CSE 464 Course Calendar

Thursday
Week 1
January 6
ASSIGN → Assignment 1: Bouncing Ball
  • Forward Bounces Revisited (using rig)
  • Bouncing Ball with Character
Week 2
January 13

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 2: Forward Jump Part 1
  • Planning Sheet / Thumbnails
  • Character Posing
DUE ← Assignment 1
Week 3
January 20

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 3: Forward Jump Part 2
  • Breakdowns
  • Timing
  • Motion Arcs
  • Polish
DUE ← Assignment 2
Week 4
January 27
ASSIGN → Assignment 4: Walk Cycle
  • Video Reference
  • Overlap and Weight
DUE ← Assignment 3
Week 5
February 3
ASSIGN → Assignment 5: Sit Part 1
  • Combined Motion Pipeline:
    1. Video Reference
    2. Planning Sheet / Thumbnails
    3. Layout
    4. Blocking
DUE ← Assignment 4
Week 6
February 10
ASSIGN → Assignment 6: Sit Part 2
  • Combined Motion Pipeline (continued):
    1. Facial Expressions
    2. Polish
DUE ← Assignment 5
Week 7
February 17
ASSIGN → Assignment 7: Facial Expressions
  • The Six Cardinal Expressions
  • Facial Animation
DUE ← Assignment 6
Week 8
February 24
ASSIGN → Assignment 8: Animation Signature Shots
  • Animation for Production
  • For next week: Motion pipeline through blocking
DUE ← Assignment 7
Week 9
March 3
  • Motion Feedback
  • For next week: Motion pipeline through polish
DUE ← Assignment 8 through blocking
Week 10
March 10
  • Motion Feedback
DUE ← Assignment 8 through polish