Schedule
IDS 252: 3D Animation, Spring 2013

The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to change. Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates. Text: Exploring Storyboarding, by Wendy Tumminello

Week		Topic	Readings	Assignment	Comments
1	Jan 14	Overview of Modeling Basics	Chp 1: Visual Story Telling and Storyboards	Lab 1: Introduction to Maya
2	Jan 21	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 (note, more examples can be found online at Yale Film Analysis - See 3. Cinematography ->Scale)	Lab 2: Introduction to Modeling	No class Monday due to MLK events. Important Date: Fri, Jan 25: Add/Drop Deadline for Full and First-half semester courses.
3	Jan 28	Lights and Textures	Chp 7: Lighting Online: Pixel Cinematography (see Lighting for Computer Graphics)	Lab 3: Lighting and Shading
4	Feb 4	Keyframing and the Graph Editor	Online: Principles of Animation - Lasseter Yale Film Analysis Guide	Lab 4: Creating an Animation Loop	Important Date: Mon, Feb 4: CR/NC Deadline for First-half semester courses.
5	Feb 11	Animation and Sound	Online: What is Sound Design, Randy Thom Online: Yale Film Analysis - Sound	Lab 5: Creating an Animation Loop with Sound Wed: Exchange animation and music loops.	Important Date: Tues, Feb 12: Withdrawal Deadline for First-half semester courses.
6	Feb 18	Preparing for Collaboration	Chp 8: Continuity Chp 5: Composition	Lab 6: Collaboration and Character Wed: Get Foley sounds from musicians. Wed: Joint meeting with musicians in Ford 122 (Theater)
7	Feb 25	Story Development	Chp 8: Continuity Chp 5: Composition	On Fri, begin: Lab 7: Story Development	Important Date: Mon, Feb 25: CR/NC Deadline for Full semester courses
8	Mar 4	Story Refinement, Storyreel. Begin Concept & Reference.	Chp 12: Animatics Chp 4: From Script to Final Storyboard Chp 9: Animation, Film, and Special Effects	Finish - Lab 7: Story Development Begin - Lab 8: Animation Production	Important Date: Tues, Mar 5: end of First-half semester courses.
9	Mar 11	Continue Concept & Reference. Begin Char and Prop Modeling.	Review Chp 4: From Script to Final Storyboard	Lab 8 (cont)
10	Mar 18	Continue Char and Prop Modeling. Begin Animatics.	Review relevant chapters in text.	Lab 8 (cont)	Important Dates: Wed, Mar 20: Add/Drop Deadline for Second-half semester courses. Thur, Mar 21: Withdrawal Deadline for Full semester courses.
	Mar 25	Spring Break
11	Apr 1	Continue Animatics	Review relevant chapters in text.	Lab 8 (cont)	Important Date: Thur, Apr 4: CR/NC Deadline for Second-half semester courses.
12	Apr 8	Animatics is due! Begin Animation	Review relevant chapters in text.	Lab 8 (cont) Mon: Pitch stories and give animatics to musicians.	Important Date: Thur, Apr 9: Withdrawal Deadline for Second-half semester courses.
13	Apr 15	Continue Animation. Begin Lighting and Shading.	Review relevant chapters in text.	Lab 8 (cont)	Wed: SSRD - no classes!
14	Apr 22	Finish Animation. Continue Lighting and Shading	Review relevant chapters in text.	Lab 8 (cont)
15	Apr 29	Finish Everything!		Lab 8 (cont) Mon: Give completed animation to musicians.	Classes end Tues April 30
	Final Presentations will from 2-5pm, Monday, May 6, 2013

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