When it comes to filmmaking, especially in the Post Production aspect (and even more so for independents and freelancers) Community is where it is at.
So it is great to see Software makers provide platforms for communities to engage, share and learn together.
Autodesk has one such great online platform called The Area. The Area is Digital Entertainment & Visualization Community for Autodesk users. Here there are:
If you use any of their Post Production and Visualization products; be it Maya, MotionBuilder, 3ds Max, Flame, Mudbox, smoke, tokix, etc, then sign up and take part in the discussions – there is so much to learn.

