Introductory 3D E20008 Instructor: Hee Holmen

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Underviser for kurset er Hee Holmen. For kursets form, indhold, deltagere mv., se kursusbeskrivelsen i kursusbasen i mit.ITU

Last Class _ Nov.24.2008

Last presentation

Tutorial_ basic Premiere

In Class Presentation Nov.17.2008

See the presentation evaluation results here

Lecture 10_Nov.10.2008

Topic of the day: 3D CGI visualization trends

Practical information for the class presentation and report writing

Lecture 9_ Nov.3.2008

Topic of the day: practical information, storytelling in animation films

Hand in: Thesis paragraph, chapter out-line

In class: course evaluation, web presentation preparation

Lecture 8_Oct.27.2008

Topic of the day:Animation in 3D games: character, motion and narrative

Tutorial

• z brush modeling
• Max: skinning to Biped animation

Lecture 7_ Oct.20.2008

Topic of the day: Finding Animation Media: presenting 3D in 3D environment

Take a look at 3D animation films and game trend

Tutorial

• z brush modeling: modeling woman out of man continue.
• Max: introduction to Biped animation

Lecture 6_ Oct.6.2008

Topic of the day: Animated realism 3: Animated Documentary

If we still have a time, we will look at 3D stereographic sample

1 hour tutorial on:

• Z brush modeling: make a woman out of a man
• Animating bouncing Ball

Lecture 5_Sep.29.2008

Topic of the day: Animated realism 2_ Brother's Quay

1 hour practical tutorial on Walk cycle animation, modeling with Z-brush + simple mapping in MAX

** Start to think about thesis statement, due to Oct.6th!!

Additional material: Quay Brother's Interview

Read for Lecture 6 On the Marionette Theater

Lecture 4_Sep.15.2008

Topic of the Day: Animated realism.

How to animate: practical advices.

We will catch up with exercises, and start to learn Z-brush.

Lecture 3_Sep.8.2008

Topic of the day: What was good/wrong with the film 'Final Fantasy'?: Conflict of 3D CG animation technology with Artistry of Animation media

Please read chapter IV. The Illusions, Synthetic Realism and its Discontents, p.168-177 from The Language of New Media (PDF file) by Lev Makovich. This is the later version of chapter 2 from the text book, A Reader in Animation Studies.

Please send in your concepts before the class starts. I will meet with each of you to discuss the project.

Lecture 2 _Sep.1.2008

Announcement

Topic of the day: What is Good Animation?

'What is Animation and Who Needs to Know?' by Phil Denslow

Hand_in:

1. Mandatory_Ex1, movie file of the butterfly in AVI file format, 320x240, PAL frame rate.
2. Mandatory:  Turn in Text file of the Good/bad animation in Beowulf , yourname_beowulf.doc + Minimum 2 different exam project concepts with simple synopsis.
3. Ball Man: JPEG image of the ball man you built. 320X240.

Lecture 1 _Aug.25.2008

17:00-17:50: Introduction to the class

10 min. Break

18:00-18:45: Introduction to theory

Topic: What is 3D CGI and where it is coming from?

Basic vocabulary & concepts in 3D CGI software

15 min. Break

19:00-21:00 Exercise in 3DS MAX: begins with a simple demonstration for the exercise

Level 1(mandatory): 3DS Max interface & basic commands- fill out the exercise paper

Level 2: Make a dog out of primitives

 

Pre or post reading :

'What is Animation and Who Needs to Know?' by Phil Denslow

'Defining "Animation": The Animated Film and the Emergence of the Film Bil' by Paul Ward