Schedule of Classes and Assignments Spring 2013

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

Work time

Week of	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
January 14 Week 1	Introduction and Syllabus Animations from classes in previous years: Spring 2012: Mother Necessity Spring 2010: Cognitive Learner Spring 2009: The Season Spring 2007: Eye to Eye Spring 2005: Pinion Break Maya Demonstrations (Jim in cluster) Lynda Tutorials desktop polygonal modeling basic mapping lighting	Examples from Assignment 1: Spring 2009 Spring 2010 Spring 2012 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) Discussion of possible technical projects (jkh) Break Assign first round of Tech Assignments Maya Demonstrations (Jim in cluster) deformers + blendshapes keyframing camera rendering layering Reading: pages 2-55 in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Assignment 1 out Tech Assignment 1 out
January 21 Week 2	MLK day -- no class	Storyboard clips from Monsters Animations: 893 (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159) ShapeShifter (charlex, SIGGRAPH 2011 Video Review Issue 171) Chernokids (Suminfocom Valenciennes), SIGGRAPH 2011 Video Review Issue 171 The Street (Hollywood Salutes Canadian Animation) Maya demonstrations: Demo of Render Farm (Simran) Demo of setting up AFS space (Kellie) Alternative way of accessing afs Video Editing Demo (Spencer) Creating an Autoplay DVD Premiere demo (TAs) uploading to Youtube and Vimeo Storyboard Assignment out	Assignment 1 due (Sunday, January 27th midnight) (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/assignment_1/) Tech Assignment 1 due (Sunday, January 27th midnight) (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/tech_assignment_1/)
January 28 Week 3	Animations: The Event' from Sundance 'Marcel, King of Tervurne' from Sundance Maya demonstrations(Spencer) (in parallel with crit in two sessions): rigging and IKs basic skinning weights Critique Assignment 1 (graded) (in parallel with demo in two sessions) Group 1: 2:00 Appleby, Peter K. Baron-Moore, Ashley S Huang, Shan Dai, Connie K. Israel, Jason A Jiao, Momo Kamm, Michael J Group 2: 3:00 Lee, Jennifer M Keener, Emily N. Li, Tia Laham, Laura Shimizu, Evan B. Tan, Luo Yi Verkler, Conrad M Assignment 2 out	Animations: Loom, Polynoid, ACM SIGGRAPH 2010, Video Review Issue 167 The Experience of Fliehkraft, Framebox, ACM SIGGRAPH 2011, Video Review Issue 171 Balance, Lauenstein Brothers, Academy Award for best animated short 1990 Critique Technical Assignment 1 (graded, whole class) N-mesh, cloth and cloth colliding with cloth -- Will Crownover Muscles + Trax editor + Expression editor/MEL -- Rachel Tadeu N-Particle systems + Soft/Rigid bodies and dynamic constraints -- Noreen Durkin Fluids + Dynamic effects (Fire, smoke, fireworks, lightening, shatter) -- Cindy Xu N-Hair and Fur /Strokes -- Melanie Danver Animation editor with mocap from mocap library -- Sahana Vijai Mud box + Referencing -- Dorothy Sheng and Cole Heiner Advanced rigging: facial rigs + using set driven keys with skeletons -- Sachin Hegde Render Layer editor and AfterEffects compositing + Mental ray rendering -- Danielle Kogan Assign Tech Assignment 2 Topics Tech Assignment 2 out	Storyboard due as a powerpoint file (firstnamelastname.ppt)(Sunday noon) (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/storyboard/)
February 4 Week 4	Pitch storyboards (5 minutes/each) Readings: The process of effective critiques. Jana Whittington, Educator's Forum, SIGGRAPH 2003. Chapter 2 Character Development in Inspired 3D Short Film Production	Pitch remaining storyboards Vote for 7 storyboards Form 2-3 person teams to refine storyboards (via email) Work time otherwise
February 11 Week 5	Animations: The Itch (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007, Issue 156) Clik Clak (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater) The Servant Field trip for Mocap Lab Demo Work time otherwise Readings: Chapter 12 Model in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Chapter 19 Visual Effects in Inspired 3D Short Film Production	Animation Strasse der Spezialisten from Ars Electronica 2006 458NM (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater) and Ars Electronica 2006 Kein Platz fur Gerald (Ars Electronica 2006) Work time otherwise	Revised storyboards due Sunday at noon (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/revised_storyboard/)
February 18 Week 6	Pitch revised storyboards A Balancing Act Melanie Danver, mdanver Emily Keener, ekeener Crossroad Sachin Hegde, shegde Shan Huang, shanhuan Geoffrey the Giraffe Ashley Baron, abaronmo Michael Kamm, mkamm Goldfish and Fireworks Jason Israel, jaisrael Momo Jiao, cjiao Little Lost Shadow Cole Heiner, cheiner Evan Shimizu, eshimizu Moonbug Connie Dai, ckdai Luo Yi Tan, luoyit The Rain Stops Dorothy Sheng, yuanshen Rachel Tadeu, rtadeu Shards In Boxes Jennifer Lee, jmlee1 Conrad Verkler, cverkler Sophisticated Instinct Peter Appleby, pappleby William Crownover, wlc Strangers In My House Danielle Kogan, dlkogan Cindy Xu, shuchunx Untitled #2 Tia Li, tianyili Sahana Vijai svijai Voting for storyboards Form teams (email) Readings: Chapters 10 and 11 in Inspired 3D Short Film Production Worktime otherwise Assignment 2 due Tuesday at midnight (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/assignment_2/) Assignment 3 out	Discussion of animatics Antz Critique Assignment 2 (graded) Group 1: 2:00 Emily Keener Peter Appleby Jason Israel Momo Jiao Evan Shimizu Ashley Baron Michael Kamm Group 2: 3:00 Jennifer Lee Conrad Verkler Shan Huang Tia Li Luo Yi Tan First group meetings otherwise Animatics out
