Editing Autodesk Maya (section)

==Industry usage==
The widespread use of Maya in the film industry is usually associated with its development on the film ''[[Dinosaur (2000 film)|Dinosaur]]'', released by Disney and The Secret Lab on May 19, 2000.<ref>{{cite book|last=Warren|first=Scott|title=Learning Games: The Science and Art of Development|date=16 June 2017|publisher=Springer|page=77}}</ref> In 2003, when Alias|Wavefront received an [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement]], it was noted to be used in films such as ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'', all of which were released in 2002.<ref name="Macworld">{{cite journal|last=Sellers|first=Dennis|date=14 January 2003|title=Maya gets Oscar for Technical Achievement|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1008800/oscar.html|journal=Macworld|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> By 2015, [[VentureBeat]] Magazine stated that all ten films in consideration for the Best Visual Effects Academy Award had used Autodesk Maya and that it had been "used on every winning film since 1997."<ref name="VENTURE">{{cite web|last=Terdiman|first=Daniel|date=15 January 2015|title=And the Oscar for Best Visual Effects Goes to… Autodesk's Maya|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/01/15/hollywood-fx-pros-i-want-to-be-an-oscars-maya-winner/|work=media|publisher=[[VentureBeat]]}}</ref> The film studio [[Illumination Studios Paris]] uses Autodesk Maya for their animated films. [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] also utilizes Maya in films such as ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' and ''[[Frozen II]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/disneyanimation/status/1260328901403762688|title=A character rig, setup by Character Technical Directors, can have thousands of articulation controls. This allows Animators to pose a character and craft a believable performance. #TechTuesday|access-date=2020-09-04|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref>