Week #

Tuesday

Thursday

1

Sep. 30

Oct. 2

Intro Class 1

Intro to Maya

Assignment #1A Maya UI

Intro Class 2

Show and Tell

Story Review 1, Production Seminar October 4 and 5

2

Oct. 7

Oct. 9

Intro to Maya

Assign Project 1B: Modeling1

Curves/Surfaces. NURBS

Story Review 2

3

Oct. 14

Oct. 16

Sailboat Models Due

Assign Project 2:Modeling2

Poly,subd,nurbs, Hand/Head

Modeling 1

Production Pipeline 1

4

Oct. 21

Oct. 23

Hand/Head Models Due
Assign Project 3: Modeling3

Group Project

Shading

Production Pipeline 2

5

Oct. 28

Oct. 30

Group Models Due

Assign Project 4: Shading1 

Revised Models Due

Group Meetings/Presentations

6

Nov. 4

Nov. 6

Simple Shading Due

Assign Project 5: Shading2

Lighting/Production Pipeline 3

7

Nov. 11

Nov. 13

Advanced Shading Due

Assign Project6: Lighting

Intro to Motion

Production Pipeline 4

8

Nov. 18

Nov. 20

Lighting Due

 Assign Project 7: Motion

Planning for Motion

Production Pipeline 5

9

Nov. 25

Nov. 27

Motion Due

Assign Final Project

THANKSGIVING

no school

10

Dec. 2

Dec. 4

Final Project Review

Final Project Planning  Sheet Critique

Final Project Critique

11

Dec. 9

Dec. 12

Final Project Critique

Final Project Critique*

Finals

Dec. 17*

Revised Final Project Due*