		Thursday
Week One		July 25
		LAB: 3-5 PM N/A	CLASS: 5:30-8:20 PM Assignment #1: Character Design Intro and overview What is not covered Intro to production stages Select from character archetypes Demo: Creating orthos Demo: Setting up image planes in Maya
Week Two	July 30	August 1
	LAB: 3-5 PM Work on assignment and review with TAs	LAB: 3-5 PM Tech demo: Joint basics	CLASS: 5:30-8:20 PM Assignment #2: Creating the Skeleton DUE: Assignment #1 Skeleton building
Week Three	August 6	August 8
	LAB: 3-5 PM Assignment #2b: Creating the Hand Skeleton Work on assignment and review with TAs	LAB: 3-5 PM Tech demo: Polygon modeling basics	CLASS: 5:30-8:20 PM Assignment #3: Block Model and Pose Testing DUE: Assignment #2 Creating low res block model geometry Testing proportions for functionality while building Lecture on character silhouettes Demo on pose testing Create poses on block model Lecture on what makes a good pose Tweaking skeletal and model proportions based on results from pose test
Week Four	August 13	August 15
	LAB: 3-5 PM Work on assignment and review with TAs	LAB: 3-5 PM Tech demo: Advanced polygon modeling	CLASS: 5:30-8:20 PM Assignment #4: Gray Model DUE: Assignment #3 Demo: combine block models into gray model base mesh, manifold mesh Add spans to preserve volume for good deformations Lecture on building model topology for good deformations Skin weighting EXTRA - Building costume elements from gray model base mesh
Week Five	August 20	August 22
	LAB: 3-5 PM Work on assignment and review with TAs	LAB: 3-5 PM Tech demo: Character animation	CLASS: 5:30-8:20 PM Assignment #5: Animation Testing DUE: Assignment #4 Demo: Animation test Apply a simple control rig to the gray model skeleton Lecture: Creating a simple animation Draw a planning sheet for the jump animation Analyze how the character holds up in animation EXTRA - Apply corrections to skeleton and model learned from animation testing