The class expects students to produce a unique 3D-animation project and an report of 10 pages on their project. Mandatory activities in class: In-class presentation of animation project, exact date will be announced at the introductory of the course. Outside class hours making tutorials in Maya to learn the basics of the software. Group presentation of individual work to each other outside class hours. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information about study structure This course is part of the DDK specialization Digital Experiences and Art. Find it described here: Specialiseringer på DDK In order to graduate as M.Sc. in IT in DDK, you must pass the mandatory modules on DDK, and also take a 22.5 ECTS specialization and two 7.5 ECTS electives. Se hvordan undervisningen er tilrettelagt her: link til skemaoplysninger Skemaoplysningerne vil være tilgængelige fra kort før semesterstart. See the schedule here: link to the time table The schedule will be available shortly before the beginning of the term.
During this course students will be required to hand in a mandatory assignment, that need to be completed/approved before being eligible to register for the examination and e.g. being allowed to submit written work for examination. Failure to hand in this mandatory assignment on time will mean that the registration for examination is annulled. The mandatory assignment is(Deadlines are posted separately, e.g. on the course blog): * Model, texture, animate & render a unique figurative 3D-modell from an existing or made production design. * in-class presentation of the project. Written examination assignment: A DVD of the students animation project, and a 10 page rapport describing and reflecting over the process (with text and pictures) making it, relating it to a real product and placing it in a historical context. Submission/completion of mandatory activities before Friday 30 November 2012 at 15:00. PENSUM Bog: Introducing Maya 2011 Forfattare: Dariush Derakhsani Sybex Forlag Kompendium (teori): Artikel: What is animation and who needs to know? Side: 1 Forfattare: Phil Denslow Kilde: A reader in animation studies Forlag: John Libbey & Co Ltd London ISBN: 1864620005 Artikel: Thinking about animated films. Side: 8 Forfattare: Paul Wells Kilde: Understanding Animation Forlag: Routledge & Taylor ISBN: 0415115973 Artikel: Assembeling Reality - Myths about computer graphics Side: 21 Forfattare: Lev Manovich Kilde: www.manovich.com Forlag: - ISBN: - Artikel: The Medium (udrag) Side: 30 Forfattare: Brian Sibley Kilde: Creating 3-D animation Forlag: Harry N. Abrams, INC ISBN: 081091996-6 Artikel: Animation, Art, and Technology in Context Side: 49 Forfattare: Issac Victor Kerlow Kilde: The art of 3-D Computer Animation and imaging Forlag: John Wiley & Sons, INC ISBN: 047136004-X Artikel: The Digital Production Process Side: 80 Forfattare: Issac Victor Kerlow Kilde: The art of 3-D Computer Animation and imaging Forlag: John Wiley & Sons, INC ISBN: 047136004-X Artikel: Concepts & Techniques in Modelling 3D modelling Side: 100 Forfattare: Mike de la Flor Kilde: Carrara 5 Pro Handbook Forlag: Charles River Media ISBN: 1584504633 Artikel: The fine art of seeing and dissecting Side: 112 Forfattare: Owen Demers Kilde: Digital Texturing & Painting Forlag: New Riders Inc ISBN: 0735709181 Artikel: Materials & Render Algoritms Side: 144 Forfattare: Jeremy Birn Kilde: Digital Lighting & Rendering Forlag: New Riders Inc ISBN: 156205954 Artikel: Principles of Traditional Animation Applied to 3D Computer Animation Side: 167 Forfattare: John Lasseter Kilde: Computer Graphics, Vol 21, Nr 4, July 1987 Forlag: - ISBN: - Artikel: 3 Ways to Animate / Walks Side: 177 Forfattare: Richard Williams Kilde: The Animators’s Survival Kit Forlag: Faber & Faber ISBN: 057120228 Artikel: Three Point Lighting Side: 200 Forfattare: Jeremy Birn Kilde: Digital Lighting & Rendering Forlag: New Rider Inc ISBN: 156205954 Artikel: Global Illumination Side: 226 Forfattare: Jeremy Birn Kilde: Digital Lighting & Rendering Forlag: New Rider Inc ISBN: 156205954