Tuesday |
Thursday |
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458 |
Sept. 25 |
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Intro Class 1 Intro to Maya UI ASSIGN: Project 1: Modeling Yacht |
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2 |
Sept. 30 |
Oct. 2 |
Show and Tell UI Intro Preproduction Discussion DUE: Project 1 due at midnight Wednesday |
Show and Tell 2 DEMO: Polygon, Hand, Sailboat
ASSIGN: Project 2: Modeling Hand & Sailboat
REVIEW: Project 1
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3 |
Oct.7 |
Oct.9 |
LECTURE: Story
REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 2 hand DUE: Project 2 Hand due at midnight Wednesday |
DEMO: SUBD Polygon, NURBS, Head ASSIGN: Project 3: Modeling head FINAL REVIEW: Project 2a |
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4 |
Oct. 14 |
Oct. 16 |
LECTURE: Shading Principles
REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 3 Head DUE: Project 3 Head due Wednesday at midnight |
DEMO: Basic Shading, NURBS/poly primitives mapping DEMO: Shading2 Dragon demo i.e. Hypershade, UV Maps/Photoshop
ASSIGN: Project 4: Shading Still Life & Dragon
FINAL REVIEW: Project 3
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5 |
Oct. 21 |
Oct. 23 |
DEMO: Basic Lighting, Lighting Effects SPEAKER: Ned Frisk, “Lighting for Animated Films” REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 4 DUE: Project 4 due Wednesday at midnight |
LECTURE: Lighting Principles ASSIGN: Project 5: Lighting
FINAL REVIEW: Project 4 Shading Dragon
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6 |
Oct. 28 |
Oct. 30 |
DEMO: Basic IK/Rigging/weight painting REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 5 Lighting DUE: Project 5 Lighting due at midnight Wednesday |
LECTURE: Poses LECTURE: Motion Principles ASSIGN: Project 6: Basic IK/Rigging/Poses FINAL REVIEW: Project 5 lighting
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7 |
Nov. 4 |
Nov.6 |
SHOWING: Best of Past Mouse Traps ASSIGN: 1. Mouse Trap Groups 2. Models (Board Pieces) 3. Initial Story FINAL REVIEW: Project 5 Lighting REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 6 Rigging |
DEMO: Basic Motion (Bouncing Ball)/Motion Path
ASSIGN: Project 7: Basic Motion, and Posing
DUE: Project 6 Rigging REVIEW WORK IN PROGRESS: Project 7 Motion |
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8 |
Nov. 11 |
Nov.13 |
HOLIDAY: NO CLASS!!! DUE: Bouncing Ball Due Tomorrow night Wednesday, November 12th 11:59 pm |
DEMO: Cinematography REVIEW: Mouse Trap Models and Rigging PITCH: Initial Story Pitch Mouse Trap
ASSIGN: Mouse trap Storyboards/Script DUE: Initial Story Pitch Mouse Trap |
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9 |
Nov. 18 |
Nov. 20 |
DEMO: Walk Cycle PITCH: Mousetrap Storyboards & Scripts
ASSIGN: Mouse Trap Animatic DUE: Revised Story Pitch Mouse Trap Mousetrap board/Set pieces
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Mouse Trap DEMO: After Effects/Premiere Compositing REVIEW: Animatics DUE: Final Animatic by CLASS!
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10 |
Nov 25 |
Nov 27 |
REVIEW: Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique/Review first Motion DUE: First Motion by CLASS! |
Thanksgiving!!! No Class!!! |
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11 |
Dec 2 |
Dec 4 |
Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique Second Motion Review First Review Mouse Trap Look and feel
START FINAL RENDERING! |
Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique Final Motion Review Second Review Mouse Trap Look and feel
CONTINUE RENDERING!
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