DXARTS 442 - 3 Space 2: Computer Motion and Advanced Techniques

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Week 1: Motion Basics

[1/7] Overview, Bouncing Ball tutorial [LINK], project files [LINK]

[1/9] T.B.D.

Week 2: Paths and Deformations

[1/14] Homework 1 due: Bouncing Ball. Readings due: Art of Maya pages: 58-71 + Unicycle Tutorial [LINK]

[1/16] Readings due: Art of Maya pages: 124, 125 + Composition and Staging [ERES] + excerpt from Meta-Morphing, Vivian Sobchack [ERES]

Week 3: Skeletons

Optional Tutorials for this weeks material: Deformer Types [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

[1/21]Hollidy MLK- No Class

[1/23] Readings due: Art of Maya pages: 100-123 + Rigging Control [ERES] + Setting up a Skeleton [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

Week 4: Rigging Continued

Optional Tutorials for this weeks material: Prefered Angle [ERES] and/or Patch Modeling the Chicken [ERES], files [LINK]

[1/28] Readings due: Character Animation [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

[1/30] Homework 2 due: In Gear

Week 5: Controling Movement

Optional Tutorials for this weeks material: Influence Objects [ERES] and/or IK/FK blending [ERES] and/or Fundamentals of Human Animation [ERES]

[2/4] Readings due: Nonlinear Animation [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

[2/6] Worktime: midterm project

Week 6: Midterm

[2/11] Readings due: Art of Maya pages: 196-205

[2/13] Midterm Project Due: Cinematic Installation Illustration

Week 7: Dynamics/Particles/MEL

Optional Tutorials for this weeks material: Rigid Body Dynamics Basics [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

[2/18] Holliday Presidents Day- No Class

[2/20] Readings due: Art of Maya pages: 18 73, 106, 192 & 193 + What are Particles [ERES], tutorial files [LINK]

Week 8: Advanced Techniques

[2/25] Continuation of dynamics and collisions demo. Intro to render farm and best practices.

[2/27] Homework Due: Chain Reaciton. Demo of stereo rendering process, After Effects and using the stereo projector.

Week 9: Advanced Techniques

[3/3] Homework Due: Proof of Concept.

[3/5] Readings due: Excerpts: 3D Movies [ERES] note: There are two readings with the same title. Both are required for discussion.

Week 10: Stereo Animation

[3/10] Worktime: final project. You must be present in class to work or meet with the instructor or TA to discuss your progress and show in-progress examples.

[3/12] Worktime: final project. You must be present in class to work or meet with the instructor or TA to discuss your progress and show in-progress examples.

[3/14] Friday - Extra lab time staffed by Max: 2:30 - 6:00

[3/16] Sunday - Extra lab time staffed by Max: Noon - 5:00

Final:

|[3/17] MON 8:30 to 11:30, Final Project Due: 3SpaceTime