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January 13
Week 1 |
Introduction and Syllabus
Animations from classes in previous years:
Break
Assign first round of Tech Assignments
Maya Demonstrations (Jim in cluster)
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Examples from Assignment 1:
Examples from Tech Assignments
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)
Break
Maya Demonstrations (Jim in cluster)
- deformers + blendshapes
- keyframing
- camera
- rendering
- layering
Set-driven Keys:
Reading:
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pages 2-55 in Inspired 3D Short Film Production
Assignment 1 out
Tech Assignment 1 out
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January 20
Week 2
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MLK day -- no class
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Storyboard clips from Monsters
Animations:
Maya demonstrations:
Video Editing Demo (Spencer)
Storyboard Assignment out
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Assignment 1 due (Sunday, January 26th midnight)
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/assignment_1/)
Tech Assignment 1 due (Sunday, January 26th midnight)
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/tech_assignment_1/)
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January 27
Week 3
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Animations:
Maya demonstrations(Spencer) (in parallel with crit in two sessions):
- rigging and IKs
- basic skinning weights
- Trax editor
Critique Assignment 1 (graded) (in parallel with demo in two sessions)
- Group 1: 2:00
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Chang, Cory coryc
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Allen, David M dallen1
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Ciccone, Loic Florian lciccone
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Fischer, Brian W. bfischer
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Gomez-Frittelli, Felipe fgomezfr
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Liu, Eric Y eyliu
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Vinnakota, Vidya vvinnako
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Liu, Jia jialiu1
- Group 2: 3:00
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Geng, Zhen zg
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Huang, Shan shanhuan
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Tjandra Leksana, Rachel D rtjandra
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Wang, Susan shuaihan
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Yan, Dave D syan
Assignment 2 out
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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 Remaining Assignment 1 (graded, whole class)
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Ambinder, Zoe A. zambinde
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Yao, Connie cyao
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Huang, Hilda M. hmhuang
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Kirby, Katherine N. knkirby
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i Hentschker, Claire S chentsch
Critique Technical Assignment 1 (graded, whole class)
- N-Particle systems + Soft/Rigid bodies and dynamic constraints -- Mark Strelow, mstrelow
- Fluids + Dynamic effects (Fire, smoke, fireworks, lightening, shatter) -- Tyler Porten, tporten
- N-Hair and Fur /Strokes -- Rika Keener, ekeener
- Advanced rigging: facial rigs + using set driven keys with skeletons -- Luo Yi Tan, luoyit
Maya Demo (Jim)
Trax editor
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Storyboard due as a powerpoint file (firstnamelastname.ppt)(Sunday noon)
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/storyboard/)
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February 3
Week 4
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Pitch storyboards (5 minutes/each)
Readings:
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Pitch remaining storyboards
Vote for 7 storyboards
Form 2-3 person teams to refine storyboards (via email)
Work time otherwise
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February 10
Week 5
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Animations:
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
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Animation
- 458NM (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater) and Ars Electronica 2006
- The Itch (SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2007, Issue 156)
- Clik Clak (Supinfocom) (Issue 158, SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Theater)
Work time otherwise
(Jim out)
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Revised storyboards due Sunday at noon
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/revised_storyboard/)
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February 17
Week 6 |
Pitch revised storyboards
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System
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Ciccone, Loic Florian lciccone
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Liu, Jia jialiu1
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Keener, Rika N. ekeener
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Spring Song
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Kirby, Katherine N. knkirby
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Tjandra Leksana, rtjandra
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Hentschker, Claire S chentsch
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Midterm
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Wang, Susan shuaihan
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Geng, Zhen zg
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Porten, Tyler W. tporten
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Knock, Knock
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Chang, Cory coryc
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Gomez-Frittelli, Felipe fgomezfr
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Words
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Yan, Dave D syan
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Ambinder, Zoe A. zambinde
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Dust Mites
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Huang, Hilda M. hmhuang
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Vinnakota, Vidya vvinnako
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Meeting in the Park
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Liu, Eric Y eyliu
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Strelow, Mark D. mstrelow
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Eighteen Manager
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Fischer, Brian W. bfischer
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Allen, David M dallen1
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-s14/assignment_2/)
Assignment 3 out
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Discussion of animatics
Critique Assignment 2 (graded)
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Ciccone, Loic Florian lciccone
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Wang, Susan shuaihan
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Chang, Cory coryc
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Yan, Dave D syan
First group meetings otherwise
Animatics out
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February 24
Week 7 |
Animations:
- Ballet of Unhatched Chicks (SIGGRAPH 2011, Issue 172)
- Tread Softly (SIGGRAPH 2006 Issue 153)
- Moutons (SIGGRAPH 2007 Animation Festival, Issue 158)
- The Fall (SIGGRAPH 2004 Animation Theater)
Work time otherwise
[jkh out]
Tech Assignment 2 due Tuesday at midnight
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/tech_assignment_2/)
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Critique Technical Assignment 2 (whole class)
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N-mesh, cloth and cloth colliding with cloth -- Rika Keener, ekeener
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Animation editor with mocap from mocap library -- Mark Strelow, mstrelow and Tyler Porten, tporten
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Critique Assignment 2
- Group 1: 2:30
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Liu, Eric Y eyliu
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Ambinder, Zoe A. zambinde
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Huang, Hilda M. hmhuang
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Vinnakota, Vidya vvinnako
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Allen, David M dallen1
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Fischer, Brian W. bfischer
- Group 2: 3:15
