CSE 459 – Pre-PRODUCTION FOR COLLABORATIVE ANIMATION

 

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1

Jan. 4

Jan. 6

Assign Project 1

Rigging

Intro to Pre-Production

  Review Character Design

 

2

Jan. 11

Jan. 13

Project 1 Due

Assign Project 2

Poses

Poses Review

Story Presentation

3

Jan. 18

Jan. 20

Project 2 Due

Assign Project 3a - Basic animation 1

Exercise 1-4 (1 and 2 for practice) focus on Walk cycle / Symmetrical Jump

Concept Art and Reference Presentation

Models Sheets

Motion Planning and Principles Part One

4

Jan. 25

Jan. 27

    Motion Planning Sheets Due (3a)

Assign Project 3b – Basic Animation 2

Exercises 5 & 6 Assymetrical Jump / Lipsync

 

Motion Planning and Principles Part Two

Model Sheets Due

Storyboard and Story reel - review

Character Sculpture Review

5

Feb. 1

Feb. 3

Project 3a – Basic Animation 1 Due

    Assign Project 4

Advanced Lighting 1 - The Orange

Motion Planning Sheets Due (3b)

Model and 3D Paint Presentation

 

6

Feb. 8

Feb. 10

    Assign Project 5

Character Action with Acting (Choice)

Project 4 Lighting - Review (Orange)

Presentations of Preproduction Material

7

Feb. 15

Feb. 17

Project 3b Due

Assign Project 5

Advanced Lighting 2

Room/Character (Choice)

Animatics Presentation

CSE Research Presentation

Mocap Introduction

8

Feb. 22

Feb. 24

Project 4 Lighting – Due

Project 5 Plan Due

Compositing, Render layers/Settings

Animatics Presentation

 

9

Mar. 1

Mar. 3

Review Project 5 (Motion or Lighting)

Dynamics: Soft / Rigid bodies

Character Model

3D Paint Presentation

10

Mar. 8

Mar. 10

Review Project 5 (Motion or Lighting)

Dynamics: Particles

  Hardware / Software

Motion Reference Presentation

Motion Planning and Principles Part Three

11

Project 5 Due

Monday, March 14th

Finals 10:30 – 12:30

Friday, March 18th

Production Folders Due