SPRING 2022 - WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday/Wednesday 2:00-4:50, Wightman 224
Sleeper's Zoom Room Password: animation / CMU Animation Discord Server
Toon Boom Harmony 320 Tutorial Page / Useful Toon Boom Shortcuts
Greatest Race Demo Page / Alter Ego - Demo Page / 320 Basecamp Folders
THE GREATEST RACE I - DESIGN & BUILD A FLYING MACHINE
WK01: JAN 10-14
Monday: 1. Research Flying Machines & Aviators
Wednesday: 2. Create Exploration Sheets
WK02: JAN 17-21
Monday: No Class - MLK Day - Jan 17
Wednesday: 3. Trading Card Bios / 4. Model Sheets
WK03: JAN 24-28
Monday: 5. Build Flying Machines
Wednesday: Build Continued
WK04: JAN 31 - FEB 04
Monday: 6. Rigg and Activate Flying Machines
Wednesday: 7. Share Flying Machines in the Asset Library
WK05: FEB 06-11
Monday: Animation BFA Spring Applications/MTR Reviews - Due February 19th
Wednesday: BFA/MTR Continued
THE GREATEST RACE II - MULTI-PLANE SCENE BUILDING AND ANIMATION
WK06: FEB 14-18 - Animation BFA/MTR Applications Due - Feb 17
Monday: 1. "Around the World" Environment Research
Wednesday: 2. Design Environments - Side and Front Views
WK07: FEB 22-25 Registration Begins - Feb 22
Monday: 3. Layout - Build Multi-plane Scenes and Block in Flying Machines
Wednesday: 4. Animate - Refine Primary Animation
WK08: FEB 28 - MAR 04
Monday: 5. Revise Animation & Add Visual Effects in Harmony
Wednesday: 6. Final Edit - Add Audio FX in Premiere*
*Final Project Due Wednesday for Screening
WK09: MARCH 5 - 13 - SPRING BREAK
ALTER-EGO I - CHARACTER DESIGN FOR RECONSTRUCTED DIALOGUE
WK10: MAR 14-18
Monday: 1. Character Research (x2)
Wednesday: 2. Alternate Character Proposals (x2)
WK11: MAR 21-25
Monday: 3. Character Pose Sheet
Wednesday: 4. Character Redesign & Color Pilot / 5. Alternate Character Hand-off
ALTER-EGO II - ANIMATED PERFORMANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTED DIALOGUE
WK12: MAR 29-APR 2 - GENTLE WEEKEND BREAK
Monday: 1. Alt Ego Performance Pitch
Wednesday: 2. Scene-Planning - Blocking
Thursday/Friday: No Class
WK13: APR 04-08
Monday: 3. Animation - Keys & Breakdowns
Wednesday: 4. Model Check - Tieing Down Keys & Breakdowns
WK14: APR 11-15
Monday: 5a. Design Phonemes
Wednesday: 5b. Build Phonemes
WK15: APR 18 -22
Monday: 6. Inbetweens & Syncing Mouth Animation
Wednesday: 7. Final Ink & Paint
WK16: APR 25-29 - Studio Art BFA Exhibition
Monday: 8. Highlight & Tone / 9. Final Mix & Submit Files
Wednesday: Open Workshop*
*Final Project Due Next Tuesday Noon for Showcase
EXAM WEEK:
320 EXAM TIME - WED. MAY 04, 6PM ANIMATION SHOWCASE SEE YOU THERE!!
SPRING ANIMATION SHOWCASE / ANIMATION BFA EXHIBITION - PARK LIBRARY - MAY 04
6:00 PM - Spring Animation Showcase - Opperman Auditorium
7:15 PM - Animation BFA Thesis Showcase - Opperman Auditorium
8:00 PM - Animation BFA Thesis Exhibition Reception - Park Library, 3rd Floor Gallery