Animation  ______  Links

RESOURCES

3D culture and resource websites:
http://www.turbosquid.com/
http://www.3dcafe.com/
http://www.awn.com/
http://www.3dcommune.com/
http://www.highend3d.com/
http://area.autodesk.com/
http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/support/maya.jsp
http://www.cgsociety.org/
http://www.mayatraining.com/
http://www.noir.org/
http://www.digitaltutors.com/digital_tutors/

Forums
http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/

Maya Video Rental:
Technical Video Rental

Refraction Indices
http://www.robinwood.com/

Mental Ray Notes
http://www.bigfathairy.com

Tutorial +Model + Texture Download Sites:
http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/duncan
http://www.pixel2life.com/
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Maya/
http://caad.arch.ethz.ch/info/maya
http://www.digitaltutors.com/
http://simplymaya.com/
http://www.geoeye.com/
photographing for textures
http://www.tutorials-expert.com
http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials.html
http://www.infinitee-designs.com/
http://www.techtutorials.info/maya.html
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/
http://www.highend3d.com/maya/downloads/shaders/
http://artist-3d.com/

Importing from SolidWorks
Render_a_SolidWorks_Model_in_Maya

Film industry special effects sites
https://renderman.pixar.com/
http://www.ilm.com/
http://www.dreamworksanimation.com

Cool CG software engineering companies:
http://www.nextlimit.com/realflow/
http://www.maxwellrender.com/
Lagoa Multiphysics
Bullet Physics

Artists
http://www.thirdseventh.com/
http://www.1stavemachine.com/

Chicago-Based Production Houses:
redeye-studio
Optimus
D-Kitchen
posteffects
Midway Games
Abelson Taylor
Think Alter

Independent CG companies
http://www.animallogic.com/
http://www.studiopendulum.com/
http://www.brickyardvfx.com/


Chicago Networking Op's
http://www.midwestfilm.com/
http://www.chicagoemmyonline.org/
upgrade chicago
dorkbots chicago

Artist Resources:
Chicago Artist Resource
Chicago Artist Coalition
Rhizome.org

Job Sites (nma + animation):
(Big) Art and Design Career List
Reel Chicago
BuzzCo
Creative Circle
Jobster Search: Artist OR Animator OR Game Design
Mandy
net-temps
NW Jobs
Artsquad
indeed (great scraper)
Computer tech careers
Chicago Artist Resource
Global Art Jobs
NYFA
Craig's List
Rhizome
LinkedIn - networking

Job + Intership resources at UIC
UIC Career Advising site
UIC Student Employment Online
UIC job site
UIC academic interships site

Museum Job pages:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Feild Museum
Museum of Science and Industry
Spertus
Shedd Aquarium
Chicago History Museum
Chicago Children's Musem

Further Education:
http://fullsail.com/
http://www.gnomon3d.com
http://emsh.calarts.edu/
http://www.academyart.edu/
http://flashpointacademy.com/academics/animation

Extended list of "the best animation schools":
best-animation-schools.html