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Pixar in a Box

Name: Pixar in a Box
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Pixar’s own artists and engineers explain how their films get made, and Khan Academy teaches the maths underneath. It is the most complete look inside a working animation pipeline anybody has published for free, and it is genuinely a course rather than a playlist: each chapter opens with an artist explaining the problem and then works through how it is solved.

Khan Academy Labs · Intermediate · 14 chapters · 129 lessons · 6h 1m

What you get out of it

Understand how an animated film is actually built, department by department — and the maths under each one.
Published free by Khan Academy with Pixar. Every lesson plays through their own embed — nothing here is re-hosted.

1. Overview

Pixar in a Box: The Art of Lighting — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Beginner
Welcome to Pixar in a Box — Pixar · 3m · Beginner

2. The Art of Storytelling

Pixar in a Box Season 3: The Art of Storytelling — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Beginner
Pixar in a Box: Story Structure — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Beginner
Pixar in a Box: Character Development — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Beginner
Pixar in a Box: Introduction to Storytelling — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Beginner
Pixar in a Box: Visual Language — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Beginner

3. Character modeling

Getting to know Alonso Martinez | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Intermediate
Introduction to subdivision surfaces | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 6m · Intermediate
What is Character Modeling (Pixar in a Box) — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Beginner
1. Split vs. average | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
1. Weighted average of three points | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
2. Subdivide operation | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
2. Weighted subdivision | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
3. Fun with weights | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
3. Subdividing your own designs | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
4. Subdivision in 3D | Character modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate

4. Rigging

Getting to know Brian Green | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Welcome to rigging | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
1. Creating objects | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
1. Rotate deformers | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
2. Translation deformers | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
3. Putting shapes together | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
3. Scale deformers | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
4. Functions | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
4. Putting everything together | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
5. Make a face | Rigging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate

5. Animation

Color correction | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Beginner
Getting to know Rob Jensen | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Beginner
Math meets artistry | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Intermediate
Spectrum of light | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Beginner
3. Bezier curves | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Beginner
4. Squash and stretch | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Beginner
4. What degree are these curves? | Animation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Beginner

6. Environment modeling

Bonus: Completing the proof | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Getting to know Tony DeRose | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
1. String art | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
1. Weighted average of two points | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
2. Midpoint formula | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
2. Where is the touching point? | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
3. Compute the touching point | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
3. Parabolic arcs | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
4. How can we prove this? | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
4. Modeling grass | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
5. Animating grass | Environment modeling | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate

7. Sets & Staging

Getting to know Fran Kalal | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Introduction to geometric transformations | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
1. Coordinate plane | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
1. How do we rotate points? | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
2. Geometry of rotation | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
2. Translation | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
3. Completing the proof | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Intermediate
3. Scaling | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
4. Commutativity | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
5. Rotation | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
6. Composite transformations | Sets & Staging | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate

8. Crowds

Introduction to combinatorics | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
1. Counting with tables | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
1. Two headed robots | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
2. Robot combinations | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Advanced
2. Snake bots | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Advanced
3. Calculating factorials | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
3. Tree challenge | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Advanced
4. Casting problem | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
4. Counting with trees | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Advanced
5. Casting challenge | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
5. Does order matter? | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
6. Binomial coefficient | Crowds | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced

9. Patterns

Distributing sites randomly | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Getting to know Ana | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Advanced
Getting to know Beth | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Introduction to Patterns | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Looking at different resolutions | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Modeling dino skin | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
One dimensional noise | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Painting your dino skin | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Advanced
Perlin noise (1D) | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
Perlin noise (2D) | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Voronoi Partition | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
What are shading packets? | Patterns | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced

10. Effects

Animating particles | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Create water surface using particles | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Effects overview | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Force and acceleration | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Getting to know Matt Wong | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 1m · Intermediate
Graphing motion over time | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Introduction to particle systems | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Simulating water | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Smooth collisions | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Understanding net forces | Effects | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate

11. Simulation

Case study: The Good Dinosaur | Simulation | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Advanced
Computer Simulation (Pixar in a Box) — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
Getting to know Hayley Iben | Simulation | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Advanced
Modeling hair | Simulation | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
Spring-mass system | Simulation | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
Starting with particles | Simulation | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Advanced
Support strings | Simulation | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced

12. Rendering

Getting to know Susan Fong | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
Introduction to rendering | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Advanced
1. Ray tracing intuition | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
1. What is ray tracing? | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
2. Light reflection | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Advanced
2. Parametric form of a ray | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
3. Light rays | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
4. Rendering Mike Wazowski | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced
4. Using the line equation | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Advanced
5. 3D ray tracing part 1 | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Advanced
6. 3D ray tracing part 2 | Rendering | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Advanced

13. Virtual Cameras

Algebra of focus | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Camera lenses | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Depth of field | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Focal distance | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Getting to know Eben Otsby | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Introduction to virtual cameras | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Mathematics of pinhole cameras | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Out of focus objects | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Simple lens law | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Storytelling with camera | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Thin lens approximation | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
What is a pinhole camera? | Virtual Cameras | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate

14. Color science

CIE chromaticity diagram | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Color contrast | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 4m · Intermediate
Color grading | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Color Science (Pixar in a Box) — Khan Academy Labs · 5m · Intermediate
HSL color model | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
HSL color space | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate
Introduction to color space | Color science | Computer Animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
Introduction to gamuts | Color science | Computer animation | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 2m · Intermediate
RGB color model | Color Science | Pixar in a Box | Khan Academy — Khan Academy Labs · 3m · Intermediate

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