Computer Animation

Schedules
*unless otherwise noted, previous lessons will be continued on the dates with blank columns.

Date	Anim 210 Intro to Comp Anim	Date	Anim 310 Comp Anim I	Anim 344 Comp Anim II	Anim 444 Comp Anim III
	Course overview: Program web \| Blackboard Autodesk Maya Educational license Tutorials \| Forums Showcases	20-Jan	Course overview: Program web \| Blackboard Autodesk Maya Educational license Tutorials \| Forums Showcases	Course overview: Program web \| Blackboard Autodesk Maya Autodesk Mudbox Tutorials Showcases Project info & Storyboard	Course overview: Program web \| Blackboard Autodesk Maya Tutorials Showcases Project info & Storyboard
	Computer Animation - Career Path Getting Started	22-Jan	3-D Modeling: Mug \| Shelf \| USB drive \| Spoon \| Wire \| Lighthouse	Adv Modeling: Box modeling: Buttons \| Patterns \| Rope \| Perforated Tube	Inspirations Animation festivals What makes an animation good? Colors in animation Early career
	Intro to 3D modeling Keyboard shortcuts	27-Jan	Continued	Continued	Pre-production Idea Generation Script Writing (if applicable) Storyboarding
	3-D Modeling md1 \| md2 \| md3 \| md4 \| md5	29-Jan	3-D Modeling: Retopology \| Quad Draw	Adv Modeling: Digital sculpting: Mudbox \| Sculpting	Pre-production
	3-D Modeling md6 \| md7 \| md8 \| md9 \| md10	3-Feb	Assignment 1: Modeling I	Adv Modeling: NURBS Modeling: Revolve \| Loft \| Birail \| Extrude	1st Critique storyboard and specification
	Assignment 1	5-Feb	Lab: work in class	1st Critique	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	10-Feb	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Production process 3D Layout 3D Modeling
	Lab: work in class	12-Feb	3-D Modeling Characters Character samples Assignment 2: Modeling II	Texturing Deform, Float Bump vs Displacement Substance Painter Baking texture	Lab: work in class
	Assignment 2	17-Feb	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	3-D Modeling: Low-poly modeling Ngons	19-Feb	Lab: work in class	Lighting	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	24-Feb	Texturing UV Mapping Worn edges aiStandardSurface \| aiMixshader \| aiCurvature \| aiNoise \| aiRange Assignment 3: Texturing	2nd Critique	2nd Critique Present main 3D models
	Lab: work in class	26-Feb	Continued	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	Texturing (coloring) Assignment 3	3-Mar	Lighting Camera	Camera Depth of Field Motion Blur	Production process 3D Texturing 3D Rigging VFX
	Texturing (coloring)	5-Mar	Lab: work in class	Rigging Paint Skin Weights IK Handle Eye blinking Constraints	Lab: work in class
		10-Mar		Continued	Lab: work in class
	Continued	12-Mar	Assignment 4: Lighting Rigging Human, Animal	3rd Critique	3rd Critique texturing, lighting and Rendering
	Lab: work in class	17-Mar	Continued	Spring break	Spring break
	Lab: work in class	19-Mar	Continued	Spring break	Spring break
	Lighting Assignment 4	24-Mar	Lab: work in class	Animation 12 Principles (Follow through) Graph Editor Shape Editor Set driven key	Lab: work in class
	Lighting	26-Mar	Rendering Editing Shooting ratio	Continued	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	31-Mar	Assignment 5: Project Info & Storyboard Assignment 6: Rough cut	Continued	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	2-Apr	Animation 12 Principles (Follow through) Graph Editor	FX Tablecloths \| Bed sheet \| Cushion Flag \| Gravity \| Shatter \| Snow \| Fire \| Water Boss Editor \| MASH	4th Critique Present draft of final and demo reel
	Camera Assignment 5	7-Apr	Lab: work in class	4th Critique	Post-production Color correction Final output Sound
	Rendering	9-Apr	In-progress critique	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	14-Apr	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	16-Apr	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	In-progress critique	21-Apr	In-progress critique	5th Critique	5th Critique Present rough cuts
	Lab: work in class	23-Apr	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
	Lab: work in class	28-Apr	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class	Lab: work in class
		30-Apr	Final due	Final due	Final due
	Final due (Dec. 2nd)
	Final due ((Dec. 3rd))