• Choose a place to document photographically for Assignment 1. Using a DSLR camera or high quality phone, collect a number of shots of the place for Assignment 1.
• SHOOT IN LANDSCAPE FORMAT.
• Remember, many things go into describing a place (textures, objects, approaches, etc). Think about individual pieces that make up the whole when documenting your location.
• AS A RULE, TRY AND TAKE ONLY 1 OR 2 MEDIUM OR WIDE SHOTS OF YOUR PLACE.
• Avoid cliche places that don't offer the potential for creative interpretation (the Morris Library, the SIU clock-tower, your living room, your front porch, your backyard)
• *If you're using an Iphone at any point during the semester, set your image preferences to shoot in JPG rather than in HEIF (high efficiency image format). Or better yet, download Lightroom Mobile or another App that shoots in RAW for your phone.
• Take 8-10 images that you think describe the personality of your place. Then take 30-40 images of details, close-ups, interesting angles, etc.

week 2

Mon. Aug. 26

Discussion:

Readings and Screenings from Assignment 1, Discussion for Technical Components for Assignment 1

Demo: After Effects

1. Image Sequences

2. Interpret Footage

3. Temporal Interpolation - Linear, Ease In, Ease Out, Animation Curves, Graph Editing

4. Rendering - Compression settings, formats, saving projects

5. Reloading and Replacing footage and files

6. Video Codecs - Rendering with AME and Rendering with After Effects

Quick Chart on Video Formats and Codecs

Reading:

1. Blog.Frame.io - Article on Video Codecs

2. Blog.Frame.io - Chart of Common Video Codecs

Wed. Aug. 28

Lecture:

Assignment 2 intro

week 3

Mon. Sep. 2

NO CLASS - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Wed. Sep. 4

Due - Assignment 1 - VERSION 1

Submit files to D2L before class begins

Group Critique for Assignment 1

Due - Assignment 1 - VERSION 2

Submit files to D2L before class begins

Group Critique for Assignment 2

Demo: Photoshop/ILLUSTRATOR

1. select tools (lasso, marquee, magic wand, select subject)

3. refine selection (select and mask, quick mask mode)

4. preparing files for After Effects

5. importing compositions

week 4

Mon. Sep. 9

DUE

Submit Resource Files for Character Walk Cycle - D2L Drop Box

From Assignment 2:

1. Start by planning out a character design. Brainstorm ideas for the character and look at source images for a unique idea to start with. S

   1. Collect 5 examples from online that represent sources of inspiration for your original character. Save the references to a folder.
   2. Sketch out a rough idea for your character to give you a guide for your character design. Use a smartphone to document or scan the sketch for submission.
   3. Submit all materials in one folder here.

Demo: After Effects

1. parenting layers

2. character rigging for animation

Wed. Sep. 11

Demo: After Effects

1. Motion Blur

2. Puppet Pin tools

1. Expressions (loop and cycle)

2. Precomposing layers - nesting compositions

week 5

Mon. Sep. 16

Demo: After Effects

Backgrounds for walk cycle

Wed. Sep. 18

WORKTIME

Project 2

week 6

Mon. Sep. 23

Due - assignment 2

Submit files to D2L

Critique

Assignment 2

project 3 Demo: After Effects

1. Shape Layers

2. Adding to Shape Layers with: Repeater, Merge Paths, Offset Path, Wiggle Paths, etc.

WORKTIME

Motion Sound Synchs

Wed. Sep. 25

Demo: After Effects

1. Review Shape Layers, Repeater, Wiggle, other Path Operators

2. Discuss Animation Principles

week 7

Mon. Sep. 30

Demo: After Effects

Motion Graphics Transitions

Wed. Oct. 2

peer meeting: shapes

Demo: After Effects

1. 3D layers

2. Light layers

3. Camera layers

week 8

Mon. Oct. 7

Demo: After Effects

Applying Effects

After Effects Effects

Demo from class
Distort Category: Mesh Warp, Bulge, Ripple, Wave Warp, CC Split, CC Blender, CC Gridler, CC Tiler
Blur and Sharpen Category: Radial Blur, Vector Blur, Radial Blur
Noise and Grain Category: Fractal Noise
Generate Category: 4-Color Gradient
Perspective Category: CC Cylinder, CC Spherize, CC Kaleida
Color Correction Category: Colorama

Wed. Oct. 9

peer meeting: shapes - peer review questions

Demo: After Effects

More AE 3D layers - working with 3D Raytraced Layers and Cinema 4D renderer

week 9

Mon. Oct. 14

Wed. Oct. 16

Due - SOUND SYNCHS AND SOUND SYNCHS 3D

Submit files to D2L before class begins

Group Critique

Intro:

Project 5 - Human Behavior

Demo:

1. Premiere Pro - intro

2. Premiere Pro - Project Library

3. Premiere Pro - Import

4. Premiere Pro - Basic Edits

1. Premiere - Adjusting Edits

2. Premiere - working with Audio

3. Premiere - Color Correction and Looks

4. Premiere - Generators and Filters

week 10

Mon. Oct. 21

worktime

Project 5 - Human Behavior

Wed. Oct. 23

Demo:

Additional Premiere Pro features

worktime

Project 5 - Human Behavior

Demo AFTER EFFECTS:

After Effects Compositing and visual effects

- Photoshop animation and video

- After Effects masking

- After Effects Roto Brush Tool

- After Effects Blending modes

Demo:

- After Effects masking

- After Effects Roto Brush Tool

- After Effects Blending modes

week 11

Mon. Oct. 28

Demo:

- After Effects - Tracking Motion and Keying

- After Effects - Paint layers

- After Effects - Time ramping and remapping

- After Effects - Track Mattes

worktime

Project 5 - Human Behavior

Wed. Oct. 30

worktime

Project 5 - Human Behavior

week 12

Mon. Nov. 4

Intro

Moving Image Artist Presentation

Demo:

- After Effects - Tracking Motion and Keying

Wed. Nov. 6

worktime

Feedback for Project 5 - Human Behavior

Working Peer Feedback Questions

week 13

Mon. Nov. 11

no class for veterans day holiday

Wed. Nov. 13

Due - Project 5 - Human Behavior

Submit files to D2L before class begins

Group critique for Project 5 - Human Behavior

Intro

Final Project

Demo:

Demos related to final project - After Effects Text Engine

week 14

Mon. Nov. 18

Due - Final Project Printed Text

1. type out your text and print on a letter size page. Type your name on the document.

Due - Final Project MOCK-UP (print a color copy on 8.5 x 11 inch paper)

1. Submit your digtial file to the server (make sure to embed all images, create outlines for all fonts used and submit original format. ie Photoshop file, Illustrator file)

3. Print your Mock-up and Text in color and bring to class (letter sized)

PRESENTATIONS:

Group 1

worktime

Final Project worktime

Audio resources - Adobe Audition links to sound loops and libraries

Audio resources - BBC Sound Effects Library

Audio resources - Freesound

Wed. Nov. 20

PRESENTATIONS:

Group 2

Discussion/Lecture

1. Audio concepts

2. Adobe Creative Cloud - Audio Workflow - After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition

week 15

Mon. Nov. 25

No Class - thanksgiving

Wed. Nov. 27

No Class - thanksgiving

week 16

Mon. Dec. 2

Presentations

Group 3

Discussion/Lecture

Adobe Audition - intermediate

Class

Peer Review - Final Project - Rough Cut

Wed. Dec. 4

Due - Final Projects

Submit files to D2L

Group critique for Final project

finals week

NO CLASS *** NO FINAL EXAM *** NO CLASS *** NO FINAL EXAM *** NO CLASS