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Liu, Jia jialiu1
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Kirby, Katherine N. knkirby
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Tjandra Leksana, Rachel D rtjandra
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Hentschker, Claire S chentsch
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Geng, Zhen zg
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Gomez-Frittelli, Felipe fgomezfr
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March 3
Week 8 |
Animations:
- Mr. Choco in Love (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 172)
- Kudan (ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Issue 162)
- Ramus
Demo:
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Referencing
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Render Layers
Animatic due (Tuesday midnight)
(/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/animatic/)
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Group critiques of animatics (whole class) (graded)
Composers in class
Work time otherwise
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March 10
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spring break
midterm grades due
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spring break
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March 17
Week 9
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Animations
- Tim Tom (Issue 144, SIGGRAPH 2003 ET)
- Tongue of the Hidden - Schofield Films (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 164)
- A bicycle trip by Lorenzo Veracini
Worktime otherwise
Reading:
- Chapter 16 Animation in Inspired 3D Short Film Production
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Animations:
- Cubic Tragedy (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 150)
- Doll Face (ACM SIGGRAPH 2006, Issue 153)
- Oh Hisse (Tohoku University of Art and Design, SIGGRAPH Video Review 154, 2006)
Demo in the cluster: (3pm)
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Render Layer editor and AfterEffects compositing + Mental ray rendering -- Luo Yi Tan
Worktime otherwise
Reading:
- Chapter 18 Lighting and Rendering in Inspired 3D Short Film Production
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March 24
Week 10 |
Animations
- Gas Planet (PDI, SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 91 SIGGRAPH 1993 ET)
- Anima, Supinfocom (SIGGRAPH 2009, Issue 163)
- The Building (SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater, Issue 153)
Assignment 3 due Tuesday at midnight in the afs folder (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/assignment_3/)
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Critique Assignment 3 (graded)
Whole class
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Words
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Dave Yan, syan
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Zoe Ambinder, zambinde
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Claire Hentschker, chentsch
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Eighteen Manager
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David Allen, dallen1
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Brian Fischer, bfischer
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Hilda Huang, hmhuang
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Katherine Kirby, knkirby
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System
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Loic Ciccone, lciccone
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Felipe Gomez-Frittelli, fgomezfr
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Jia Liu, jialiu1
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Rika Keener, ekeener
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Midterm
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Cory Chang, coryc
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Susan Wang, shuaihan
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Zhen Geng, zg
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Tyler Porten, tporten
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Meeting in the Park
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Eric Liu, eyliu
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Rachel Tjandra Leksana, rtjandra
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Mark Strelow, mstrelow
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Vidya Vinnakota, vvinnako
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March 31
Week 11 |
Animations
Work time otherwise
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Animation:
- Bridge (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010, Issue 168)
- Get Out (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 168)
- Maestro Moustache (ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 Issue 168)
Work time otherwise
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Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples due Sunday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/models/)
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April 7
Week 12 |
Critique Models, preliminary animation, and sample rendering/lighting examples (separate, graded)
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1:30pm Eighteen Manager
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2:00pm Meeting in the Park
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2:30pm Words
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3:00pm Midterm
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3:30pm System
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Web page examples:
Animations:
- Flamingo Pride (Talking Animals Animation Studio) (Issue 171, SIGGRAPH 2011 Video Review)
- For the Remainder. by Omer Ben David and Or Garmolin
- When the Day Breaks -- Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
Work time otherwise
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Materials for Monday review, including production schedule, to be submitted on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/crit_April07/). Preliminary website to be setup in www folder on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/www/). All materials due Sunday midnight.
Results embedded in Animatic due (Sunday midnight) on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/crit_April14/)
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April 14
Week 13 |
Group critiques (separate, ungraded)
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1:30pm Words
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2:00pm System
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2:30pm Midterm
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3:00pm Eighteen Manager
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3:30pm Meeting in the Park
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Animation:
- Oral Fixations
- End of Code
Work time
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Current animation sequence due Sunday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/crit_April21/)
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April 21
Week 14 |
Group critiques (whole class, graded)
Grading Criteria:
- All team members contributing
- Level of risk that project will not be completed
- Narrative/concept clearly conveyed
- Solutions implemented for crucial technical elements
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Animations:
- David Oreilly, Please Say Something
- She who measures. Nine Nation Animation Dvd
- Never like the first time (excerpt). Nine Nation Animation DVD
Work time otherwise
(jkh out)
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April 28
Week 15 |
Animations:
Current animation sequence due Tuesday midnight on afs (/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15465-s14/crit_April30/)
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Group critiques (separate, ungraded)
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1:30pm Meeting in the Park
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2:00pm Words
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2:30pm System
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3:00pm Midterm
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3:30pm Eighteen Manager
Work time
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May 5
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Exam week
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Exam Week
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| Final exam slot
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Final Presentations during final exam slot (graded)
Monday May 12, 1pm
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End of Semester
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