Leo turned to the timeline. He set his frame rate and moved to frame 1. He positioned Pip’s hand in a wave. He pressed to set a keyframe.
The year was 2014, and Leo sat in a dim room, the glow of his monitor illuminating a face full of both frustration and wonder. On his screen was the gray, clinical interface of Autodesk Maya 2014 , a software powerhouse known for its steep learning curve but also for powering the worlds of Pixar and Disney. autodesk-maya-2014
Then came the "black magic" of 2014: rigging. Leo used the Joint Tool to draw a digital skeleton inside Pip’s mesh. He struggled with , the process of binding the "skin" to the bones. At first, Pip’s head collapsed into his chest whenever he bowed—a common nightmare for novice animators . The First Breath Leo turned to the timeline
He slid the timeline to frame 24 and moved the hand across the screen. He pressed to set a keyframe
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