CSE 456 Course Calendar

June

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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CLASS
10:30-2:30 in the Gates Commons

  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to story
  • Armature/Seven step stories
  • 3 Act Structure
  • The Golden Mean
  • Character Clones
  • Group story work
  • Assignment #1:
    - Use the 3 armatures provided and write 3 stories, each with 7 steps
30

DEMO
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #1: Introduction to the Cinematic Sandbox

July

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1 2 3 4 5

DEMO
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #1: Introduction to the Cinematic Sandbox

STAFF MEETING
4:30-5:30

LAB
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 329

LAB
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 329

Independence Day

(Holiday, no lab hours!)

7 8 9 10 11 12

DEMO
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #2A: Scanning, Photoshop, Faux animation in the sandbox
  • Lab #2B:
    Thumbnail exercise

Assignment #1
Due by 5:00 PM

DEMO
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #2A: Scanning, Photoshop, Faux animation in the sandbox
  • Lab #2B:
    Thumbnail exercise
LAB
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 329
LAB
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 329
LAB
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 329

Lab #2B
Due by 5:00 PM

CLASS
10:30-2:30 in the Gates Commons

  • Visual Storytelling
  • Personal Hell
  • Group Story Work
  • Assignment #2:
    -
    Fast prototyping visual stories using the Cinematic Sandbox
    - Using text (beatsheets)
    - Thumbnails for story support
    - Creating animatics
    - Developing characters and sets
14 15 16 17 18 19

DEMO
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #3: Character animation introduction and advanced tips and tricks for the Cinematic Sandbox
  • Using Premiere to add audio and do misc edits

DEMO
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 332

  • Lab #3: Character animation introduction and advanced tips and tricks for the Cinematic Sandbox
  • Using Premiere to add audio and do misc edits

 

LAB
6:30-8:30 in Sieg 329

LAB
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 329

STAFF MEETING
4:30-5:30

Assignment #2
Due by 5:00 PM


 

LAB
2:30-4:30 in Sieg 329

CLASS
10:30-2:30 in the Gates Commons

  • Pitching and acting to support story development
  • Sandbox feedback
  • Pixar story review (Skype)
  • Assignment #3:
    -
    Story structure development with the cinematic sandbox
21 22 23 24 25 26
 

CLASS
10:30-2:30 in the Gates Commons

  • Pitches and final feedback
  • Story/animatic and production review
  • Applying story structure to animated films (both features and shorts)
 

STAFF MEETING
4:30-5:30

Assignment #3
Due by 5:00 PM

 
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