Schedule of Classes and Assignments Spring 2010

We'll try to stick to this schedule but there's always the possibility that something might change. Stay tuned to the announcements on the main class page for updates.

Syllabus

Week of	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
January 11 Week 1	Introduction and Syllabus Animations from classes in previous years Animations: Oral Fixations Assignments of Technical Demos Break Maya Demonstrations (Jim) desktop polygonal modeling basic mapping lighting	Animations: The Dog Who Was A Cat Inside - Passion Pictures (Issue 144, SIGGRAPH '03) It's not the end of the world - Super Furry Animal - Duran Duboi (Issue 141, SIGGRAPH '02) Minamitama District - Nagoya City University (Issue 163, SIGGRAPH '09) Maya Demonstrations (Jim) deformers + blendshapes keyframing camera rendering layering Reading: pages 2-55 in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Assignment 1 out	----
January 18 Week 2	no class -- MLK	Storyboard clips from Monsters Examples from Assignment 1 Animations: Bunny - Blue Sky The Street (Hollywood Salutes Canadian Animation) Cubic Tragedy (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 150) SYMPHONY - Erick Oh (SIGGRAPH 09, Issue 163) Demonstrations: Video Editing Demo (Nina Sarnelle) Creating an Autoplay DVD Final Cut demo demo of setting up AFS space (Q Youn Hong) Work time	Assignment 1 due (Sunday midnight)
January 25 Week 3	Critique Assignment 1 (graded) Group 1: 1:30 SHUYING FENG, shuyingf HELENA CHAN, hyc SU MIN PARK, suminp DANIEL VU, ddv MATTHEW KAEMMERER, mkaemmer PHILIP CHUNG, philipch XIAO LAN, xlan SPENCER DIAZ, srdiaz MINJAE LEE, minjaele Group 2: 2:45 MATTHEW GLISSON, mglisson SI YEUN HWANG, siyeunh SARAH SCIALLI, sscialli TOM LUONG, tluong JAE YEO, jaehoony CHELSEA LUPKIN, clupkin MAOKAI XIAO, maokaix Readings: The process of effective critiques. Jana Whittington, Educator's Forum, SIGGRAPH 2003. Chapter 2 Character Development in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Storyboard due as a powerpoint file (firstnamelastname.ppt)(Tuesday noon)	Pitch storyboards (5 minutes/each)	----
February 1 Week 4	Pitch remaining storyboards Vote for 7 storyboards Form 2-3 person teams to refine storyboards (via email) Maya Demonstrations: (Ethan Rupp) handout rigging and IKs basic skinning weights Assignment 2 out	Field Trip to ETC for Avatar Talk and Movie Work time otherwise	----
February 8 Week 5	no class -- snow day	no class -- snow day	---
February 15 Week 6	Animations: Cherries (SIGGRAPH Animation Festival Highlights 2009, Issue 164) The Itch (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007, Issue 156) Dix (SIGGRAPH Animation Festival Featured Selections 2009, Issue 163) Animation of Jellyfish with Tentacles (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Part 2, Issue 160) Maya Demonstrations Video Editing Demo (Nina Sarnelle) IK redux (Jim) Locators: eye, etc. (Katherine Rubenstein) Controllers, set-driven keys (Katherine Rubenstein) Trax editor (Franz Mendonsa) maya file pdf materials Animation Layers (Franz Mendonsa) Readings: Chapter 12 Model in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Chapter 19 Visual Effects in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Work time	Animation Oh Hisse (Tohoku University of Art and Design, SIGGRAPH Video Review 154, 2006) East End Zombies (SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Theater Issue 150) Helium (SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Theater Issue 150) Maya Demonstrations C++ programming demo files for demo (Q Youn Hong) MEL demo (Q Youn Hong) powerpoint for demo Particle systems (Robin Gray) Dynamic simulation (Robin Gray) Fluids (Anna-Claire Harkness)	Revised storyboards due Sunday at noon
February 22 Week 7	Pitch revised storyboards The Sweetest Thing Sarah Scialli Laura Paoletti Patterns Philip Chung Katherine Rubenstein Men of Glory Minjae Lee Thomas Luong Wish Robyn Tong Gray Alexander Kowalski Going Up Matthew Glisson Su Min Park Moths for Maboroshi Ethan Rupp Si Yeun Hwang Daniel Vu Flowers, Inc. Xiao Lan Maokai Xiao Candy Spencer Diaz Chelsea Lupkin My Bad Matthew Kaemmerer Anna-Claire Harkness Sock Story Rebecca Scully Cycles Jae Hoon Yeo Franz Mendonsa Cognitive Learner Helena Chan James Chan Voting for storyboards Form teams (email) Worktime otherwise Readings: Chapters 10 and 11 in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Work time	Discussion of animatics Antz Maya Demonstrations Strokes (Alex Kowalski) Hair and Fur (Alex Kowalski) Cloth and cloth colliding with cloth (James Chan) Setting up project spaces in Maya and referencing(Jim) Render Layers (Jim) First group meetings Animatics out	---
March 1 Week 8	Animations: Kein Platz fur Gerald (Ars Electronica 2006) Maya Demonstration: Advanced mapping/UV editor (Laura Paoletti) Sculpting tool (Laura Paoletti) Shaders and MentalRay (Rebecca Scully) Lighting, soft shadows (Rebecca Scully) Muscles (Q Youn Hong) Work time Assignment 2 due Tuesday at noon	Possible technical projects (jkh) Critique Assignment 2 (graded) Group 1: 2:00 Philip Chung Maokai Xiao Jae Hoon Yeo Minjae Lee Thomas Luong Matthew Kaemmerer Si Yeun Hwang Group 2: 3:00 Matthew Glisson Su Min Park Sarah Scialli Xiao Lan Daniel Vu Spencer Diaz Chelsea Lupkin Helena Chan Field trip for Mocap Lab Demo (in parallel with Assignment 2 crit) Work time otherwise Assignment 3 out	----
March 8	spring break midterm grades due	spring break	----
March 15 Week 9	Animations End of Code Issues with Motion Capture (Jim and Jessica) Maya Demonstration: Importing mocap data (Q Youn Hong) Animations: 458NM (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater) The Building (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater) Work time ETC out	Animations: David Oreilly, Please Say Something David Oreilly, Crazy Work time Reading: Chapter 16 Animation in Inspired 3D Short Film Production ETC out jkh out	Animatic due (Sunday midnight)
March 22 Week 10	Group critiques of animatics (whole class) (graded) Composers in class Assignment 3 due (midnight Tuesday)	Critique Assignment 3 (graded) Whole class Reading: Chapter 18 Lighting and Rendering in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Work time
March 29 Week 11	Critique Assignment 3 continued (graded) Whole class Work time	Animations: World of Warcraft - Blizzard Entertainment (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165) Spring - Framebox, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164) Unplan the Moment - Boo Lab, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164) Tongue of the Hidden - Schofield Films (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164) Maya Demonstration: Clothing on characters (James Chan) Work time
April 5 Week 12	Animation: Greed - Embrya AB (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165) Second Souffle - Maxime Causeret (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue165) Muzorama - La Station Animation (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165) Work time otherwise Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples due (Tuesday midnight)	Critique Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples (separate) (graded) 1:30 Cognitive Learner 2:00 Patterns 2:30 Moths 3:00 Men of Glory 3:30 Going Up Work time otherwise
April 12 Week 13	Animation: Drench Brain's Dance, The Mill (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165) French Roast, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 163) Anima, Supinfocom (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 163) Work time otherwise	Critique (separate) (ungraded) 1:30 Going Up 2:00 Men of Glory 2:30 Moths 3:00 Patterns 3:30 Cognitive Learner Work time otherwise
April 19 Week 14	Animations: Clik Clak (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater) Chump and Clump (Issue 160, SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival) Louis (Issue 148, SIGGRAPH 2004 Animation Theater) Work time Results embedded in Animatic due (Tuesday midnight)	Group critiques (whole class, graded)
April 26 Week 15	Animations: Balance Walking Work time otherwise	Group critiques (separate, ungraded) 1:30 Going Up 2:00 Moths 2:30 Cognitive Learner 3:00 Men of Glory 3:30 Patterns Work time otherwise	----
Final exam slot May 11	Final Presentations during final exam slot (graded) May 11 1-4pm CFA 303 May 13th final grades due	End of Semester	----

