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Following is a tentative schedule of classes. Topics and due are subject to change, although you will be noticed in advance if this happens.
January 13, Tuesday
Introduction to class; introduce computer animation & course site; show student works from previous class; demonstrate lab operation, hard drive assignments & set-up.
Demonstrate file & directory structure; introduce file types & definitions; software overview & introduction.
Complete questionnaire.
January 15, Thursday
Modelling Basics, Primitives, Simple Modification.
January 20, Tuesday
Introduce Exercise A - part 1
January 22, Thursday
Rendering Basics, Layout, Camera Manipulation
Critique: : Exercise A - part 1
Introduce Exercise A - part 2
January 27, Tuesday
(snow day)
January 29, Thursday
Basic Construction Techniques
Critique: Exercise A - part 2
February 3, Tuesday
Mug Demonstration.
Introduce Exercise B
February 5, Thursday
Critique: Exercise B
Boolean and Drill Tools
Introduce Exercise C
February 10, Tuesday
Digitizing Reference Objects
Quiz 1
Work in class
February 12, Thursday
Critique: Exercise C
February 17, Tuesday
Lecture on Surfacing Basics
Introduce Exercise
D
February 19, Thursday
Animation, Visual Effects, and Technology in Context
Work in class
February 24, Tuesday
Critique: Exercise D
Basic Lighting
February 26, Thursday
Surfaces and Textures
Introduce Assignment
1
March 3, Tuesday
Advanced Surfaces and Textures
March 5, Thursday
Surfaces and Textures
March 10, Tuesday
Work in class
March 12, Thursday
Critique: Assignment 1
March 17, Tuesday
Organic Modeling
Introduce Assignment 2
March 19, Thursday
Work in class
March 21- March 29 - no class (Spring Break)
March 31 , Tuesday
UV mapping
April 2, Thursday
Work in class
April 7, Tuesday
Quiz 2
The Digital Production Process
Introduce Assignment 3
April 9, Thursday - no class (Spring Holiday)
April 14, Tuesday
Critique: Assignment 2
April 16, Thursday
Quiz 3
Work in class
April 21, Tuesday
Work in class
April 23, Thursday
Work in class
April 28, Tuesday
Work in class
April 30 , Thursday
Critique: Assignment 3
May 5, Tuesday
Work in class
May 7, Thursday
Introduce the take-home
final exam.
All REDONE Assignments DUE by 5pm on 5/7 for grading!!!
May 14, Thursday
Section 1 final scheduled: 1:15 to 3:15 p.m.
Final exam due.
CD Documentation of all semester work due - must contain final renders (jpg) as well as Lighwave resources.
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