CSE 456 Summer 2015
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June
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
22
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Cancelled
23 24
Assignment #1:
The Seven Steps
  • Identify the seven steps and armature in 2 short films.
  • Create 3 stories using the seven steps.
10:50-13:40 Lecture
CSE 305
  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to story
  • The Seven Steps and Armature
  • Three Act Structure
  • Character Clones
  • The Golden Mean
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Story Analysis Practice
  • Fill out the paperwork necessary to acquire lab accounts.
  • Identify the seven steps and armature from the short film shown.
25 26
29
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Check-in:
Story Review
  • Get feedback on at least one of your 3 original stories from the staff.
30 01
Assignment #1 files due by 8:30
Assignment #2:
Story Pitching
  • Create a new story to pitch to the staff next Wednesday.
  • Supplement your pitch with a beatsheet and thumbnails.
10:50-13:40 Lecture
CSE 305
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Personal Hell
  • Beatsheets
  • Thumbnails for story support
  • Pitching and acting to support story development
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Thumbnails and Scanning
  • Draw 12 thumbnails that tell the story of the specified animated short.
02 03
Independence Day

July
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
06
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Cinematic Sandbox
  • Complete an exercise introducing you to the basics of the Cinematic Sandbox.
07 08
Assignment #2 files due by 8:30
Assignment #3:
Developing an Animatic
  • Revise your story based on feedback. You will be pitching again next Wednesday.
  • Supplement your next pitch with the first pass of a 2D or 3D animatic.
10:50-13:40 Lecture
CSE 305
  • Story pitches
  • Animation Production Pipeline
  • Animatics
  • Developing characters and set
  • Being simple and clear
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Faux Animation
  • Use images to fake animation in the Cinematic Sandbox.
09 10
13
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Check-in:
Animatic Review
  • Get feedback on your animatic from the staff.
14 15
Assignment #3 files due by 8:30
Assignment #4:
The Final Pitch
  • Revise your story and animatic based on feedback. You will be showing your final animatic next Wednesday.
  • Add audio to your animatic.
10:50-13:40 Lecture
CSE 305
  • Animatic pitches
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Editing and Audio
  • Complete an exercise on simple audio/video editing using Adobe Premiere.
16 17
20
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Check-in:
Animatic Review
  • Get feedback on your animatic from the staff.
21 22
Assignment #4 files due by 8:30
10:50-13:40 Lecture
CSE 305
  • Final story pitches
14:30-16:20 Lab
SIG 332
  • Reserved for final story pitch overtime, otherwise cancelled
23 24