Schedule
IDS 252: 3D Animation, Spring 2011

The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to change. Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates. Texts: Exploring Storyboarding, by Wendy Tumminello (WT) and Introducing Autodesk Maya 2012, by Dariush Derakhshani (DD).

Week		Topic	Readings	Assignment	Comments
1	Jan 16	Overview of Modeling Basics	WT - Chp 1: Visual Story Telling and Storyboards. DD - Chp 1: Introduction to Computer Graphics and 3D	Lab 1: Introduction to Maya
2	Jan 23	Modeling Basics and Setting the Shot	WT - Chp 2: Origins of Storyboards and Aspect Ratios (read only up to p. 22) WT- Chp 3: Fundamentals of the Shot (note, more examples can be found online at Yale Film Analysis - See 3. Cinematography ->Scale) DD - Chp 5: Modeling with NURBS (read/skim up to p. 175)	Lab 2: Introduction to Modeling
3	Jan 30	Keyframing and the Graph Editor	Online: Principles of Animation - Lasseter Online: Yale Film Analysis Guide	Lab 3: Creating an Animation Loop
4	Feb 6	Animation and Sound	Online: What is Sound Design, Randy Thom Online: Yale Film Analysis - Sound For more on animation, see text DD - chps 8 and 9.	Lab 4: Creating an Animation Loop with Sound	Exchange animation and music loops.
5	Feb 13	Lights and Textures	WT - Chp 7: Lighting DD - Chp 7: Maya Shading and Texturing DD - Chp 10: Maya Lighting Online: Pixel Cinematography (see Lighting for Computer Graphics)	Lab 5: Lighting and Shading	Mon at 3pm: Joint meeting with musicians in Ford 122 (Theater)
6	Feb 20	Preparing for Collaboration	Chp 8: Continuity Chp 5: Composition	Lab 6: Collaboration and Character
7	Feb 27	Story Development	Chp 4: From Script to Final Storyboard Chp 9: Animation, Film, and Special Effects	Lab 7: Story Development
8	Mar 5	Story Refinement, begin Concept & Reference, Char and Prop Modeling	Chp 12: Animatics	Begin - Lab 8: Animation Production
9	Mar 12	continue Concept & Reference, Char and Prop Modeling, begin Animatics		Lab 8 (cont)	Turn over final storyreel to musicians.
10	Mar 19	continue Char and Prop Modeling, Animatics		Lab 8 (cont)
	Mar 26	Spring Break
11	Apr 2	Animatics is due! begin Animation		Lab 8 (cont)	Pitch animatics to musicians.
12	Apr 9	continue Animation.		Lab 8 (cont)
13	Apr 16	continue Animation. Experiment with Lighting and Shading.		Lab 8 (cont)	Wed: SSRD - no classes!
14	Apr 23	finish Animation. continue Lighting and Shading		Lab 8 (cont)	Turn over Animation to musicians (minus final lighting and shading).
15	Apr 30	Finish Everything!		Lab 8 (cont)	Turn over final Animation to musicians. classes end Tues May 1
	Final Presentations are tentatively, Friday May 4, 2012, from 8-11am

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