490a SP 03'

Dailies Meeting Notes: 4/24

 

 Meeting Notes: (Additional to Action Items)

 

Absent: Chad, Kelvin, Alice
Called in:
 

General Announcements:
Martin here this week. Working with Chad on 2-d smoke
Title needed.
Mark Simon Friday, 10:30-12:30
Brian McDonald may be in next week
Top-priority, getting shots out to animators
Test shot. – Leads of each group will create the first test shot.
Reminder - 50% of grade in class is ability to collaborate, 50% is quality of work.
Access to 228 Granted – Maya 4.5 avail
Games lab has 4.5

Props, Modelers and Rigging:

For all models, Save a copy of just the skin, high poly
Mouse complete.
Scarecrow is coming.
Viewpoint CD’s available. Dave will burn copy.
Squirrel, additional issues to be solved, should be complete tomorrow morning.
Secondary geometry on crows
Sets should be done by Friday
 

Motion and Animatics:

Camera and Shot descriptions for second phase shots, and reference

Review first set of shots Friday
3 Test shots for leads
Fri – for assigned motion shots, first iteration rough in and motion
Create thumbs and plans for shot folders
Next Tuesday first deadline for review of Animatics

Lighting/ Shading:
Set lighting should begin soon.
Bunny shading started.
For all models, Save a copy of just the skin, high poly
Marc Simon – meeting Friday – reserve 220 at media center 10:30-12:30
Thursday lighting review day
Test shot – lighting and shading
Test color on Loki, and output to tape.
How should lights be grouped with models
Where rain needed will be determined by Kiera
 

Concept Art/Reference/Layout:

Reference needed for hat and wheelbarrow

EFX:

Follow up on flocking contact – Friday morning

FX research collaboration ongoing
FX shotlist assigned

1rst rnd 3 hi-pri FX. Corn, Flocking, Particle
Corn priority on Thursday on for Derrak
Smoke Title test 
 
Audio:
Team getting together soon, start thinking about sound

HW:

When is best time to rebuild? Boxes need to rebuild and it will interrupt renders.

Log off Friday night.
Network rendering working