Martin Hopkins

Martin has been great! His Q&A’s are some of the best I’ve been a part of. He is extremely knowledgeable about the craft and aware of specific things that students struggle with. He then structures his lectures around what would help the student now and going forward making each week’s lectures invaluable and relevant. He is also very approachable and gives extra effort to make sure students get their questions answered.

Coming from a 2D animation background, I really struggled to understand the Maya workflow in previous terms. I found Martin’s approach to animating in 3D very accessible and easy to understand because he was able to explain how he bridged the gap himself when he made the transition. His critiques are clear, concise and easy to follow. He strikes a really good balance between giving freedom in creative choices and limiting them to manageable decisions, given my current level of knowledge.

Before Q&A starts, Martin gives us a brief look at studio life and what’s going on currently, which helps give us a look at how studios run. He also has a very well-planned lesson for each week. Most importantly, Martin gives e-critiques on our assignments no later than Monday so we have a lot of time to work on our assignments, which helps a lot.

Martin has been a great teacher – clear, focused, experienced and friendly. He explained all the concepts well and was happy to respond to a range of questions and dealt well with people of different experience levels. I really value his matter-of-fact attitude and the rich experience he draws from in his teaching. My favourite class so far has been the class where we looked at different cartoons that he’d chosen to show animation principles in action.

Martin has been great! His Q&A’s are some of the best I’ve been a part of. He is extremely knowledgeable about the craft and aware of specific things that students struggle with. He then structures his lectures around what would help the student now and going forward making each week’s lectures invaluable and relevant. He is also very approachable and gives extra effort to make sure students get their questions answered.

Coming from a 2D animation background, I really struggled to understand the Maya workflow in previous terms. I found Martin’s approach to animating in 3D very accessible and easy to understand because he was able to explain how he bridged the gap himself when he made the transition. His critiques are clear, concise and easy to follow. He strikes a really good balance between giving freedom in creative choices and limiting them to manageable decisions, given my current level of knowledge.

Before Q&A starts, Martin gives us a brief look at studio life and what’s going on currently, which helps give us a look at how studios run. He also has a very well-planned lesson for each week. Most importantly, Martin gives e-critiques on our assignments no later than Monday so we have a lot of time to work on our assignments, which helps a lot.

Martin has been a great teacher – clear, focused, experienced and friendly. He explained all the concepts well and was happy to respond to a range of questions and dealt well with people of different experience levels. I really value his matter-of-fact attitude and the rich experience he draws from in his teaching. My favourite class so far has been the class where we looked at different cartoons that he’d chosen to show animation principles in action.