CSE 458 - Computer Animation

CSE 458 introduces basic principles, such as modeling, shading, lighting and motion, of computer generated animation. Students from Art, CSE, and various other backgrounds team up on projects to be built on commercially-available modeling and lighting packages.

Time: TTh 11:30 - 12:50 AM
Place: Sieg 332
Lab: Sieg 329

Lab Re-Imaging: Sat 2 - 6 AM

Lab machines in Sieg 332/329 are unavailable during the re-imaging process.

	ADMINISTRATIVE
	Course Calendar Lab Rules Grading Grading Criteria The Golden Rules Personnel Staff Mailing List: cse458-staff [at] cs.washington.edu Instructor: Barbara Mones TAs: Esmeralda Duenas Jenna Han Ben Schiffler Andrew Shin TA Office Hours Ben: Tuesday 6:30-8:30PM, Wednesday and Thursday 4:30-8:30PM Ezzy: Tuesday 9:30-11:30AM, Thursday and Friday 8:30-11:30AM Jenna: Monday and Wednesday 10:30-1:30PM, Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-11:30AM, 2:30-4:30PM Amanda: Monday and Wednesday 6:00PM-8:00PM, Tuesday 10:00-11:30AM, Thursday 4:00-7:00PM Andrew: Tuesday - Friday 12:00PM-4:00PM
	PROJECTS
	Production Wiki Maya Exercises Student File Instructions Critique Analysis Due into Collect-It on Catalyst with each project by 11:59 PM Project #1: Basic and Hand Modeling Project #2: Head Modeling Project #3: Shading and Texturing Project #4: Basic and Room Lighting Project #5: Basic and Character Rigging Project #6: Animation or Effects Project #7: Mouse Trap Project #8: PreProduction
	RESOURCES
	Documents Templates: Storyboard Sheet - 4:3 Storyboard Sheet - 16:9 - small Storyboard Sheet - 16:9 - large Thumbnail sheet "Laws" of Animation Principles of Traditional Animation Applied to 3D Computer Animation - by John Lasseter Links Course Links Tractor Dashboard Renderfarm access from the lab machines Sieg 329 Lab Information Animation Capstone Films Completed films from previous years External Links Maya Student Version - Free version of Maya for students. 11 Second Club - Monthly animation competition. Provides free rigs and animation tips. Maya Learning Channel - YouTube channel with various Maya tutorials. CGSociety.org - Everything 3DTotal.com - News, textures & etc. TurboSquid.com - Some free textures and models. Highend3D.com - Textures, tools, etc.