CSE 459 – Pre-PRODUCTION FOR COLLABORATIVE ANIMATION

 

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1

Jan. 6

Jan. 8

Intro to Pre-Production

Review Character Design

Assign Project 1

Poses

2

Jan. 13

Jan. 15

Poses Reivew

Story Presentation

Project 1 Due

Assign Project 2

Rigging

3

Jan. 20

Jan. 22

Concept Art and Reference Presentation

Models Sheets

Motion Planning and Principles Part One

Project 2 Due

Assign Project 3a - Basic animation 1

Exercise 1-4 (1 and 2 for practice) focus on Walk cycle / Symmetrical Jump

4

Jan. 27

Jan. 29

Motion Planning and Principles Part Two

Model Sheets Due

Storyboard and Story reel - review

Character Sculpture Review

Assign Project 3b – Basic Animation 2

Exercises 5-7 Assymetrical Jump / Run / Lipsync

 

5

Feb. 3

Feb. 5

Model and 3D Paint Presentation

Motion Planning Sheets Due

Project 3a – Basic Animation 1 Due

Assign Project 3c

Character Action with Acting

6

Feb. 10

Feb. 12

Planning Sheets Revised / Roughed in Motion

Live Action Reference Review

Assign Project 4

Advanced Lighting 1 - The Orange

Motion Review

7

Feb. 17

Feb. 19

Animatics Presentation

CSE Research Presentation

Mocap Introduction

Project 3b Due

Assign Project 5

Advanced Lighting 2

Room/Character

8

Feb. 24

Feb. 26

Animatics Presentation

Project 3c Review

Project 4 Lighting - Review (Orange)

Assign Project 5

Compositing, Render layers/Settings

9

Mar. 2

Mar. 4

Project 3c Due

Character Model

3D Paint Presentation

Project 4 Lighting - Due

Dynamics: Soft / Rigid bodies

10

Mar. 9

Mar. 11

Dynamics: Particles

  Hardware / Software

Motion Reference Presentation

Motion Planning and Principles Part Three

11

Monday, March 15th

Finals 10:30 – 12:30

Friday, March 19th

Production Folders Due