Schedule
IDS 352: 3D Animation, Fall 2013

The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to changes.
Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates.
Textbook: Autodesk Maya 2014 Essentials, Paul Naas
Supplemental Textbook: How to Cheat in Maya 2014, Kenny Roy
Chapters below refer to Naas text unless otherwise specified.
Week
Topic
Readings/Tutorials
Assignment
Comments
1
Aug 28/30
 Story Development built around several characters   Develop story concept, character design Class begins Wed, Aug 28
2
Sept 4/6
 Character Design   Create front & side drawings of character. Labor Day: no class Monday
3
Sept 9/11/13
 Character Modeling Chps 3-5: Modeling with Polygons Begin Modeling the Geometry  
4
Sept 16/18/20
 Character Modeling Chps 3-5: Modeling with Polygons Complete Modeling the Geometry  
5
Sept 23/25/27
 Texturing and Blend Shapes Chp 6: Surfacing Your Character
Chp 7: Getting bent Out of Shape
Roy, Chp 11: Facial Animation		 Add Facial Expressions, Texturing  
6
Sept 30,Oct 2/4
 Skeletons Chp 8: Dem Bones
Chp 9: Weighting Your Joints		 Add Skeletons, Adjusting Weights Prof Orr at CCSC-NW Conference, Fri-Sat
7
Oct 7/9/11
 Movement Controls Chp 10: Rigging Your Character
Roy, Chp 4: Techniques
Roy, Chp 6: rigging Cheats		 Add Kinematics and Control Handles
Character should be complete by end of week.
Create a set of still gesture poses for sound.		  
8
Oct 14/16
 Animation Tests with Sound Chp 12: Making it Move
Roy, Chp 3 Graph Editor
Roy, Chp 9: Cycles		 Create Walk Cycle Animation
Create a ~1 minute animation of walk cycle with some variation.
There will be a joint session with musicians.		 Mid-semester day: No classes Friday.
9
Oct 21/23/25
 Story Reel
Concept & Reference		   Create story boards and reel  
10
Oct 28/30, Nov 1
 Scene & Prop Modeling
Fill out gantt chart		   Create environment and props.  
11
Nov 4/6/8
 Animatics Roy, Chp 8: Workflow
Roy, Chp 10: Referencing
Roy, Chp 12: Animation Layers		 Create animatics  
12
Nov 11/13/15
 Animation Roy, Chp 1: Animation Principles Begin animation.  
13
Nov 18/20/22
 Animation   Complete animation  
14
Nov 25/27/29
 Lighting & Texturing   Begin lighting and texturing. Thanksgiving: class Thurs or Fri
15
Dec 2/4/6
 Final Editing   Complete lighting & texturing. Add title & credits. Render all.  
 
Final Presentation will last day of class or during finals.