Art230 MSU
Instructor: Cullen Stephenson, CStephenson@missouristate.edu
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Morris 506
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January 12, Monday
Assign Computers
Introduction to class; introduce course web site
Email your neighbor's info with the subject ART230
TedTalks lecture: Stefan Sagmeister
January
14, Wednesday
Introduction to AfterEffects
keyframing, layers, properties and composition settings
In-class assignment
January
16, Friday
Discuss Project 1
AfterEffects: Review, Easy Ease, Auto-Orient, Comp Nesting
Optional Discussion about Photoshop Basics
Studio
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January
19, Monday
Martin Luther King's Day, No Classes
January
21, Wednesday
AfterEffects Demo: Parenting, Masking, Blending Modes
Studio
January
23, Friday
Demonstrate uploading to the web
Studio
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January 26, Monday
Individual meetings
Studio
January 28, Wednesday
Snow Day
January30, Friday
Studio
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February
2, Monday
Individual meetings
Studio
February 4, Wednesday
Studio
February 6, Friday
Critique Project 1
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February 9, Monday
Discuss Project 2,
Scanning Demo, Character Demo
Studio
Reading response due: How did you use The Principles of Animation in
your animations for Project 1?
February
11, Wednesday
DUE: Storyboards, present to class with ideas & materials that inspire you
AfterEffects: Pre-Comps, Textures, and Transform
Studio
February
13, Friday
Studio
Individual meetings
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February
16, Monday
President's Day, No Classes
February 18, Wednesday
Studio
February 20, Friday
Studio
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February 23, Monday
Studio
February 25, Wednesday
In progress critique
Studio
February 27, Friday
Studio
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March
2, Monday
Critique Project 2
March
4, Wednesday
Discuss Project 3
AfterEffects: importing, working with, and converting audio
Masks, Displacement Maps
Studio
March
6, Friday
DUE: Storyboards & ideas.
Lip Synch with Time Remapping
Individual meetings
Studio
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March
9, Monday
3D space in AE, Lights, Null Objects
Studio
March
11, Wednesday
Studio
March
13, Friday
Studio
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March
16, Monday
In progress critique
Studio
March
18, Wednesday
Studio
March
20, Friday
Independent Studio
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March 23, Monday
Spring Break, No Classes
March
25, Wednesday
Spring Break, No Classes
March
27, Friday
Spring Break, No Classes
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March 30, Monday
Critique Project 3
Discuss Project 4
Watch Animations
April 1, Wednesday
Tutorial: Corner Pin, Stabilize
DUE: Storyboards, ideas, & materials
that inspire you,
Individual meetings
Studio
April
3, Friday
Tutorial: Keylight, Time Remapping
Studio
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April
6, Monday
Tutorial: Fractals
Studio
Individual meetings
April
8, Wednesday
Studio
April
10, Friday
Spring Holiday, No Classes
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April
13, Monday
Studio
In-progress critiques
April
15, Wednesday
Studio
April
17, Friday
Studio
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April
20, Monday
Critique Project 4
Discuss Project 5
April 22,
Wednesday
DUE: Storyboards, ideas, & materials
that inspire you
Individual meetings
Studio
April 24,
Friday
Studio
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April 27,
Monday
Studio
Individual Meetings
April 29, Wednesday
Studio
May 1,
Friday
DUE:In-progress work, present to class
Studio
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May 4,
Monday
Studio
May 6, Wednesday
Critique Project 5
May 8, Friday -- No classes, Study Day
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Final
Exam --
TURN IN SELF-EVALUATION & CD DOCUMENTING
ALL PROJECTS