CS 5964/6964: Interactive Machinima

Spring 2008


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Date Day Lecture   Reading and Notes HW Start HW Due

Week 1

Jan 07 M          
Jan 08 T Introduction (Bob) ppt | pdf      
Jan 09 W          
Jan 10 H Hammer (Bob) & Controlling the Camera(Bob) & Making a video (Bob) ppt | pdf   1 (FAQ)  
Jan 11 F          

Week 2

Jan 14 M          
Jan 15 T More on Hammer (Tim) & Story (Kerri) ppt | pdf      
Jan 16 W          
Jan 17 H  Faceposer (Bob) ppt | pdf   2 (FAQ) 1
Jan 18 F          

Week 3

Jan 21 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day        
Jan 22 T Cinematography (Kerri) Critique of HW1 (All) ppt | pdf      
Jan 23 W          
Jan 24 H Preproduction (Kerri) and Storyboards (Mark) ppt | pdf ppt | pdf      
Jan 25 F          

Week 4

Jan 28 M          
Jan 29 T 5966 Show off Models; Lighting (Kerri) ppt | pdf   3 2
Jan 30 W          
Jan 31 H  Critiquing (Kerri), Critique of HW2 (All) ppt | pdf      
Feb 01 F         3-Lined Script

Week 5

Feb 04 M          
Feb 05 T Conclude Critique of HW2        
Feb 06 W          
Feb 07 H Storyboard Presentations       3-Story
Feb 08 F          

Week 6

Feb 11 M          
Feb 12 T Conclude Storyboards; Textures and Photoshop (Mark)        
Feb 13 W          
Feb 14 H Conclude Photoshop; Sound (Kerri); ppt | pdf      
Feb 15 F         3-Current Status

Week 7

Feb 18 M President's Day        
Feb 19 T Editing (Kerri); Output Final Project (Kerri)  ppt | pdf      
Feb 20 W          
Feb 21 H         3-Near final version
Feb 22 F          

Week 8

Feb 25 M          
Feb 26 T HW3 Screenings     4 3-Final
Feb 27 W          
Feb 28 H Bob at Academic Gaming Conf / Discussion of Final Videos        
Feb 29 F Bob at Academic Gaming Conf        

Week 9

Mar 03 M Bob at Academic Gaming Conf        
Mar 04 T  5966 New machinima tools shown       4 Lined Scripts
Mar 05 W          
Mar 06 H 5966 Animated models shown;        
Mar 07 F          

Week 10

Mar 10 M          
Mar 11 T          
Mar 12 W          
Mar 13 H Storyboard presentations and reviews       4 Storyboards
Mar 14 F          

Week 11

Mar 17 M Spring Break        
Mar 18 T Spring Break        
Mar 19 W Spring Break        
Mar 20 H Spring Break        
Mar 21 F Spring Break        

Week 12

Mar 24 M          
Mar 25 T         4 Daily 1
Mar 26 W          
Mar 27 H          
Mar 28 F          

Week 13

Mar 31 M          
Apr 01 T         4 Daily 2
Apr 02 W          
Apr 03 H Demo of status of final machinimas        
Apr 04 F          

Week 14

Apr 07 M          
Apr 08 T         4 Daily 3
Apr 09 W          
Apr 10 H          
Apr 11 F          

Week 15

Apr 14 M          
Apr 15 T Completed movies - critique       5 Final
Apr 16 W          
Apr 17 H          
Apr 18 F          

Week 16

Apr 21 M Revised movies must be done       5 Revised
Apr 22 T          
Apr 23 W Machinimafest 2008 - 3:30pm (confirmed)        
Apr 24 H          
Apr 25 F          

Final's Week

Apr 28 M          
Apr 29 T          
Apr 30 W          
May 01 H          
May 02 F