CSE 459 Course Calendar

Thursday
Week 1
September 26
ASSIGN → Assignment 1: Bouncing Ball Basics
  • Animation Principles
  • Light and Heavy Bouncing Balls (drawn)
Week 2
October 3

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 2: Obstacle Course
  • Animation in Maya
  • Bouncing Ball Obstacle Course
  • Rig: Ball
DUE ← Assignment 1
Week 3
October 10

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 3: Posing and Forward Jump
  • Planning Sheets
  • Character Posing
  • Rig: Recruit
DUE ← Assignment 2
Week 4
October 17

ASSIGN →
Assignment 4: Forward Jump Breakdowns and Polish
  • Breakdowns
  • Timing
  • Motion Arcs
  • Polish
DUE ← Assignment 3

Week 5
October 24
ASSIGN → Assignment 5: Basic Walk Cycle
  • "Vanilla" walk cycle
  • Video reference
  • From planning sheets to polish
  • Contact Poses
DUE ← Assignment 4
Week 6
October 31
ASSIGN → Assignment 6: Push
  • Push breakdowns
  • Video Reference
  • Planning Sheet
  • Constraints exercise
DUE ← Assignment 5
Week 7
November 7


ASSIGN →
Assignment 7: Facial Expressions

ASSIGN → Assignment 7: Sit Layout

  • Develop story
  • Acting Reference
  • Planning sheets
  • Animation layout (face and body)
  • Push polish

DUE ←Assignment 6


Week 8
November 14


ASSIGN → Assignment 8: Sit Part 1 and 2

ASSIGN → Assignment 8: Facial Expressions and Sit Extremes

  • Cardinal expressions
  • Face animation
  • Extremes (face and body)

DUE ←Assignment 7


Week 9
November 21

ASSIGN → Assignment 9: Sit Breakdowns and Polish

  • Breakdowns
  • Polish
Week 10
November 28

HOLIDAY: NO CLASS!

Week 11
December 5
ASSIGN → Assignment 10: Production Work
  • TBD

Tuesday
Finals
December 10
Final time is 6:30PM-8:20PM.