Thanks everyone, I was completely surprised with the amount of support and advice this community has already given me and I am sure will continue to give in the future. Sorry it took me a bit to respond to this post, I did read the response sent to me right away rofthorax, I just forgot to write back. Thanks for the advice and I am taking the plunge into Houdini!
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Thanks so much, everyone, for the your advice about my plunge into Houdini. I am a little nervious and feel like a little overwhelmed by its complexity, but I am excited at the same time. Thanks, all the tips and suggestions were a huge help!
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Vinz suggested a few tutorials to do, do you as a Houdini prof, have any suggestions of what to read/watch to learn these procedural workflow and understanding Houdini that beginners respond well to?
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Thanks everyone for responding. Sorry it took me a bit to respond, I had exams this week and had to focus on the school thing. I am really excited about jumping into Houdini, but I was curious if after Effects would be a better start to get some of the basics and then go to Houdini? What do you think, start right away with Houdini or maybe lead in with AE?
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Thanks Vinz, that does help. I am going to start looking around some tutorials. I forgot to mention earlier that I wanted to learn particles too, but you seemed to answer that question too. Like I said, the things I want to do is the kind of stuff that is in the end of Harry Potter OOTP with the fight between Dumbledore and Voldemort. I like the spell effects. I would like to do similar things like in the X-Men films like with the fire, ice, water, light beams, things like that. I am not so much interested in learning modeling so much, I am not much of an artist and I don’t think I could sculpt/build those well. I would like to be able to integrate the effects into live action footage. That is my goal. Does anyone have any idea how long it will take me to achieve these effects? I basically have this summer to dive in and spend my time. I also heard Maya is a good program; does anyone have any advice going for Houdini or Maya for what I want to learn? Thanks!
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Hi everyone,
Well, I am new to vfx and I wanted to learn how to do effects used in films like Harry Potter spells and X-men super powers. I was told the area I wanted to learn is dynamics. I don't know anything really and I am starting from the beginning. I was told that Houdini is the best for dynamics and for what I was trying to achieve. I figured why not learn the best first and not waste my time, right? (or maybe no I was just looking for advice on where to start and how to start. I have the apprentice version and it looks pretty intimidating.
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Well, I am new to vfx and I wanted to learn how to do effects used in films like Harry Potter spells and X-men super powers. I was told the area I wanted to learn is dynamics. I don't know anything really and I am starting from the beginning. I was told that Houdini is the best for dynamics and for what I was trying to achieve. I figured why not learn the best first and not waste my time, right? (or maybe no I was just looking for advice on where to start and how to start. I have the apprentice version and it looks pretty intimidating.
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