CSE 456 Summer 2016
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Assignment #1:
The Seven Steps
  • Identify the seven steps and armature in 2 short films.
  • Create 3 stories using the seven steps.
10:00-14:00 Lecture
CSE 403
  • Introduction to the course
  • Introduction to story
  • The Seven Steps and Armature
13:00 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.
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Assignment #1 files due by 8:30
Assignment #2:
Making Thumbnails and Revising 7 Steps
  • Story Revisions for assigned stories including armature and seven steps.
  • First iterations on thumbnails for the chosen story.
10:00-14:00 Lecture
CSE 403
  • Three Act Structure
  • Character Clones
  • The Golden Mean
  • Students split into groups to fix problems in assigned stories
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10:00-14:00 Lecture
CSE 403
  • Revisions for Armatures and Seven Steps
      • Each group much check in with each staff member to get credit.
  • The Cheese Trap: Armature and 7 steps
  • Introduction to Thumbnails and Scanning (Demo and Exercise)
      • Draw 12 thumbnails that tell the story of the specified animated short.
  • Visual Storytelling Video
  • Cinematography
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Assignment #2 files due by 8:30
Assignment #3:
Story Pitching
  • Revise seven steps and thumbnails based on feedback.
  • After deciding whether to do one version of the story or two, take the seven steps and armature, and create a beatsheet.
  • Prepare a story pitch!
10:00-14:00 Lecture
CSE 403
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Personal Hell
  • Thumbnails for story support
  • Beatsheets
  • Storyreels
  • Pitching and acting to support story development
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Assignment #3 files due by 8:30
Assignment #4a:
Developing a Storyreel
  • Taking the seven steps, armature, and beatsheet, create a storyreel, incorporating feedback from your first pitch.
  • Start to think about, and list out, sound effects that are needed for the story.
10:00-14:00 Lecture
CSE 403
  • Story Pitches
  • Story Pitching Video
  • Animation Production Pipeline
  • Developing characters and set
  • Being simple and clear
13:00 Lab
SIG 332
Lab Exercise:
Introduction to Storyboards
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    10:00-14:00 Lecture
    CSE 403
    • Practice for story pitches
    13:00 Lab
    SIG 332
    Lab Excercise:
    Editing and Faux Animation demo
    • Demo on Editing in Premiere.
    • Demo on Faux Animation in Premiere and Photoshop.
    • Complete an exercise on simple editing using Adobe Premiere
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    Assignment #4a files due by 8:30
    Assignment #4b:
    The Final Pitch
    • Revise animatic, add in audio, sound effects, voiceover, complete storyboards and reel.
    10:00-14:00 Lecture
    CSE 403
    • Story Pitches
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    10:00-14:00 Lecture
    CSE 403
    • Completion of 2 reels, one with voiceover and one without voiceover
        • Each group much check in with each staff member individually to get credit.
    13:00 Lab
    SIG 332
    Lab Excercise:
    Audio demo
    • Complete an exercise on simple audio editing using Adobe Premiere
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    Assignment #4b files due by 8:30
    10:00-14:00 Lecture
    CSE 403
    • Final Story Pitches
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