How Sony is Dominating 3D Animation

Class Creatives July 24, 2025
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Over 20yrs of professional industry experience and nearly a decade of accredited university level instruction. Instructors featured from Studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Television, Google, Nintendo, Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Ent, Insomniac, Sucker Punch, Guerrilla Games, and more!  From beginners to industry veterans, Class Creatives provides an inclusive group of professional instructors for all 3D game development, design, music, sfx, and programming related tutorials

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How is Sony Pictures Animation becoming the king of 3D animation? And is this the end of the Disney/Pixar era? Learn how award winning movies such as The Spider-Verse & Kpop Demon Hunters utilize Autodesk Maya and industry workflows with keyframe animation, rigging, and more! Limited Access FREE trial ►► https://bit.ly/ClassCreatives Class Creative’s Maya for Beginners: Complete 3D Animation Masterclass | Comprehensive Foundational Guide!! UNLIMITED Course Access ►► https://bit.ly/CLASSCREATIVESPRO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: 30 Days Free via Links - MAYA AUTODESK ►► https://bit.ly/MAYACREATE ADOBE CREATIVE ►► https://www.bit.ly/CCADOBE MAYA INDIE (Supports Python Scripting) ►► https://bit.ly/MAYAINDIE ANATOMY 4 SCULPTORS (10% off code: classcreatives): ►► https://bit.ly/ANATOMY4SCULPTORS Wacom (10% off code:class_creatives_wacom) ►► https://bit.ly/Wacomdiscount ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pro Gear Our Instructors Use ►► https://www.amazon.com/shop/classcreatives Small commission earned from your support. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:01 SPA Intro 01:11 KPop Demon Hunters 04:25 The Mitchells vs. The Machines 08:19 Class Creatives Masterclass Access 09:03 The Spider-Verse 11:40 Sony Pictures Animation 13:07 Conclusion This video features the work from the following artists: http://www.alexmchiu.com/ Alex Chiu https://eunicho.com/ Euni Cho https://www.artstation.com/nachomolina Nacho Molina https://www.aliciamchan.com/ Alicia Cha https://www.scottwatanabeart.com/ https://feliciaroseart.com/ Felicia Rose https://vimeo.com/user6957789 Eric De Carolis https://vimeo.com/dceballos Daniel Ceballos https://x.com/mikeynetics Mikey Wong https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8284344/ Charlie Gordon-Ratzlaff https://vimeo.com/yishenli Yishen Li https://vimeo.com/eresantos Ere Santos https://vimeo.com/hannacho Hanna Cho https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nideep-varghese Nideep Varghese https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyolivares Lindsey Olivares https://www.instagram.com/han_euiyoung/ Han Euiyoung https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nir-avital Nir Avital https://vimeo.com/annagopin Anna Gopin https://www.instagram.com/patyuwang/ Yu Wang https://vimeo.com/kmac34 Kevin MacLean https://vimeo.com/leachervet Lea Charvet https://vimeo.com/user44980333 Chatrasal Singh https://www.instagram.com/stodoestudios David Stodolny https://www.jmartinsen.com/ Jason Martinsen https://x.com/michaelrianda - Michael Rianda https://www.artstation.com/christopherwright_sculpts Technical information resources: https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/109/0005335485 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/06/the-directors-of-kpop-demon-hunters-take-us-backstage-of-their-netflix-sony-showstopper/ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-directors-of-kpop-demon-hunters-discuss-the-unexpected-challenges-of-making-an-animated-k-pop-film-247998.html https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/wish-disney-animation/ https://www.animationmentor.com/blog/behind-the-animation-of-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines/ https://www.indiewire.com/sketch-to-screen/mitchells-vs-machines-making-of-1234700558/ https://www.animationmentor.com/blog/behind-the-animation-of-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines/ https://blog.siggraph.org/2021/12/the-handmade-look-of-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines.html/ Learn everything necessary to learn Character Animation utilizing Autodesk Maya taught by a AAA game professional with university level accredited instruction! We will cover the basics starting with the Ball Bounce, Pendulum, and how to apply the 12 principles of animation to the human form. We will apply all fundamental aspects taught to create full in game polished animations of: Idle, Walk, Run, Jump and more. In this foundation course we will be learning the fundamentals of Character Animation and game development. (specifically for the Unreal engine, but this method will also work for other game engines such as Unity). Autodesk Maya is the industry standard 3D animation software, understanding the concepts in this course will help you land a job in the game, film, tv, or music industry. In this course you will learn how to animate your custom created character from scratch. Over 18 hours of Animation instruction! Autodesk Maya and the Unreal game engine. Why Learn From Class Creatives? This course features an accredited university level animation instructor who has over 20 years of experience animating both keyframe, and motion capture for studios such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerilla Games, Google, Disney and more. Whether it be a complex hyper realistic animation or a cartoony stylized “Disney” character animation it ALL starts with the fundamentals which we cover in these lectures.

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