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Character Technical Director

A character technical director (TD), also referred to as a creature TD (ILM, Weta) or technical animator (Imageworks), is a type of technical director in film and video games who is specifically concerned with characters, creatures, and mechanical objects.

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Notable character TDs

EALucasArtsStop Staring: Facial Animation Done RightPhonemesOsipa-Style controls
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Software

Autodesk MayaSoftimageAutodesk 3ds MaxFabric EngineDouble Negative
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Responsibilities

RiggingKinematicDigital modelsComputer graphicsAnimators
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Character TD responsibilities and software by studio

Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Competencies
Anatomy, computer programming, mathematics
Fields of employment
Film & visual effects, feature animation, game development
Names
Character TD, creature TD, technical animator
Occupation type
Profession

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Character TD responsibilities and software by studio

Notable character TDs

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Character Technical Director

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Character Technical Director

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Competencies · 1
Character Technical Director → Anatomy, computer programming, mathematics
Fields of employment · 1
Character Technical Director → Film & visual effects, feature animation, game development
Names · 1
Character Technical Director → Character TD, creature TD, technical animator
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Character Technical Director → Profession

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character td animation rigging technical creature animator type weta used also imageworks software studio development director film may systems simulation

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Character Technical DirectorCompetenciesAnatomy, computer programming, mathematics1.00infobox
Character Technical DirectorFields of employmentFilm & visual effects, feature animation, game development1.00infobox
Character Technical DirectorNamesCharacter TD, creature TD, technical animator1.00infobox
Character Technical DirectorOccupation typeProfession1.00infobox
modelinginstance ofand the design of higher-level interfaces used by computer graphics animators to control the movements of those models.The role may additionally encompass disciplines0.80text
simulationinstance ofand the design of higher-level interfaces used by computer graphics animators to control the movements of those models.The role may additionally encompass disciplines0.80text

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