Acknowledgments

Thanks Fiona for swooping in and being a savior on this book, and my wife Tamaryn for supporting me through even the toughest times. Thanks to the Pearson team for being always extremely organized and understanding.

—Kenny Roy

I owe considerable thanks to my fellow “Escapee” Phil Radford for his substantial contributions toward my input. Phil and I met when we attended Escape Studios for VFX training together, where his amazing abilities in all areas of 3D and VFX blew me away. After working at the BBC for 6 years, Phil established his own 3D and VFX company, Strangebox Ltd. His clients have included Virgin Atlantic, Google, Volvo, BBC, Virgin Media, Living, and Bravo, and many more. Phil’s work can be seen at http://www.strange-box.com/.

I am also grateful to my friend, character animator Spencer Jones, for creating the arc tracker MEL script supplied as bonus content for Hour 17. Spencer’s work can be seen at http://www.spence-animator.co.uk.

Thank you to the editorial team at Sams Publishing, including Laura Lewin, Olivia Basegio, and Songlin Qiu, plus Matthew Johnson for his hard work in checking the technical details. Special thanks also go to Kenny Roy and Laura Lewin for inviting me to be a part of this project, and even more thanks go to my family and friends for putting up with me while doing it.

—Fiona Rivera