CSE 458 Autumn 2017
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
25 26 27 28

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      Introduction

    • DEMO: Intro to Maya, Basic Modeling
    		29

    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    02 03
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Story: Brian McDonald on story
    • DEMO: Hand Modeling
    		04

    DUE: Project 1 (midnight)

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling

    •
    		05

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW: Project 1

    • DEMO: Head Modeling
    		06
    09 10
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW WIP: Project 2

    • Show and Tell
    • DEMO: Basic Shading
    		11

    DUE: Project 2 (midnight)

  • Head Modeling

    •
    		12

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW: Project 2

    • DEMO: Shading (Hypershade, Procedural Shading, UV maps/Photoshop)
    		13
    16 17
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • LECTURE: Lighting Principles
    		18

    DUE: Project 3 (midnight)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		19

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW: Project 3

    • DEMO: Lighting in Maya
    		20
    23 24
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW WIP: Project 4

    • DEMO: Basic Rigging
    • DEMO: Character Rigging Part 1
    		25

    DUE: Project 4 (midnight)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting

    •
    		26

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW: Project 4

    • Lighting Review
    • LECTURE: Character Rigging Part 2
    		27
    30 31
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • LECTURE: Physical Comedy
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview Pt. 1
    		01

    DUE: Project 5 (midnight)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		02

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Effects/Motion
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • DEMO: Effects, Motion
    • LECTURE: Turnover Meeting Pt. 1
    • Storyreel Screening
    		03

    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    06 07

    ASSIGN: Project 7
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview Pt. 2
    • LECTURE: Cinematography
    		08 09

    DUE: Project 6 (midnight)

  • Effects/Animation

    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • DEMO: Technical Production Pipeline Overview
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Mousetrap Story Pitches
    		10
    Veterans Day
    13 14

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Mousetrap Story Pitches 2
    • DEMO: Using the Renderfarm
    		15 16

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Mousetrap Layout/Animatic Review
    		17
    20 21

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    ASSIGN: Project 8

  • Capstone Animatic
    •
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Mousetrap Motionmatic Review
    		22
    12:00-14:00 Demo
    After Effects/Premiere Overview
    		23
    Thanksgiving Day
    		24
    Day after Thanksgiving
    27 28

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111
    • Mousetrap Rendermatic Review
    		29 30

    DUE: Project 7
    		01

    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    04 05
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      Capstone Animatic Review
    		06 07
    10:30-11:50 Lecture
    JHN 111

      Capstone Animatic Review
    		08
    11
    10:30-12:20 Final exam
    		12 13 14 15