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Dailies Meeting Notes: 4/23
Meeting Notes: (Additional to Action Items)
Absent: Ben, Kiera, Zhi
Called in:
General Announcements:
Martin here this week. Working with
Title needed.
Brian McDonald may be in next week
Karen may be in tomorrow
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 – but Maya 4.0 at present
Games lab has 4.5
Props,
Modelers and Rigging:
Additional props needed wheelbarrow and hat.
Mouse complete.
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
Review all props tomorrow
Motion and Animatics:
Review first set of shots Friday
First shots going out to motion today.
2nd round motion shots assigned
2nd phase animatics assigned
8 Shots assigned.
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 animatics
Lighting/ Shading:
Set lighting should begin soon.
Marc Simon – meeting Friday – reserve 220 at media center
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
Upcoming FX responsibilities
Assignments coming
1rst rnd 3 hi-pri FX. Corn, Flocking, Particle
Corn priority on Thursday on for Derrak
Particle system proof of concept coming
Environmental effects
Smoke Title test
Wind will be determined by FX
HW:
When is best time to rebuild. Boxes need to rebuild and it will interrupt renders.
Log off Friday night.
Derrak
review new models
Cornstalks
Field rendering
3d-paint