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Master & Servant The Unofficial Truth about The Industry

Class Outline

Mechanical (Inorganic) Model An excellent article on Career Networking
  Informational Interview Extra Credit Informational Interview tutorial
syllabus Digital Sculpting (Z-Brush/Mudbox)  
 

Modeling Section of Portfolio Website

 

The Blog

Organic Model Success in 9th Level Review --- not in this class, but for when it happens.

 

Week

Day 01

Day 02

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

 

01

Hour 1:
Intro to the class; expectations;

Master & Servant assignment given,

Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling assignment given;

Critical Thinking about Modeling assignment given.

Hours 2 & 3:
Research into Master & Servant and Critical Thinking About Modeling projects

Hour 1:
Time and Project management.

Hour 2: 
Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hour 3:
Work on Master & Servant

 

 

02

Hour 1:
Working as a Freelancer – Self-management and setting your fees.

Hour 2: 
Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hour 3:
 Work on Master & Servant. Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling.

Hour 1:
 Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling pre-production materials due.

Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hour 2 & 3: 
Individual conferences and work on Master & Servant,

Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling.

 

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Inorganic pre-production materials due.

 

03

Hour 1:
Career Services – Feedback from the industry on modeling.


Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hours 2 & 3: 
Work on Master & Servant.

Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling.

 

Hour 1:
Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling Rough Draft 01 due.

Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hours 2 & 3: 
Individual conferences. 

Work on Master & Servant

 Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Inorganic Rough Draft 01 due

 

04

Hour 1: 
Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hours 2 & 3:
Individual conferences. 


Work on Master & Servant

Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling

Hour 1:
Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling Rough Draft 02 due.
Master & Servant Finals due.  

Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations


Master & Servant Post-Mortem..

Hours 2 & 3: 
Individual conferences.  Work on Inorganic (Mechanical) Modelingassignment.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Master & Servant finals due;

Inorganic Rough Draft 02 due.

 

05

Hour 1:
Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hours 2 & 3: 
Work on Finals for Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling project.

Hour 1:
Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling final project due.

Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Organic Project assignment given.

Hour 2: 
Inorganic (Mechanical) Modeling Final Presentations.

Hour 3: 
Individual conferences
Work on Organic Project.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Inorganic (Mechanical) Project Finals due.

 

 

06

Hour 1:
Critical Thinking About Modeling presentations

Hours 2 & 3:
Individual conferences to review Organic Project

Phase 01 -- pre-production materials

Hours 1-3:
Organic Project

Phase 01 -- pre-production materials due.


Individual conferences for approval of Organic Projects. 
Work on Organic projects

 

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Organic Pre-production materials due.

 

07

Hour 1:
Digital Sculpting assignment given.

Hours 2-3:
Individual conferences and work on Organic Project, Digital Sculpting, and Modeling Web site projects.

Hour 1: 
Organic Project Rough Draft 01 due.

Lecture/demonstration on using digital sculpting tools – Mudbox.

Hours 2-3:
Individual conferences and work on Organic Project, Digital Sculpting,  and Modeling Web site projects.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Organic Rough Draft 01 due.

 

08

Hour 1:
Lecture/demonstration on using digital sculpting tools – Mudbox.

Hours 2-3:
Individual conferences and work on Organic Project, Digital Sculpting,  and Modeling Web site projects.

Hour 1:
Digital Sculpting (Mudbox/Z-brush) assignment due.
Presentation of Digital Sculpting assignment.

Hours 2-3: 
Working on Organic Project, Modeling Web site assignment.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Digital Sculpting (Mudbox/Z-Brush) assignment due.

 

09

Hour 1: 
Web site development and authoring.

Hours 2-3: 
Working on Organic Project, Modeling Web site assignment.

Hour 1:
Organic Project Rough Draft 02 due.
Presentations and critique of progress on Organic Project.

Hours 2-3: 
Working on Organic Project, Modeling Web site assignment.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Organic Rough Draft 02 due

 

10

Hour 1: 
Web site development and authoring.

Hours 2-3: 
Working on Organic Project, Modeling Web site assignment.

Hour 1:
Modeling Website assignment due.
Wrap up on perspectives on professional 3D modeling.

Hours 2-3: 
Work on finals for Organic Project

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Modeling Website assignment due.

 

 

11

Hours 1-3: 
Work on finals for Organic Project

Hours 1-3:
Organic Project Final presentations due.

Assignment Due –
AT THE BEGINNING OF DAY 02

Organic Final due.