DART6501 Models with Attitude: Creating Believable 3D Characters
| Offered By | School of Art |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Digital Art |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This is an intermediate course in 3D animation using Alias Maya software. It is intended to give the student an overview of basic animation principles and stage craft techniques as they are applied in 3D animation. Students explore timing, weighting, staging and other animation fundamentals. Stage design and lighting will also be explored in the context of 3D animation production. A theory component explores the production of 3D animation in a new media arts context. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Proposed Assessment: Assessment is by a series of assignments and a final presentation of the major project to the assessment panel |
| Workload |
All sessions take place in a computer laboratory: Students are expected to do at least an extra 4 hours of independent studio practice each week |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Digital Arts |
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| Academic Contact | Lucien Leon |
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