CSE 458 Autumn 2022
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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
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Introductions
    • Syllabus
    • Show and Tell Signups

    DEMO:

    • Intro to Maya (Amy)
    • Intro to Modeling, Yacht (Terrell)
    30
    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    03

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Model
    • Hand Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 04
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS

    • Show and Tell - Group A
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 1
    • How to Think Like A Hard Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Hard Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Hand Modeling (Jessie)
    05

    DUE: Project 1 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 1 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    06

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group B
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 2
    • How to Think Like A Soft Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Soft Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Head Modeling (Jessie)
    07
    10

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Head Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 11
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Storytelling (Matt Smith)
    12

    DUE: Project 2 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 2 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    13

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group C
    • How to Think Like A Shading Artist (Barbara)
    • Shading Supervisor Questions
    • How to Think Like A Texturing Artist
    • Texturing Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Shading (Terrell)
    • UV Unwrapping and Texturing (Amy)
    14
    17

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Shading
    • Texturing
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 18
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Lighting Principles Part 1 (Ned Fisk)
    19

    DUE: Project 3 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 3 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Shading
  • Texturing
  • 20

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Lighting Principles Part 2 (Ned Fisk)
    • How to Think Like A Lighting Artist (Barbara)
    • Lighting Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Lighting in Maya (Noelle)
    21
    24

    DUE: Progress Report

    • 3-Point Lighting
    • Room Lighting
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 25
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Lighting Review (Ned Fisk)
    • Show and Tell (Terrell)
    • How to Think Like A Rigging Artist

    DEMO:

    • Basic Rigging (Jasper)
    • Character Rigging - Part 1 (Jasper)
    26

    DUE: Project 4 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 4 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Room Lighting
  • 27

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Amy)
    • Rigging Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Character Rigging - Part 2 (Jasper)
    28
    31

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Rigging
    • Character Rigging
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 01
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Jessie and Graham)
    • Animation Principles (Amy)

    DEMO:

    • Bouncing Ball Animation – Part 1 (Graham)
    02

    DUE: Project 5 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 5 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
  • 03

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Bouncing Ball
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Noelle and Jasper)
    • Animation Supervisor Questions
    • Lighting Review (Noelle)

    DEMO:

    • Bouncing Ball Animation – Part 2 (Graham)
    04
    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    07

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Animation Basics
  • Turn-in on Canvas.
  • 08
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Animation Mechanics
    • Final Project Introduction
    09 10

    DUE: Project 6 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 6 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Animation Basics
  • 11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Story Pitch I
    11
    Veteran's Day
    14 15
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Animation Demo I - Jump
    • Story Pitch II
    16 17
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Animation Demo II - Walk
    • Story Pitch III
    18
    21 22
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Animation Demo III - Run
    • Story Pitch IV
    23 24
    Thanksgiving
    25
    Fri. after Thanksgiving
    28 29
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Facial Expressions (Gary Faigin)
    30 01
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Production Demos
    02
    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    05

    DUE: Cardinal Facial Expressions (11:30 PM)

    06
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Facial Expressions Review (Gary Faigin)
    07 08
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    09
    12 13 14

    DUE: Final Project

    15 16