CSE 458 Autumn 2016
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
26 27 28 29

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      Introduction

    • DEMO: Intro to Maya, Basic Modeling
    		30

    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    03 04
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • DEMO: Hand Modeling
    		05

    DUE: Project 1 (midnight)

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling

    •
    		06

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW: Project 1

    • DEMO: Head Modeling
    		07
    10 11
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 2

    • DEMO: Basic Shading
    		12

    DUE: Project 2 (midnight)

  • Head Modeling

    •
    		13

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW: Project 2

    • DEMO: Shading (Hypershade, Procedural Shading, UV maps/Photoshop)
    		14
    17 18
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • LECTURE: Lighting Principles
    		19

    DUE: Project 3 (midnight)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		20

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW: Project 3

    • DEMO: Lighting in Maya
    		21
    24 25
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 4

    • Show and Tell (Pt 1)
    • DEMO: Basic Rigging
    • DEMO: Character Rigging Part 1
    		26

    DUE: Project 4 (midnight)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting

    •
    		27

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW: Project 4

    • Lighting Review
    • LECTURE: Character Rigging Part 2
    		28
    31 01
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • DEMO: Effects, Motion
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview
    		02

    DUE: Project 5 (midnight)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		03

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Effects/Motion
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • Show and Tell (Pt 2)
    • LECTURE: Physical Comedy
    		04

    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    07 08

    ASSIGN: Project 7

  • Mouse Trap
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW: Project 6

    • LECTURE: Cinematography
    		09 10

    DUE: Project 6 (midnight)

  • Effects/Animation

    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • DEMO: Using the Renderfarm
    • DEMO: Technical Production Pipeline Overview
    		11
    Veterans Day
    14 15

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      Story Pitch:

    • 7 steps
    • Armature
    • Thumbnails
    		16 17

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • Thumbnails and Animatic Review
    		18
    21 22

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • Motionmatic Review
    		23 24
    Thanksgiving Day
    		25
    Day After Thanksgiving
    28 29

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • Rendermatic Review
    		30 01

    DUE: Project 7

    ASSIGN: Project 8

  • Production Work: TBA
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • Mouse Trap Final
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332
    • LECTURE: Brian McDonald - Cartoon Logic (1 pm)
    		02

    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    05 06
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 8
    		07 08
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    SIEG 332

      REVIEW WIP: Project 8
    		09