CSE 458 Course Calendar

 
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Week One
September 24
September 25

 

 

 

 

First day of the quarter! (no class)


Introduction

DEMO: Intro to Maya, Basic Modeling

ASSIGN → Project 1

A) Basic Modeling
B) Hand Modeling
Week Two
September 30
October 1
October 2

 


Show and Tell (Part 1)

DEMO: Hand Modeling

 


DUE ← Project 1 (midnight)

A) Basic Modeling
B) Hand Modeling

 


REVIEW: Project 1

DEMO: Head Modeling

ASSIGN → Project 2:

Head Modeling
Week Three
October 7
October 8
October 9

 
Show and Tell (Part 2)

REVIEW WIP: Project 2

DEMO: Basic Shading
DUE ← Project 2 (midnight)
Head Modeling


REVIEW: Project 2

DEMO: Shading (Hypershade, Procedural Shading, UV maps/Photoshop)

ASSIGN → Project 3:

A) Shading
B) Texturing

 
Week Four
October 14
October 15
October 16


LECTURE: Lighting Principles
DUE ← Project 3 (midnight)
A) Shading
B) Texturing


REVIEW: Project 3

DEMO: Lighting in Maya

ASSIGN → Project 4:

A) Three Point Lighting
B) Room Lighting
Week Five
October 21
October 22
October 23


REVIEW WIP: Project 4

DEMO: Basic Rigging
DUE ← Project 4 (midnight)
A) Three Point Lighting
B) Room Lighting


REVIEW: Project 4

DEMO: Character Rigging, Weight Painting

ASSIGN → Project 5:

A) Basic Rigging
B) Character Rigging
 
Week Six
October 28
October 29
October 30


REVIEW WIP: Project 5

DEMO: Effects / Motion
DUE ← Project 5 (midnight)
A) Basic Rigging
B) Character Rigging


REVIEW: Project 5

LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview

ASSIGN → Project 6:

Effects / Animation

ASSIGN → Project 7

Mouse Trap
Week Seven
November 4
November 5
November 6
 


REVIEW WIP: Project 6

LECTURE: Physical Comedy



 
DUE ← Project 6 (midnight)
Effects / Animation


LECTURE: Cinematography

DUE ← Project 7 Checkpoint

Story Pitch:
  • 7 Steps
  • Armature
  • Thumbnails
Week Eight
November 11
November 12
November 13
 


HOLIDAY: NO CLASS!


DEMO: Using the Renderfarm

DUE ← Project 7 Checkpoint

Thumbnails and Animatic Review
Week Nine
November 18
November 19
November 20


DUE ← Project 7 Checkpoint

Motionmatic Review


DUE ← Project 7 Checkpoint

Rendermatic Review
Week Ten
November 25
November 26
November 27
 
DUE ← Project 7 (10:30 AM)
Mouse Trap Final

ASSIGN → Project 8:

Production Work (TBA)
  


HOLIDAY: NO CLASS!
Week Eleven
December 2
December 3
December 4
 


REVIEW WIP: Project 8

  


REVIEW WIP: Project 8

 
Monday
Friday
Finals Week
December 8
December 12
 


Review at 10:30AM-12:20PM.

 

 

Final production work due at noon!!!