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Week 1: January 17 - January 21
Week 1: January 17 - January 21
Tuesday:
Introduction to the course & class website
Screening:
Super Mario Effect (through 5:00)
Website setup (for those who don't already have one)
Everyone needs to email me their website URL by next class!
Viewing Assignment: Animation Overview
Thursday
Presentation: Animation Principles
Draw for topic assignments: Animation Principles Presentation
Week 2: January 24 - January 28
Week 2: January 24 - January 28
Tuesday:
Due: Animation Overview >> QUIZ
Finish Presentation: Animation Principles
Tutorial: Photoshop Intro/ Review & Working With the Timeline
Exercise: Hello World
Exercise: Video Layers and Onion Skinning : The Bouncing Ball
In-class excercise: Photoshop Drawing Tools
Thursday:
Week 3: January 31 - February 4
Week 3: January 31 - February 4
Tuesday:
Lecture: Considerations of the Frame
Project: Morphing Animation
Thursday:
Photoshop Drawing Tools
Screening & Discussion: Lapsus by Pablo Zaramella
Studio Time: Morphing Animation
Week 4: February 7 - February 11
Week 4: February 7 - February 11
Tuesday:
Due: Morphing Animation
Project: Shape Animation
Introduction to keyframing
Thursday:
Photoshop tutorial: selection, opacity, blend modes for texturing shapes
Studio Time: Shape Animation
Week 5: February 14 - February 18
Week 5: February 14 - February 18
Tuesday:
Studio time: Shape Animation
Announce Alayna's lab hours
Due: storyboard + WIP animation by end of class
Thursday:
Studio time: Shape Animation
Week 6: February 21 - February 25
Week 6: February 21 - February 25
Tuesday:
Due & Screening: Shape Animation
Thursday:
In-Class Exercise: Intro to After Effects
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 7: February 28 - March 4
Week 7: February 28 - March 4
Tuesday:
Project Assignment: Character Design
Assignment slide presentation
Screening: Hedgehog in the Fog
In-class Exercise: Owl Puppet Exercise
(Professor Patterson class visit)
Thursday:
Due: Owl Puppet Exercise
In-Class Exercise: Introduction to Puppet Pinning with Alayna!
Download Stitches.psd to start
Upload completed Stitches gifs to PuppetPinning_Stitches
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 8: March 7 - March 11
Week 8: March 7 - March 11
Tuesday:
Due: WIP Character design (end of class)
Thursday:
Due: Character Design
Project Assignment: Dance Loop!
Assignment Slide Presentation
In-class exercise: Carrot Dance
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
>> WEEK 9: SPRING BREAK: Monday, March 14 - Sunday, March 20 <<
March 14 = Midterm Grades Due
Week 10: March 21 - March 25
Week 10: March 21 - March 25
Tuesday:
3pm Visiting Animator: Derek G. Larson
Skillshare: Recording a Video Reference
In-class exercise: Dance Loop Practice - Download the CarrotCharacter.ai
Upload completed videos to the DanceLoopPractice folder.
Thursday:
Due: Dance Loop WIP 1 (Reference vid, thumbnails + song)
In-class Exercise: Create a looping reference video
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 11: March 28 - April 1
Week 11: March 28 - April 1
Tuesday, March 29:
>>ADVISING DAY -- NO CLASS <<
Thursday:
Due: Dance Loop WIP 2 - character set up + music in After Effects project
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 12: April 4 - April 8
Week 12: April 4 - April 8
Tuesday:
Studio Time: Dance Loop
Thursday:
Vote! What colors do you like for the new classroom tables?
Due: Dance Loop!
Project Assignment: Character Dialogue
Week 13: April 11 - April 15
Week 13: April 11 - April 15
Tuesday:
Download the mouths.psd and the clownDoll.psd
Thursday:
Due: Character Dialogue WIP01: Script + storyboard
In-class exercise: Triggers & Behaviors
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 14: April 18 - April 22
Week 14: April 18 - April 22
Tuesday:
Due: Character Dialogue WIP02: Audio recording
In-class exercise: wrap up Triggers & Behaviors, and demo recording.
Download the lilyAudio.mp3 file
Thursday:
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Week 15: April 25 - April 29
Week 15: April 25 - April 29
Tuesday:
Course Evaluations
Studio Time: Character Dialog
Thursday:
Studio Time: Character Dialog
Alayna's Lab Hours: 2:00 - 6:00 pm
Final Exams
Final Exams
Saturday, May 7 @ 2:00 - 4:15pm
Due: Character Dialogue
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