Syllabus
Administrivia:
Required texts:
- Michael O'Rourke,
Three Dimensional Computer Animation
Recommended texts:
- Isaac Victor Kerlow,
The Art of 3-D Computer Animation and Imaging
- Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston,
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
- Kit Laybourne, The Animation Book
Supplemental texts:
- Alias | Wavefront Power Animator manuals
- James Foley, Andries Van Dam, Steven Feiner, and John Hugues,
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice,
Addison-Wesley, 1990.
- Steve Upstill, The RenderMan Companion, Addison-Wesley, 1990.
Copies of the supplemental texts live in OUGL 326. They are to be
left in the lab at all times.
Projects and due dates:
Projects will be critiqued in class in OUGL 326 on the due date, so late projects are not acceptable.
You are encouraged to continue work on your project after the critique session to implement the
suggestions. Projects will not be graded as such, but extensive comments will be given in writing after
each critique session.