February 25 Week 7	Animations: Flamingo Pride (Talking Animals Animation Studio) (Issue 171, SIGGRAPH 2011 Video Review) When the Day Breaks -- Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Work time otherwise [jkh out] Tech Assignment 2 due Tuesday at midnight (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/tech_assignment_2/)	Critique Technical Assignment 2 (whole class) N-mesh, cloth and cloth colliding with cloth Sachin Hegde Muscles + Trax editor + Expression editor/MEL Cole Heiner N-Particle systems + Soft/Rigid bodies and dynamic constraints Melanie Danver N-Particle systems + Soft/Rigid bodies and dynamic constraints Sahana Vijai Fluids + Dynamic effects (Fire, smoke, fireworks, lightening, shatter) Dorthy Shang N-Hair and Fur/Strokes Cindy Xu Animation editor with mocap from mocap library Danielle Kogan Render Layer editor and AfterEffects compositing + Mental ray rendering Will Crownover Advanced rigging: facial rigs + using set driven keys with skeletons Rachel Tadeu Critique Leftover Assignment 2s
March 4 Week 8	Animations: Take your Medicine (ACM SIGGRAPH 2011, Issue 172) East End Zombies (SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Theater Issue 150) Demo: Referencing Render Layers Animatic due (Tuesday midnight) (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/animatic/)	Group critiques of animatics (whole class) (graded) Geoffrey the Giraffe Little Lost Shadow Shards in Boxes Sophisticated Instinct Strangers In My House Composers in class Work time otherwise
March 11	spring break midterm grades due	spring break
March 18 Week 9	Animations Tim Tom (Issue 144, SIGGRAPH 2003 ET) The Building (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater, Issue 153) Tongue of the Hidden - Schofield Films (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164) Worktime otherwise Reading: Chapter 16 Animation in Inspired 3D Short Film Production	Animations: Mr. Choco in Love (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 172) Anima, Supinfocom (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 163) Gas Planet (PDI, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 91 SIGGRAPH 1993 ET) Worktime otherwise Reading: Chapter 18 Lighting and Rendering in Inspired 3D Short Film Production	Assignment 3 due Sunday at midnight in the afs folder (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/assignment_3/)
March 25 Week 10	Critique Assignment 3 (graded) Whole class Little Lost Shadow Geoffrey the Giraffe Sophisticated Instinct	Continue critique Assignment 3 (graded) Whole class Strangers In My House Shards in Boxes	Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples due Sunday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/models/)
April 1 Week 11	Critique Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples (separate, graded) 1:30: Little Lost Shadow 2:00 Shards in Boxes 2:30 Sophisticated Instinct 3:00 Strangers In My House 3:30 Geoffrey the Giraffe Work time otherwise	Web page examples: Mother Necessity Skoll Animation: Bridge (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010, Issue 168) Amazonia (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010, Issue 168) Get Out (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 168) Work time otherwise	Materials for Monday review, including production schedule, to be submitted on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/crit_April10/). Preliminary website to be setup in www folder on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/www/). All materials due Sunday midnight.
April 8 Week 12	Critique (separate, ungraded) 1:30 Shards in Boxes 2:00 Sophisticated Instinct 2:30 Strangers In My House 3:00 Geoffrey the Giraffe 3:30: Little Lost Shadow	Animation: Oral Fixations End of Code Work time otherwise	Results embedded in Animatic due (Sunday midnight) on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/crit_April15/)
April 15 Week 13	Group critiques (whole class, graded) Sophisticated Instinct Strangers In My House Geoffrey the Giraffe Little Lost Shadow Shards in Boxes	Animations: Never like the first time (excerpt). Nine Nation Animation DVD For the Remainder. by Omer Ben David and Or Garmolin The Colors of Evil Work time	Current animation sequence due Sunday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/crit_April22/)
April 22 Week 14	Group critiques (separate, ungraded) 1:30 Strangers In My House 2:00 Geoffrey the Giraffe 2:30 Little Lost Shadow 3:00 Shards in Boxes 3:30 Sophisticated Instinct (jkh out)	Animations: David Oreilly, Please Say Something She who measures. Nine Nation Animation Dvd Work time otherwise (jkh out)
April 29 Week 15	Animations: Walking Ryan Current animation sequence due Tuesday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s13/crit_April30/)	Group critiques (separate, ungraded) 1:30 Geoffrey the Giraffe 2:00 Little Lost Shadow 2:30 Shards in Boxes 3:00 Sophisticated Instinct 3:30 Strangers In My House
May 6	Exam week	Exam Week
Final exam slot May 13	Final Presentations during final exam slot (graded) May 13 5:30pm CFA 303	End of Semester

