CSE 459 Course Calendar

Thursday
Week 1
September 27
ASSIGN → Assignment 1: Bouncing Ball Basics
  • Animation Principles
  • Light and Heavy Bouncing Balls (drawn)
Week 2
October 4

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 2: Obstacle Course
  • Animation in Maya
  • Bouncing Ball Obstacle Course
  • Rig: Ball
DUE ← Assignment 1
Week 3
October 11

 

ASSIGN → Assignment 3: Posing and Forward Jump
  • Planning Sheets
  • Character Posing
  • Rig: Basic Guy
DUE ← Assignment 2
Week 4
October 18

ASSIGN →
Assignment 4: Forward Jump Breakdowns and Polish
  • Breakdowns
  • Timing
  • Motion Arcs
  • Polish
DUE ← Assignment 3

Week 5
October 25
ASSIGN → Assignment 5: Basic Walk Cycle
  • "Vanilla" walk cycle
  • Video reference
  • From planning sheets to polish
  • Contact Poses
DUE ← Assignment 4
Week 6
November 1
ASSIGN → Assignment 6: Stylized Walk
  • Stylized walk
  • Acting Reference
DUE ← Assignment 5
Week 7
November 8

ASSIGN →
Assignment 7: Facial Expressions
  • Cardinal expressions
  • Face animation

DUE ←Assignment 6


Week 8
November 15

ASSIGN →
Assignment 8: Sit Part 1 and 2
  1. Week 8:
    • Develop story
    • Reference
    • Planning sheets
    • Animation layout (face and body)

  2. Week 9:
    • Extremes (face and body)
    • First pass breakdowns

DUE ←Assignment 7


Week 9
November 22
HOLIDAY: NO CLASS!
Week 10
November 29

ASSIGN →
Assignment 8: Sit Part 3
  • Polish
Week 11
December 6
ASSIGN → Assignment 9: Production Work
  • Reference for Animation Production

Tuesday
Finals
December 11
Final time is 6:30PM-8:20PM.