Weekly Course Schedule
This schedule is subject to change!

 

FYI - SCHOOL CLOSURES FOR HOLIDAYS FOR  FALL – November 23-25, 2011 (We are open November 26-27).

Weekly Course Schedule
This schedule is subject to change!

Revised 10/02/11
 
Items in bold green are worth points; see “Student Evaluation and Grading” above for details.
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WEEK 1

Day 1: Course overview, types of inorganic modeling

  • Course overview
  • Types of inorganic modeling/image creation (product, vehicle, industrial, architectural/environmental), occurrences in industry
  • Collect and show exemplars of inorganic model renders, discuss successful aspects
  • Discuss parameters of inorganic modeling project
  • Discuss learning resources
  • Homework:
    • Write two proposals for the inorganic modeling project
    • Sign up for Digital Tutors and Gnomon Online training if haven’t already done so

 
Day 2: Proposal presentation

  • Proposal presentation (large group)
  • Continue research (and design if appropriate) of chosen subject
  • Homework:
    • Finish pre-production for inorganic subject (including Gantt chart)
    • Begin modeling when pre-production is complete
    • Prepare for WIP crit in one week

WEEK 2
 
Day 3: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2)

  • Work-in-progress critique #1: Cohort 1 (large group)
  • Topics in production (blocking in rough model, fundamentals of design in composition, choosing a camera)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production. 

Day 4: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4)

  • Work-in-progress critique #1: Cohort 2 (large group)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

WEEK 3

Day 5: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2)

  • Work-in-progress critique #2: Cohort 1 (large group)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

 

Day 6: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4)

  • Work-in-progress critique #2: Cohort 2 (large group)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

WEEK 4

Day 7: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2)

  • Work-in-progress critique #3: Cohort 1 (large group)
  • Topics in production (fundamentals of design in surface and light treatment, preview vs. production rendering optimizations, camera fly-bys)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

 

Day 8: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4)

  • Work-in-progress critique #3: Cohort 2 (large group)
  • Review use of render farm
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

WEEK 5

Day 9: Prepare assets for final inorganic presentation

  • Review of wireframe rendering and creation of other assets for presentation
  • Create assets for final inorganic presentation
  • Homework: Assemble presentation

 

Day 10: Inorganic final presentation

  • Inorganic Final presentation (large group)
  • Project post-mortem

 

WEEK 6

Day 11: Organic modeling

  • Types of organic modeling/image creation (human, animal, creature, medical, environmental), occurrences in industry
  • Collect and show exemplars of organic model renders, discuss successful aspects
  • Discuss parameters of organic modeling project
  • Discuss learning resources
  • Homework: Write two proposals for the organic modeling project

 

Day 12: Proposal presentations

  • Proposal presentations: Cohorts 1 -- 4
  • Continue research (and design if appropriate) of chosen subject
  • Homework:
    • Finish pre-production for organic subject (including Gantt chart)
    • Begin modeling when pre-production is complete
    • Prepare for WIP crit in one week

WEEK 7

Day 13: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2) Modeling strategies

  • Work-in-progress critique #1: Cohort 1 & 2
  • Review best practices for creating organic models (setting up the modeling environment, various approaches to modeling, edge flow, mesh density, legal topology)
  • Continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production (WIP crit next class)

 

Day 14: Day 13: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4) Modeling strategies

  • Work-in-progress critique #1: Cohort 3 & 4
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework:
    • Continue production
    • View and take notes on Digital Tutors training “Introduction to Mudbox 2011”

WEEK 8

Day 15: Getting started with Mudbox

  • Lab exercise: Getting started with Mudbox
  • Homework: Continue production

 

Day 16: Thanksgiving Holiday – School closed.

WEEK 9

Day 17: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2)

  • Work-in-progress critique #3: Cohort 1 & 2
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

 

Day 18: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4)

  • Work-in-progress critique #3: Cohort 3 & 4
  • Homework: Continue production

WEEK 10

Day 19: WIP crit (cohorts 1 & 2)

  • Work-in-progress critique #4: Cohort 1 & 2
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production

 

 

 

Day 20: WIP crit (cohorts 3 & 4)

  • Work-in-progress critique #4: Cohort 3 & 4
  • Review asset production (wireframe, UV snapshot, maps)
  • Case studies as appropriate
  • Implement feedback and continue modeling
  • Homework: Continue production, begin preparing assets

WEEK 11

Day 21: Prepare assets for final organic presentation

  • Create assets for final organic presentation
  • Homework: Assemble presentation

 

Day 22: Organic final presentation

  • Organic Final presentation (large group)
  • Project post-mortem