Learn to use the power of dramatic, atmospheric, mood-enhancing lighting to create emotionally powerful animations in Maya and Unreal Engine. This class is for Maya animators who want to harness the power of lighting to take the impact of their animated scenes to the next level. We'll be covering lighting in Maya, and how to move your Animations into Unreal Engine to finalize your animated sequence.

About your Instructor:

Gregor Punchatz has worked on legendary projects as a CG and VFX Supervisor, from the Doom and Borderlands games to films like Robocop and Ready Player One. He started on "A Nightmare on Elm St 2," contributing to makeup effects, sculpting, painting, and puppeteering. He went on to work on "Robocop," "Coming to America," and many others. His puppeteering talents were used in the film "Earnest Scared Stupid," where he was the puppeteer and uncredited voice talent for Trantor the Troll. Gregor was hired in 1993 to create stop-motion models that were used in the creation of the video game DOOM. He spent 20 years as creative director at the animation boutique Janimation in Dallas, TX. The company worked on award-winning national commercials, video game trailers, and cinematics and contributed VFX to films such as the Spy Kids movies. He served as his CG supervisor, overseeing projects such as "Ready Player One," "The Mist," and "Overlord." During his time at ASC, he also contributed designs for projects like "Overlord," which marked his return to horror. This was followed by his duties as VFX supervisor for "Ma" by Blumhouse Productions. Gregor has spent the last several years pushing the use of real-time animation technology in commercials and special venue projects.

Course Requirements:

You must have a computer with an Internet connection, a headset with microphone, and a webcam. Your computer must also be able to run the required versions of Maya, and Unreal Engine. Below you can see a list of all the hardware and software requirements you will need:

Operating System Requirements (one of the following):

Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11

Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.x, or 10.10.x Apple Mac OS X 10.15.x

Catalina Software: Autodesk Maya 2023 or higher