User:Jlerossignol

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Jamie Le Rossignol

I'm a secondary school teacher with a passion for IT, especially programming, animation, and open source software. Over the last decade I've written IT courses examining Games Programming with C#.NET and Flash, 2D Animation with Flash, 3D Animation with 3DSMax and then Blender. I consider myself a 3D Animation Hobbyist, because I do not work in the 3D Animation or Computer Games Industries.

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Background

I stumbled across Blender in 2005, and after an initial play I thought it had a great potential, however, the uniqueness of the User Interface design meant that is was not there yet in terms of an education perspective. So I let it sit in the back of my mind.

I rediscovered it in 2008, when students approached me with a project idea. I told them about the software and provided them with relevant documentation, mainly from the Blender Summer of Documentation. Together they were able to create a basic game framework, but it stopped there with all the students focusing on their studies for years 11 & 12. This was the point where I started to use some of my spare time to try out the tutorials to get a feel for the software with the idea of replacing the 3SD Max-based course with a Blender-based one. I got excited by the 2.5 interface redesign, hopping that it will make it easier to teach to a verity of skill levels.

In 2010, I created some short animations using Blender for the Snow Queen, a musical staged at the Gemco Community Theatre by the Senior Youth. And in 2013 I created a number of animations for the production of Beach Blanket tempest at the Gemco theatre.

Skills

To date I have focused my skill development in the following areas;

Animation. Static objects moving in the 3D space, and movement-based character animation. Camera moves, and spot-lights tracking empties.
Modelling of vehicles,other hard-surfaced objects, and 3D Printing.
Materials & Textures. I tend to avoid too many images in my materials, preferring to find concise node setups.
Particle Systems. Snow, Explosions, Smoke, and Fire.
Python Programming. This is just really simple stuff, like adding 4000 unique objects, since I don't speak Python yet.
Rendering. Mostly the Internal Engine, with a few uses of Cycles the quality is needed.
Video Editing. Mainly just combining videos, doing time lapse and a few overlays.