IDS 252: Topics for the Week of January 24, 2011

• Lab:

  • Tuesday: Review work for Lab 1: Introduction to Maya.
  • Tuesday: Discuss and begin Lab 2: Introduction to Modeling Look at work from previous classes.
  • Note: Professor Orr will be at a conference on Tuesday, Feb 1 (next week). Our TA, Matt Wolpa, will lead the class. He will:
    • Coordinate an in-class exercise to critique Lab 2 compositions (see Lab 2 instructions).
    • Do a demo showing you how to use the graph editor for animation.
    • Help you get started on Lab 3.

• General Discussion

  • Overview of Animation Production Process. Roles
  • Text:
    • Chp 1 Visual Story Telling and Storyboards - how the juxtaposition of images tells a story.
    • Chp 3: Fundamentals of the Shot. Also look online at Film Analysis; 3. Cinematography; Framing
  • Composition in Maya: Importing files, preparing maya objects for importing, duplicating

• Animation Topics (time permitting)

  • Some Animation History, Early animation.
  • Principles of Animation
    • Principles of Animation.
    • John Lasseter's orginal article with Luxo Jr as example.
  • Bouncing Ball
    • Larry's Toon Institute
    • Amazing Kids
  • Look at Poly's World on \\home\classes or go to Polly's World.