CS 3660: Interactive Machinima

Spring 2010


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Date Day Lecture   Reading and Notes HW Start HW Due

Week 1

Jan 11 M          
Jan 12 T Introduction (Bob) ppt | pdf      
Jan 13 W          
Jan 14 H Hammer/Faceposer(Bob) ppt | pdf   1 (FAQ)  
Jan 15 F          

Week 2

Jan 18 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day        
Jan 19 T Continue from previous lecture + faceposer [TUTORIAL at 3:30] ppt | pdf      
Jan 20 W          
Jan 21 H Hammer (Bob) & Controlling the Camera(Bob) & Making a video [TUTORIAL at 2:00 and 3:30]        
Jan 22 F          

Week 3

Jan 25 M [TUTORIAL at 2:00]        
Jan 26 T More films, Exporting the Movie (Bob), Story (Jana) ppt | pdf      
Jan 27 W          
Jan 28 H Films, Conclude Story (Jana)        
Jan 29 F          

Week 4

Feb 01 M         1
Feb 02 T Scripts (Jana); Critique of HW1 (All)

ppt | pdf

  2  
Feb 03 W          
Feb 04 H Story Discussions;       2-Story
Feb 05 F          

Week 5

Feb 08 M         2 - teams
Feb 09 T Storyboards/Animatics & Preproduction (Mark & Jana) ppt | pdf ppt | pdf     2 - Script
Feb 10 W          
Feb 11 H Cinematography (Jana); Lighting (Jana); Discuss Feedback on Scripts ppt | pdf ppt | pdf   2 Feedback to Students  
Feb 12 F          

Week 6

Feb 15 M President's Day        
Feb 16 T Storyboard Presentations;   Schedule   2-Storyboards
Feb 17 W          
Feb 18 H Editing (Jana);Finish Storyboards; Models (James); ppt | pdf      
Feb 19 F          

Week 7

Feb 22 M          
Feb 23 T Textures and Photoshop (Mark) tutorial     2-Current Status (animatic +)
Feb 24 W          
Feb 25 H Sound (Jana) and watch animatics ppt | pdf      
Feb 26 F          

Week 8

Mar 01 M          
Mar 02 T Finish Photoshop; Watch updates       2-Updated Movie
Mar 03 W          
Mar 04 H Post production (Jana)  ppt | pdf      
Mar 05 F          

Week 9

Mar 08 M          
Mar 09 T Discussion of Final Video     3 2
Mar 10 W          
Mar 11 H HW2 Screenings       3 - Pitches/Teams
Mar 12 F         3 - Votes

Week 10

Mar 15 M Bob gone        
Mar 16 T Bob gone, Movies and Teams ppt | pdf      
Mar 17 W Bob gone        
Mar 18 H Bob gone, Movies and Advanced Hammer       3 - Scripts
Mar 19 F Bob gone        

Week 11

Mar 22 M Spring Break        
Mar 23 T Spring Break        
Mar 24 W Spring Break        
Mar 25 H Spring Break        
Mar 26 F Spring Break        

Week 12

Mar 29 M          
Mar 30 T          
Mar 31 W          
Apr 01 H         3 - Animatic
Apr 02 F          

Week 13

Apr 05 M          
Apr 06 T          
Apr 07 W          
Apr 08 H         3 - Daily 1
Apr 09 F          

Week 14

Apr 12 M          
Apr 13 T          
Apr 14 W          
Apr 15 H         3 - Daily 2
Apr 16 F          

Week 15

Apr 19 M          
Apr 20 T Credits / Ender's Game        
Apr 21 W          
Apr 22 H Completed movies - critique       3 Final
Apr 23 F          

Week 16

Apr 26 M          
Apr 27 T       HW 4 See front page of web site  
Apr 28 W          
Apr 29 H Reading Day       3 Revised
Apr 30 F Finals Start /Machinimafest 2010 3:15pm        

Final's Week

May 03 M          
May 04 T          
May 05 W          
May 06 H         4
May 07 F Graduation