Week #

Tuesday

Thursday

 

1

459

Jan. 4

      

      

REVIEW: 458 Group Finals

 

      

ASSIGN:

 

      

1. Mouse Trap Groups

 

      

2. Models

 

      

3. Come up with Initial Story Idea

 

      

4. Basic Animation - Jumps

 

      

SHOWING: Best of Past Mouse Traps/Storyboards

 

      

Intro to Preproduction

 

      

Mouse Trap Process/Schedules/elements

 

2

Jan. 9

Jan. 11

 

DUE: Initial Story Pitch Mouse Trap:

DUE: Revised Story Pitch Mouse Trap:

 

Story lecture

DUE/REVIEW: Jumps (WED Jan 10 11:59pm)

 

DUE/REVIEW: Mouse Trap Models

DUE: Revised FINAL Models

 

ASSIGN:

 

 

1. Storyboards/Script

 

 

 

ASSIGN: 1. Storyboards/Script

 

      

 

 

      

      

 

3

Jan. 16

Jan. 18

 

Mousetrap board/set DUE SUN JAN 14 11:59PM (Sooner if possible)

Mouse Trap

 

DUE: Revised Story Pitch Mouse Trap:

DEMO: Render farm

DEMO: Dynamics Soft Bodies/ Dynamics Particles (Matt)

 

1. Storyboards & Scripts

ASSIGN: Mouse Trap Animatic transitions to Motion

 

DEMO: compositing  AE/Premier

REVIEW: Rough Animatic Review

 

ASSIGN : Mouse Trap Animatic

      

 

4

Jan. 23

Jan. 25

 

Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap

 

DUE/REVIEW:  Final Animatic

DUE/REVIEW:  Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique/Review first Motion

 

      

      

 

5

Jan. 30

Feb. 1

 

Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique:

Mouse Trap Project In-Class Critique:

Final Review

CONTINUE RENDERING!

      

 

Second Review

 

START FINAL RENDERING!

 

      

 

6

Feb. 6

Feb. 8

 

Story Presentation

PRESENT: Group story exploration

 

ASSIGN: Group story exploration

 

 

FINAL DUE/REVIEW: Mouse Trap

 

 

      

      

 

7

Feb. 13

Feb. 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story Discussion

 

      CHOOSE STORY!

ASSIGN: Story reel, script, Character Design, Concept Art,

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

8

Feb. 20

Feb. 22

 

1st REVIEW: Story reel, Script

DUE: Character Sculpture, Model Sheets

 

1st REVIEW: Initial Character Design, Initial Concept Art and Reference

DUE: Story reel

 

ASSIGN: Character Sculpture, Model Sheets

REVIEW: Character Sculpture, Model Sheets, Motion Planning 1

 

BEGIN ANIMATIC

CHARACTER/SET MODELING

 

 

DEMO: 3D Paint Presentation (Zhi)

 

9

Feb. 27

1-Mar

 

 

 

REVIEW: Signature Shots

 

1st REVIEW: Character/Set Modeling

REVIEW: Animatic

 

REVIEW: Animatic

2nd REVIEW: Character/Set Modeling

 

ASSIGN: Final Project Signature Shots      

      

 

10

6-Mar

8-Mar

 

REVIEW: Signature Shots

REVIEW: Signature Shots

 

REVIEW: Animatic

REVIEW: Animatic

 

DUE: Character Models

REVIEW: Shading/Rigging

 

BEGIN RIGGING

      

 

BEGIN SHADING

      

 

11

13-Mar

15-Mar

 

Finals

Final Project review

      

 

      

REVIEW: Signature Shots

 

      

REVIEW: Animatic

 

      

REVIEW: Shading/Rigging