[ozwolf]

First i would like to say hi to all as this is my first post.

I have aspirations of producing a small animated film, but there are several things that i need to understand.
I dont understand how to export a scene from lightwave so i can view it in a media player of some sort.
So i would like, if anyone knows the steps and tools used to get from an idea to a fully rendered vidoe clip.
1.Concept
2.Artwork of concepts
3.Modelling objects
4.Create Scences
After this i am lost, so any help would be great.

Thanks Aaron (OzWOlf)

[kennez]

Welcome to the forums.

A good way to get up to speed with the steps of making a film is to get Timothy Albee's book, CGI Filmmaking: The Creation of Ghost Warrior, available from Amazon, and probably all good book stores. You can find it at Amazon here - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

It is excellent, and goes through all the steps of making an animated short, from pre pre-production to distribution.

Also, if you need help with modelling and creating scenes, SimplyLightwave is the best place to be! There are plenty of free tutorials to have a go at, and the others (that you need to buy) are also excellent.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

[Mark]

To actually learn how to use LW, you also should consider getting a copy of Dan Ablans excellent 'Inside Lightwave' book - its everything the manual should have been...

[ozwolf]

Thanks for the links to reference material.