Schedule
IDS 252: 3D Animation, Spring 2011

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The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to changes.
Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates.
Text: Exploring Storyboarding, by Wendy Tumminello.
Week
Topic
Readings
Assignment
Comments
1
Jan 17
 Overview of Modeling Basics Chp 1: Visual Story Telling and Storyboards. Lab 1: Introduction to Maya  
2
Jan 24
 Modeling Basics and Setting the Shot Chp 2: Origins of Storyboards and Aspect Ratios (read only up to p. 22)
Chp 3: Fundamentals of the Shot		 Lab 2: Introduction to Modeling  
3
Jan 31
 Keyframing and the Graph Editor  Online: Principles of Animation - Lasseter Online: Yale Film Analysis Guide Lab 3: Creating an Animation Loop Tues: Prof Orr at conference.
4
Feb 7
 Animation and Sound Online: What is Sound Design, Randy Thom
Online: Yale Film Analysis - Sound 		Lab 4: Creating an Animation Loop with Sound Exchange animation and music loops.
5
Feb 14
 Lights and Textures  Chp 7: Lighting
Online: Pixel Cinematography (see Lighting for Computer Graphics) 		Lab 5: Lighting, Shading, and Sound Thurs in lab: Joint meeting with musicians
6
Feb 21
 Preparing for Collaboration Chp 8: Continuity
Chp 5: Composition
Lab 6: Collaboration and Character  
7
Feb 28
 Story Development Chp 4: From Script to Final Storyboard
Chp 9: Animation, Film, and Special Effects		 Lab 7: Story Development  
8
Mar 7
 Story Refinement, begin Concept & Reference, Char and Prop Modeling Chp 12: Animatics Begin - Lab 8: Animation Production Thurs: Prof Orr at conference.
9
Mar 14
 continue Concept & Reference, Char and Prop Modeling, begin Animatics   Lab 8 (cont) Turn over final storyreel to musicians.
 
Mar 21
Spring Break
10
Mar 28
 continue Char and Prop Modeling, Animatics   Lab 8 (cont)  
11
Apr 4
 Animatics is due! begin Animation   Lab 8 (cont) Thurs: Pitch animatics to musicians.
12
Apr 11
 continue Animation.   Lab 8 (cont)  
13
Apr 18
 continue Animation. Experiment with Lighting and Shading.   Lab 8 (cont)  
14
Apr 25
 finish Animation. continue Lighting and Shading  Lab 8 (cont) Turn over Animation to musicians (minus final lighting and shading).
15
May 2
 Finish Everything!   Lab 8 (cont) Turn over final Animation to musicians. classes end Tues May 3
 
Final Presentations will be Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 2-5pm

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