  movies specially directed for nigeria viewers. i kind of stumbled on this forum and was glad some folks with my kind of passion are out there. please i beg, let me know if there is still chance for me. i tried to register on the other forum but havent been granted access yet.

it works, but it's a pain! not fun at all.

hi  y'all,
seems like u guys have gone ahead with the project and need no more hands. i like to know waz up please. so i can find my levels and move on in another way. i havent been granted access yet to the other forum (3d project). i will appreciate it if someone at  least reply me.

Gday fellow niagerians (just kidding)
y'all re doing well with the idea of a 3d project, just poped in to say its a good thing at such a time as this, this country should move forward, we should start seeing lord of the rings quality of movies in nigeria. by the way anyone' seen chike and the warriors, i think its a good start but my guys down here in school(UNIBEN) think its wack, short of a start " something like -10). please study a company like pixar studios and know how they do their work before u launch don't dive in without knowing what u up against. i WILL support u guys anytime, just holla. i do POSER AFTER EFFECTS EXTENSIVE FLASH PHOTOSHOP and a little MAYA (just started). I love CG can i get a witness scream AMEN.

Hi Everyone,

Where is this team of 3D animators based, have got an idea.

If its done properly like toy story and shrek, then it can rake in money. Its something have always wanted to do, but am not an animator or graphic designer.

Later

Hey dudes and dudettes, 3d animation is something that requires total dedication and lots of hard work. New methods are being discovered daily to make this par of the media industry very volatile in the sense that you always have to update your knowledge of it. Gone are the ages where you can get called up by Pixar of disney just by seeing your short, if at all they do it has to be hollywood standard because the competition is quite high. Nigeria is still new to 3d animation in a way but that doesn't mean its a fast money spinner because the mentality the people who have the money to sponsor such projects have are terrible. 3d animation takes time and skill but they want you to shove it out in thesame timeframe they shove out nigerian home videos. Incase you think i'm all talk here's my online portfolio http://maxflame.cgsociety.org/gallery/ which is just average compared to the works you'll see by other members of the forum here www.cgsociety.org  Good luck.