What to put in your Status Reports
IDS252: 3D Animation, Fall 2008

Question 1: What did you accomplish this week?

• Animators, Modelers, etc:

  • What is the name, folder, and scene/shot of the Maya file(s) you worked on?
  • What did you do to the file? E.g. modeled a specific character or prop, animated a character, added lighting, added shading, experimented with control structures, etc ...
  • What is the current status of this Maya file. E.g. you completed the animation or model, you still have work to do, you are having trouble with some aspect and would like additional help.

• All:

  • Did you miss a group meeting? If so, why, and did you let the group know ahead of time?
  • If did not accomplish what you said you would do last week, why was that? E.g. you were not able to get the needed files from someone else. You ran into unexpected glitches.

• Editor:

  • What scenes/shots were updated. What is the name and location of the latest quicktime file containing the updated parts.
  • Have you contacted the musicians to make sure they know a new version is available?

• Group Leader:

  • Did the group meet this week? If so, who was absent?
  • Other issues related to the running of the group? E.g. are you on schedule?

• Back-up Manager:

  • When did you last do a back-up? What files/folders did you back-up?

Question 2: What will you accomplish next week:

• What is the name, folder, and scene/shot of the Maya file(s) you plan to work on in the coming week?