CS 5964/6964: Interactive Machinima

Spring 2009


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Date Day Lecture   Reading and Notes HW Start HW Due

Week 1

Jan 12 M          
Jan 13 T Introduction (Bob) ppt | pdf      
Jan 14 W          
Jan 15 H Hammer (Bob) & Controlling the Camera(Bob) & Making a video (Bob) ppt | pdf   1 (FAQ)  
Jan 16 F          

Week 2

Jan 19 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day        
Jan 20 T More on Hammer (Bob) & Story (Lonny) ppt | pdf      
Jan 21 W          
Jan 22 H More films, Hammer tips from James, Tim, anyone else        
Jan 23 F          

Week 3

Jan 26 M          
Jan 27 T Preproduction (Lonny) and Faceposer (Bob) ppt | pdf ppt | pdf   2 (FAQ)  
Jan 28 W         1
Jan 29 H Cinematography (Lonny) Critique of HW1 (All) ppt | pdf      
Jan 30 F          

Week 4

Feb 02 M          
Feb 03 T Editing (Lonny) ppt | pdf   3  
Feb 04 W          
Feb 05 H Preproduction (Lonny) ppt | pdf     3-Prep
Feb 06 F         2

Week 5

Feb 09 M         3 - team.txt
Feb 10 T Critique of HW2; Storyboards (Mark) ppt | pdf     3-Lined Script
Feb 11 W          
Feb 12 H Discuss Feedback on Scripts     3 Feedback to Students  
Feb 13 F          

Week 6

Feb 16 M President's Day        
Feb 17 T Lighting (Lonny); Storyboard Presentations; ppt | pdf     3-Storyboards
Feb 18 W          
Feb 19 H Finish Storyboards; Models (James); Textures and Photoshop (Mark)        
Feb 20 F          

Week 7

Feb 23 M          
Feb 24 T Conclude Textures; Sound (Lonny); ppt | pdf     3-Current Status (animatic +)
Feb 25 W          
Feb 26 H Conclude Sound; Watch Videos        
Feb 27 F          

Week 8

Mar 02 M          
Mar 03 T View status; Editing (Lonny); Output Final Project (Lonny)  ppt | pdf   4 3-Status (more fully featured)
Mar 04 W Bob/Mark at SIGCSE        
Mar 05 H Bob/Mark at SIGCSE / Class held in WEB 130 (James/Lonny)        
Mar 06 F Bob/Mark at SIGCSE        

Week 9

Mar 09 M          
Mar 10 T  HW3 Screenings; Discussion of Final Video       3 - Final
Mar 11 W          
Mar 12 H Choose up teams; pick scripts     Script Summaries  
Mar 13 F          

Week 10

Mar 16 M Spring Break        
Mar 17 T Spring Break        
Mar 18 W Spring Break        
Mar 19 H Spring Break        
Mar 20 F Spring Break        

Week 11

Mar 23 M          
Mar 24 T         4 Scripts
Mar 25 W          
Mar 26 H          
Mar 27 F          

Week 12

Mar 30 M          
Mar 31 T Storyboard presentations and reviews       4 Storyboards/Animatic
Apr 01 W          
Apr 02 H       Bob Comments  
Apr 03 F          

Week 13

Apr 06 M          
Apr 07 T         4 Daily 1
Apr 08 W          
Apr 09 H          
Apr 10 F          

Week 14

Apr 13 M          
Apr 14 T         4 Daily 2
Apr 15 W          
Apr 16 H          
Apr 17 F          

Week 15

Apr 20 M          
Apr 21 T          
Apr 22 W          
Apr 23 H Completed movies - critique       4 Final
Apr 24 F          

Week 16

Apr 27 M Bob/Mark at FDG        
Apr 28 T Bob/Mark at FDG        
Apr 29 W Bob/Mark at FDG        
Apr 30 H Bob/Mark at FDG        
May 01 F Revised movies must be done       4 Revised

Final's Week

May 04 M          
May 05 T Machinimafest 2009 tentative        
May 06 W          
May 07 H          
May 08 F Graduation