Schedule, Fall 2017

Subject to frequent change, so be sure to keep an eye on this page for updates.

• SEP. 5 — Introductions and an After Effects Refresher.

  5:00pm. Introductions. We’ll discuss the class and go over the syllabus. Then:
  6:00pm. Lecture: “AE Refresher” — A quick review of AE

• SEP. 12 — After Effects Refresher (part 2).

  5p. Lecture: “AE Refresher” (continued) — A quick review of AE
  6p. Lab: “AE Refresher” Lab — Experiment, export, compress, upload, & discuss
  8p. Homework: “AE Refresher” Homework — Due next week!

• SEP. 19 — Basic Expressions & Expression Controls

  5p. “AE Refresher” homework due — We’ll watch everyone’s homework and discuss
  6p. Lecture: “Basic Expressions & Expression Controls” 
  7p. Lab: “Basic Expressions & Expression Controls” Lab
  8p. Homework: “Basic Expressions & Expression Controls” Homework

• SEP. 26 — 3D Camera Tracking

  5p. “Basic Expressions & Expression Controls” homework due
  6p. Lecture: “3D Camera Tracking”
  7p. Lab: “3D Camera Tracking” Lab
  8p. Homework: “3D Camera Tracking” Homework

• OCT. 3 — Sky Replacement

  5p. “3D Camera Tracking Homework” due
  6p. Lecture: “Sky Replacement”
  7p. Lab: “Sky Replacement” Lab
  8p. Homework: “Sky Replacement” Homework

• OCT. 10 — (No Class)

• OCT. 17 — Face Tracking

  5p. “Sky Replacement” homework due
  6p. Lecture: “Face Tracking”
  7p. Lab: “Face Tracking” Lab
  8p. Homework: “Face Tracking” Homework

• OCT. 24 — Image Sequences

  5p. “Face Tracking” homework due
  6p. Lecture: “Image Sequences”
  7p. Field trip to Union Cinema to watch Jim Trainor’s The Pink Egg

• OCT. 31 — Fixing bad camera pans. Plus some GORE.

  5p. Lecture: “Fixing Bad Camera Pans” & “Basic Gore”
  6p. Lab: “Fixing bad camera pans, Basic gore” Lab
  7p. Homework: “Fixing bad camera pans, Basic gore” Project

• NOV. 7 — Histogram, Waveform Monitor, & Vectorscope

  5p. “Fixing bad camera pans” homework due
  6p. Lecture: “Histogram, Waveform Monitor, & Vectorscope”
  7p. Lab: “Histogram, Waveform Monitor, & Vectorscope” Lab
  8p. Homework: “Histogram, Waveform Monitor, & Vectorscope” Project

• NOV. 14 — Day For Night

  5p. “Histogram, Waveform Monitor, & Vectorscope” Homework Due.
  6p. Lecture: “Day For Night”
  7p. Lab: “Day For Night” Lab
  8p. Homework: “Day For Night” Homework

• NOV. 21 — Making Video Look Like Film

  5p. “Day for Night” Homework Due.
  6p. Lecture: “Making Video Look Like Film”

• NOV. 28 — Extrusion!

  5p. Lecture: “Extrusion (of Shape & Text layers)”
  6p. Lab: “Extrusion” Lab
  7p. Homework: “Extrusion” Project
  8p. FINAL PROJECT!  Get the Final Project assignment and go over the details

• DEC. 5 — Intro to CINEMA 4D Lite

  5p. Due: “Extrusion” Project
  6p. Lecture: “Intro to CINEMA 4D Lite”
  7p. Lab: “CINEMA 4D Lite” Lab

• DEC. 12 — Check out Final Project progress

  5p. Due: Rough edits and/or clips, footage, imagery, components, etc. from your Final Project

• DEC. 19 — EXAM / FINAL PROJECT DAY

  5p. Due: FINAL PROJECT

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