Hampshire College, CS-174, Fall 2013
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00-3:20, ASH room 126
Chris Perry (413-559-5476)
Will Colón
Teaching Assistant: Rachel Creemers
Animation discussion list (sign up)
Course Syllabus (in progress)
Reading 1a: A short introduction to ray tracing
Reading 1b: Overview of Ray Tracing
Reading 2: Principles of Traditional Animation Applied to 3D Computer Animation (Lasseter, 1987)
Assignment 1 (due Tuesday 9/10): Explain ray tracing to your dad
Assignment 2 (due Thursday 9/12, revision due Tuesday 9/17): CG Stop Motion (scene file here)
Assignment 3 (due Thursday 9/26): The Robotic Hopper (scene files here)
Assignment 4 (due Tuesday 10/8): Otherworldly Still Life (project folder here)
Assignment 5 (due Tuesday 10/22): Three-Point Lighting and Time of Day (project folder here)
Final Project (Milestone 1 due Thursday 10/24): Overall description and milestone 1 details
Final Project (Milestone 2 due Tuesday 10/29): Full Proposal
Final Project (Milestone 3 due Thursday 11/7): Models
Final Project (Milestone 4 due Thursday 11/21): Rough Film
Final Project (Milestone 5 due Tuesday 12/3): Lighting/Shading Review
Final Project (Milestone 6 due Tuesday 12/10): The Final Movie
Class 8: In class shading challenge
Class 11: In class lighting challenge. Match the lighting in this image as best as you can!
Class 15: In class glasses challenge. Follow the instructions!
Class 16: In class cube challenge.
Short Paranorman “making of” video
25 class meetings total - see syllabus for details
Class will be canceled if Hampshire is closed due to weather. Call 559-5508 after 6:30am on the day of class to check if the school is closed.
Attendance. Students are expected to attend class regularly. Students with more than two unexcused absences will not get an evaluation for the course. Lateness of over 10 minutes counts as an absence.
Participation. Students are expected to participate frequently in class discussions. Consistently quiet students may be called on in class to answer questions or provide comments.
Assignments. Students are expected to complete and hand in every assignment for the course by the start of the last day of class. If a student ever falls two assignments behind they will not receive an evaluation in the course. If a student is told to redo an assignment it means that what was handed in does not count as a completed assignment. Late assignments will be accepted but they may not receive evaluative comments from the instructor. Assignment revisions are always welcome.
Email. Students are expected to check their email regularly for late-breaking course information.
These expectations may be amended throughout the term. Students can expect to be informed of any such changes before they have an impact on academic standing in the class.
Evaluations/grades will address a student's overall engagement with the course material from throughout the term, as determined by factors such as the quality and creativity of assignment work, class participation, progress, and effort.
Students are encouraged to contact the instructor(s) regularly to make sure their attendance record and assignments are satisfactory.