ANU - STUDYAT - Matching Dialogue with 3D Anim

Offered By:	School of Art
Academic Career:	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject:	Digital Art
Offered in:	Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value:	6 units
Course Description:	This is an intermediate course in 3D animation using Alias Maya software. Students learn how to apply animation principles to the building, rigging and animating of a character. Students use techniques demonstrated in lectures and tutorials to develop a short character animation film. Cinematography basics will be explored in the context of 3D animation production. A theory component will explore the dissemination of 3D animated works 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 Assignments (50%), Major Project (50%)
Workload:	All sessions take place in a computer laboratory: 3 hours of seminar / studio practice per week 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
Requisite Statement:	DART 6501 Models with Attitude: Creating Believable 3D Characters, or by permission of the Convenor
Preliminary Reading:	Demers, Owen. Digital Painting and Rendering, New Riders, 2002. Birn, Jeremy. Digital Lighting and Rendering, New Riders, 2002.
Academic Contact:	Lucien Leon

Matching Dialogue with 3D Animation DART6502 - Details