Other Animations of Interest

• Mindplotter -- Jan Bitzer, Ilija Bruck, Tom Weber
• Onde Sonore -- Martina Stiftinger
• Musicotherapie -- Supinfocom
• The Regulator (Ars Electronica 2006 and SIGGRAPH Animation Theater 2005, Issue 152)
• The Bellies
• Sprout (PDI Dreamworks, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 141)
• Mauvais Role (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival)
• Chump and Clump (Issue 160, SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival)
• Louis (Issue 148, SIGGRAPH 2004 Animation Theater)
• Madame Tutli Putli
• Versus (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater)
• Ryan
• Distraxion (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• Heavy Duty (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• 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)
• 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
• 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)
• The Aeronaut (Siggraph issue 154)
• Dreamweaver (SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater Issue 156)
• 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)
• Bunny - Blue Sky
• SYMPHONY - Erick Oh (SIGGRAPH 09, Issue 163)
• Cherries (SIGGRAPH Animation Festival Highlights 2009, Issue 164)
• Dix (SIGGRAPH Animation Festival Featured Selections 2009, Issue 163)
• Animation of Jellyfish with Tentacles (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Part 2, Issue 160)
• Helium (SIGGRAPH 2005 Electronic Theater Issue 150)
• Spring - Framebox, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164)
• Unplan the Moment - Boo Lab, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164)
• David Oreilly, Crazy
• Greed - Embrya AB (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165)
• Second Souffle - Maxime Causeret (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue165)
• Muzorama - La Station Animation (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165)
• Drench Brain's Dance, The Mill (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 165)
• French Roast, (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 163)
• Cubic Tragedy (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 150)
• Moutons (SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Festival, Issue 158)
• Fog (SIGGRAPH 2006 Animation Theater)
• Our Wonderful Nature (SIGGRAPH 2008 Animation Festival Issue 159)
• Marcel, King of Tervurne
• First Contact (Media Design School) (Issue 171, SIGGRAPH 2011 Video Review)
• Monk and Monkey (ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 169)
• Agenda Circling Forth (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 169)
• Doll Face (ACM SIGGRAPH 2006, Issue 153)
• Oh Hisse (Tohoku University of Art and Design, SIGGRAPH Video Review 154, 2006)
• Bamiyan. Nine Nations Animations.