CSE 458 Autumn 2018
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
24 25 26 27

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      Introduction

    • DEMO: Intro to Maya, Basic Modeling
    		28

    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    01 02
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Show and Tell
    • DEMO: Hand Modeling
    		03

    DUE: Project 1 (midnight)

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling

    •
    		04

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW: Project 1

    • DEMO: Head Modeling
    		05
    08 09
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW WIP: Project 2

    • Story: Brian McDonald on story
    • DEMO: Basic Shading
    		10

    DUE: Project 2 (midnight)

  • Head Modeling

    •
    		11

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW: Project 2

    • DEMO: Shading (Hypershade, Procedural Shading, UV maps/Photoshop)
    		12
    15 16
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Lighting: Ned Frisk
    • LECTURE: Lighting Principles
    		17

    DUE: Project 3 (midnight)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		18

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW: Project 3

    • DEMO: Lighting in Maya
    		19
    22 23
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW WIP: Project 4

    • DEMO: Basic Rigging
    • DEMO: Character Rigging Part 1
    		24

    DUE: Project 4 (midnight)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting

    •
    		25

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW: Project 4

    • Lighting Review
    • LECTURE: Character Rigging Part 2
    		26
    29 30
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • LECTURE: Physical Comedy
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview Pt. 1
    		31

    DUE: Project 5 (midnight)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		01

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Effects/Motion
    •
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      REVIEW WIP: Project 5

    • DEMO: Effects, Motion
    • LECTURE: Turnover Meeting Pt. 1
    • Storyreel Screening
    		02

    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    05 06

    ASSIGN: Project 7
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview Pt. 2
    • LECTURE: Cinematography
    		07

    DUE: Project 6 (midnight)

  • Effects/Animation

    •
    		08
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Acting/Story: Karen Lund
    • DEMO: Technical Production Pipeline Overview
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Mousetrap Story Pitches
    		09
    12
    Veterans Day
    		13

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Acting/Story: Karen Lund
    • Mousetrap Story Pitches 2
    • DEMO: Using the Renderfarm
    		14 15

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Mousetrap Layout/Animatic Review
    		16
    19 20

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • 12:00-2:00 DEMO: After Effects/Premiere Overview (Blake)
    		21 22
    Thanksgiving Day
    		23
    Day after Thanksgiving
    26 27

    DUE: Project 7 Checkpoint

    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295
    • Mousetrap Rendermatic Review
    		28 29

    DUE: Project 7

    ASSIGN: Project 8

  • Capstone Animatic
    •
    		30

    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    03 04
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      Capstone Animatic Review
    		05 06
    11:30AM-12:50PM Lecture
    MGH 295

      Capstone Animatic Review
    		07
    10
    10:30-12:20 Final exam
    		11 12 13 14