CSE 458 Autumn 2020
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
28 29 30 01

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

      Syllabus

    • DEMO: Cody - Intro to Maya
    • DEMO: Matthew - Yacht Modeling
    		02

    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    05

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Model
    • Hand Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		06
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Show and Tell
    • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview - Part 1
    • DEMO: Matthew - Hand Modeling
    		07

    DUE: Project 1 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 1 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

    		08

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Show and Tell

      • LECTURE: Production Pipeline Overview - Part 2

    • DEMO: Ellie - Head Modeling
    		09
    12

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Head Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		13
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Show and Tell
    • DEMO: Emily - Basic Shading (Hypershade, Procedural Shading, UV maps/Photoshop)
    		14

    DUE: Project 2 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 2 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

    		15

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Show and Tell
    • DEMO: Emily - UV Unwrapping and Texturing, Painting a Texture in Photoshop
    		16
    19

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Shading
    • Texturing
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		20
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • LECTURE: Ned Frisk - Lighting Principles
    		21

    DUE: Project 3 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 3 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		22

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Andy - Lighting in Maya
    		23
    26

    DUE: Progress Report

    • 3-Point Lighting
    • Room Lighting
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		27
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Cody - Basic Rigging and Character Rigging - Part 1
    		28

    DUE: Project 4 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 4 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Room Lighting

    •
    		29

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Cody - Character Rigging - Part 2
    		30

    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    02

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Rigging
    • Character Rigging
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		03
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • LECTURE: Matt Smith - 7 Steps and Storytelling - Part 1
    		04

    DUE: Project 5 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 5 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		05

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Bouncing Ball
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Xavier - Intro to Animation
    		06
    09

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Animation Basics
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		10
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Xavier - Animation with Personality (Remaining Principles, Overlap, Character with Tail)
    		11
    Veterans Day
    		12

    DUE: Project 6 - Part 1(9 PM)

    DUE: Project 6 - Part 1 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

  • Animation Basics

    •

    ASSIGN: Project 7

  • Animation 2 and 3
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Xavier - Animation Mechanics
    		13
    16

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Animation Mechanics
  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		17

    ASSIGN: Project 8

  • Octopus Project
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Octopus Assigned (group and prompt)
    • Plan Boards (pitch on Thursday)
    • DEMO: Cody - Technical Pipeline for Working Remote
    		18

    DUE: Project 6 - Part 2 (9 PM)

    DUE: Project 6 - Part 2 - Individual Critique (9:30PM)

    		19

    ASSIGN: Octopus Exercise

  • Reach and Grab Animation
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • DEMO: Xavier - Animating Octopus, How to Use the Octopus Rig, Marking Menu, Scene Setup
    		20
    23

    CHECK-IN: Team Progress Report

  • Turn-in on Canvas with progress report.

    •
    		24
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Octopus Storytelling - Part 2
    • DEMO: Xavier - Intro to Premiere and Sound
    		25

    DUE: Octopus Fetch Exercise (9 PM)

    DUE: Octopus Animatic (9 PM)
    		26
    Thanksgiving Day
    		27
    Day after Thanksgiving
    30

    DUE:One Blocked-In Shot (9 PM)
    		01
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Review Layout Assignment for Octopus Final with Dave and Karen
    		02

    DUE: Octopus Motionmatic Block-In (9 PM)
    		03
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Review Current Projects
    • DEMO: Emily and Andy - Intro to Rendering, Renderfarm, and Compositing
    • Lab Work Time
    		04

    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    07

    DUE: One Rendered Shot (9 PM)
    		08
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • Review Finished Shots
    		09

    DUE: Octopus Motionmatic with One Rendered Shot (9 PM)
    		10
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141
    • LAST DAY OF CLASS
    • DEMO: TBD - Using Sound / Premiere
    		11
    14

    DUE: Octopus Project Final Turn-In
    		15
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 141

      FINAL REVIEW
    		16 17

    DUE: Final Project
    		18