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Eric Patterson wrote a new post,

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:02:10 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, See here for details. (For sake of time, the maquette portion may be omitted or completed for bonus). Complete and submit by class time Monday, November 9.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Production Models

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:01:16 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Production Models Complete the following:

Complete all production models with which you were tasked.
Upload renders as a "new version" on that asset in Shotgun.
Make an H8 folder in your Dropbox submission folder and place […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Video Reference Exercise

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:13:19 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Video Reference Exercise Start this during class time and submit before class on Wednesday in an H7 folder in your Dropbox submission folder.

One great tool for modern animators is the use of video reference to help figure out timing […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Fall 2015 Project #2: Animation Shot Practice

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 01:41:15 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Fall 2015 Project #2: Animation Shot Practice Two well animated shots:

Walk cycle animated to indicate an emotion, mood, or performance (happy, sad, sneak, gallop, run, etcetera). See previous post for more info and reference [which you should have […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Walk-Cycle Exercise (Due by Friday)

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 01:36:39 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Walk-Cycle Exercise (Due by Friday)

We'll discuss production setup with Shotgun upon returning from fall break. In the meantime, the "above-the-line" production team should complete a script breakdown that lists all assets that will need to be […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Project #1: Story Packet

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:12:54 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Project #1: Story Packet Complete and submit the following as discussed in class:

Log-line
Treatment
Script
Shotlist
Storyboards
Animatic
Color Keys (at least one per scene)

There is more information on this page. […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Test 1: History, Narrative, Visual-Storytelling, and Basic Principles

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:11:25 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Test 1: History, Narrative, Visual-Storytelling, and Basic Principles There will be a test Monday during class. Here's another link to the review guide. (We didn't quite get to some of the people and items on the history section nor all of the animations were screened, but a few […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Quiz/Test #1: History, Narrative, Visual-Storytelling, Basic Principles

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:10:35 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Quiz/Test #1: History, Narrative, Visual-Storytelling, Basic Principles A reminder that this will be Wednesday. Here's a link to a review guide.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #5: Carrying Your Weight

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:06:23 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #5: Carrying Your Weight Animate (using the discussed workflow and principles of animation) a character sizing-up, preparing, and lifting a heavy object such as a big rock (but could be an object of your choosing). One the character gets […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #4: Jumping to Conclusions

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:03:58 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #4: Jumping to Conclusions Go through the workflow discussed in class (story, actions, extremes & breakdowns, keys, key poses, thumbnails, animation diagrams, careful key framing, stepped tangents, animating major motions down the […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #2: Principles of Animation

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:00:29 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #2: Principles of Animation Read Chapter 1 in HTCM 2014 about the principles of animation and complete the exercises for the following:

anticipation
squash/stretch
staging

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #3: Animating with Principles

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:59:49 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #3: Animating with Principles Use the principles of animation while animating three different types of ball bounces (both up/down and across) to give life and distinguish the different types of balls. Submit three 1280x720 h.264 .mov files.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #1: Get Warmed-Up

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:53:48 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Homework #1: Get Warmed-Up Submit the following to your Dropbox submission folder:

Three log-lines that suggest setting, character, motivation, and conflict.
Animation (of any means you desire at this point) of a ball bouncing several times.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Welcome to a New Semester!

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:52:31 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Welcome to a New Semester! Welcome to a fun and challenging semester! During this course we'll be following a production pipeline similar to that used in the industry at computer-animation and visual-effects studios. Software required is […]

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Some of the Math and Science at Pixar: Subdivision Surfaces

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:33:40 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Some of the Math and Science at Pixar: Subdivision Surfaces

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Video Reference Practice (Homework #5)

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 02:13:54 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Video Reference Practice (Homework #5) Here are some files that we'll use today to discuss video reference to help with animating tricky shots.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Character for Rigging

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:36:52 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Character for Rigging

Here is an in-progress version of the Job character for rigging.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Friday, November 7: Two-Part Animation and Production-Pipeline Quiz

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:59:08 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Friday, November 7: Two-Part Animation and Production-Pipeline Quiz There will be no class meeting on Friday afternoon. Complete this two part quiz/exercise on Friday or over the weekend.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Project #3: Character Development

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:58:31 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Project #3: Character Development See here for details. (For sake of time, the maquette portion may be omitted or completed for bonus). Complete and submit by class time Friday, November 17.

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Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Fall 2014 Project #2: Character Animation Skills

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:33:02 +0000

Eric Patterson wrote a new post, Fall 2014 Project #2: Character Animation Skills Two well animated shots:

Walk cycle animated to indicate an emotion, mood, or performance (happy, sad, sneak, gallop, run, etcetera). See chapter 5 in Character Animation Fundamentals as well as The […]

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