CSE 458 Autumn 2023
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September
MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
25 26 27 28

ASSIGN: Project 1a and Project 1b

  • Basic Modeling
  • Hand Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Introductions
    • Syllabus
    • Show and Tell Signups

    DEMO:

    • Intro to Maya (Amy)
    • Intro to Modeling, Yacht (Terrell)
    		29
    October
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    02

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Model
    • Hand Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		03
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS

    • Show and Tell - Group A
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 1
    • How to Think Like A Hard Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Hard Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Hand Modeling (Terrell)
    		04

    DUE: Project 1 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 1 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    		05

    ASSIGN: Project 2

  • Head Modeling
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group B
    • Production Pipeline Overview - Part 2
    • How to Think Like A Soft Surface Modeling Artist (Barbara)
    • Soft Surface Modeling Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Head Modeling (Terrell)
    		06
    09

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Head Model
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		10
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Storytelling (Matt Smith)
    		11

    DUE: Project 2 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 2 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

    		12

    ASSIGN: Project 3a and Project 3b

  • Shading
  • Texturing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell - Group C
    • How to Think Like A Shading Artist (Barbara)
    • Shading Supervisor Questions
    • How to Think Like A Texturing Artist
    • Texturing Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Shading (Josh)
    • UV Unwrapping and Texturing (Chelsea)
    		13
    16

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Shading
    • Texturing
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		17
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Lighting Principles Part 1 (Ned Frisk)
    		18

    DUE: Project 3 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 3 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Shading
  • Texturing

    •
    		19

    ASSIGN: Project 4a and Project 4b

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Office Lighting
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • How to Think Like A Lighting Artist (Barbara)
    • Lighting Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Lighting in Maya (Noelle)
    		20
    23

    DUE: Progress Report

    • 3-Point Lighting
    • Room Lighting
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		24

    ASSIGN: Project 5a and Project 5b

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (Terrell)
    • How to Think Like A Rigging Artist

    DEMO:

    • Basic Rigging (David)
    • Character Rigging - Part 1 (David)
    		25

    DUE: Project 4 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 4 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Three Point Lighting
  • Room Lighting

    •
    		26
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (TBA)
    • Lighting Review (Ned Frisk)
    • Rigging Supervisor Questions

    DEMO:

    • Character Rigging - Part 2 (David)
    		27
    30

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Basic Rigging
    • Character Rigging
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		31
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (TBA)
    • Animation Principles (Amy)

    DEMO:

    • Bouncing Ball Animation – Part 1 (Graham)
    		01

    DUE: Project 5 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 5 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Basic Rigging
  • Character Rigging

    •
    		02

    ASSIGN: Project 6

  • Bouncing Ball
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Show and Tell (TBA)
    • Animation Supervisor Questions
    • Lighting Review (Noelle and Chelsea)

    DEMO:

    • Bouncing Ball Animation – Part 2 (Graham)
    		03
    November
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    06

    DUE: Progress Report

    • Animation Basics
  • Turn-in on Canvas.

    •
    		07

    ASSIGN: Cardinal Expressions

  • Facial Expressions
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Facial Expressions (Gary Faigin)

    DEMO:

    • Cardinal Expressions (TBA)
    		08 09

    DUE: Project 6 (11 PM)

    DUE: Project 6 - Individual Critique (11:30PM)

  • Animation Basics

    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • Final Project Introduction
    		10
    Veteran's Day*
    13

    DUE: Cardinal Facial Expressions (11:30 PM)

    		14
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Acting Session 1(Gary Schwartz)
    		15 16
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Animation Mechanics
    		17
    20 21

    ASSIGN: Character Posing

  • Character Posing
    •
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    • IN PERSON: Story Pitch 1(Matt Smith)
    • Story Packet
      • Family Tree
      • Story Feedback
      • Initial Character Design and Orthographics for Greed
    		22 23
    Thanksgiving
    		24
    Native American Heritage Day
    27 28

    DUE: Character Posing (11:30 PM)

    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Abstract Character and Facial Expressions Review (Gary Faigin)
    • Motion Reference
    • Layout Review
    • Animatic Review
    • Block Model Review for Greed
    		29 30
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Color Scripts
    • Motionmatic
    • Story Review
    		01
    December
    MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
    04 05
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Lighting and Render Review
    • Grey Model for Greed
    		06 07
    11:30-12:50 Lecture
    CSE2 143

    CLASS:

    Final Project Review

    • Review of all story assets
    • Review 10 Sample Renders in a Rendermatic
    		08
    11 12 13

    DUE: Final Project
    		14 15