Other Animations of Interest

• Madame Tutli Putli
• Tim Tom (Issue 144, SIGGRAPH 2003 ET)
• Versus (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater)
• Mauvais Role (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival)
• Moutons (SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Festival, Issue 158)
• Ryan
• Distraxion (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• 893 (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• Our Wonderful Nature (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• Heavy Duty (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• Fog (SIGGRAPH 2006 Animation Theater)
• Nature is Ancient (Issue 144, SIGGRAPH 2003 ET)
• The Nose (Alwxeieff/Parker DVD)
• Chainsmoker (SIGGRAPH 2003 Electronic Theater, Issue 144)
• The Fall (SIGGRAPH 2004 Animation Theater)
• Geri's Game (Pixar)
• For the Birds (Pixar)
• Lifted (Pixar)
• Luxo Jr. (Pixar)
• Raymon (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007, #156)
• phase — tangram co., ltd. (SIGGRAPH 09, Issue 163)
• When the Day Breaks -- Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
• The Regulator (Ars Electronica 2006 and SIGGRAPH Animation Theater 2005, Issue 152)
• Bingo (Issue 125, SIGGRAPH '98)
• Chubb, Chubb
• Solder Man (Issue 145, SIGGRAPH 145 CAF)
• Gentleman's Duel (Blur Studies, Issue 156, SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater)
• Fat Chance (SIGGRAPH 2007)
• Noggin (Brigham Young University, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue #153)
• Beat Dedication (SIGGRAPH 1988 Film and Video Show)
• Grinning Evil Death
• Roadhead
• Snack and Drink
• Waking Life Chapter
• Sprout (PDI Dreamworks, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 141)
• Gjenta (Siggraph issue 141)
• Memorial (SIGGRAPH Issue 155)
• Copenhagen Cycles
• The Burning Safari (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007)
• Portal (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007)
• 90 degrees (SIGGRAPH Animation Festival 2007)
• Toohey's War (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater)
• La Marche des sans nom (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater)
• Doll Face (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater)
• The Aeronaut (Siggraph issue 154)
• Dreamweaver (SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater Issue 156)
• Gas Planet (PDI, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 91 SIGGRAPH 1993 ET)
• Fallen Art (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2005, Issue 150)
• Alter Ego (SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Festival, Issue 158)
• Discord Metal and Meat (Northern Michigan University, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 153)