CSE 456 Course Calendar

 
Tuesday
Thursday
Week One
June 25
June 27

Weekly
Reading/Watching:

Mamet

  • Assignment #1: Seven Steps
  • Welcome, Introductions,
    Overview of the Course
  • Goals and Expectations
  • Grades and Requirements
  • DUE: Assignment #1
  • Assignment #2 Story Analysis and Creation
  • Story Construction 1
  • Armature Assignment
  • Lab: Introduction to Premiere

LAB:

  • Assignment #1 Lab
  • Scanning Images and Intro to Photoshop, After Effects and Reference Reel Editor
Week Two
July 2
July 4

Weekly
Reading/Watching:

The Visual Story

  • DUE: Assignment #2
  • DUE: Assignment #1 Lab
  • Assignment #3 Story Creation and Pitching
  • Story Construction 2
  • Assignment Review
  • Individual Story Design Using Seven Steps and Armature
  • Goal: TBA
HOLIDAY !!

 

Week Three
July 9
July 11

Weekly
Reading/Watching:

Reference from
YouTube and
Real Life

  • DUE: Assignment #3
  • Assignment #4a: Story Development and Revision
    (7 steps, beat sheet, shot list)
  • Story, Lighting, and
    Cinematography
  • The Visual Story #2
  • Motion Principles,
    Screenings, and Shot Breakdowns
  • Pacing for Story
  • Storyboard Reviews
  • Final Script, Story Panels
  • Story Pitch with Refernce Reel Editor
  • Acting for Animators

LAB:

  • Assignment #4 Lab
  • Cinematic Sandbox,
    Audacity Tutorial
Week Four
July 16
July 18

 

Editing audio and video

  • Assignment #4a: Bring copies for class review
  • Assignment #4b: Thumbnails
  • Story Review,
    Student Work in Progress
  • Individual Pitch Reviews
  • Assignment #4b: Bring copies of thumbnails for class review
  • Assignment #4c: Animatic
  • Individual Pitch Reviews
  • Second Story Review
  • Producing and Directing
    for Animated Films

LAB:

  • DUE: Assignment #4 Lab
  • TBA
Week Five
July 23
July 25

 

Complete Story Bible and Animatic Support

Assignement 4 (all parts) DUE Friday 07/26/2013

  • Assignment #4c Animatic Check-in
    Third Story Review
  • Bring copies of Assignment #4c for class review
  • Acting: Animatic to Final Film
  • Facial Expressions - Beware of the Uncanny Valley
  • Bring copies of assignment #4c for class review (5:00 p.m. final notebook turn-in)
  • Final Presentations
    with Final Animatics
  • Wrap Up