4th Year Senior Project - 2014-15 Fall Lecture & Workshop Schedule

Unless otherwise stated, lectures take place in S235 and Workshops in A150.

Week 1 - Sept. 3

Lecture:

- Course Introduction and Overview

- Course Policies

- 4^th Year Course Handbook

- Stephen Barnes - BirdBrain & Jade Rabbit animatic reels
- 2014 Ottawa Festival selections
- 2013-14 animations with student music scores

- review of past Animatic reels - the good and the bad

Workshop:

Alternative Forms and Techniques for Short Animated Films

Workshop Leaders: Bruno Degazio & Trevor Davies

Week 2 - Sept. 10

Lecture:

Advanced Storyboarding - Nancy Beiman

Essential Academic Considerations for 4^th Year- Bruno Degazio

Workshop:

Story Development for 4^th Year Film - Using ToonBoom StoryBoard Pro 

Workshop Leader: Andrew Murray, Storyboard Artist, Nelvana

Milestone Due:

Milestone 1- Story Pitch and Concept Art

Week 3 - Sept. 17

Lecture: 
Laying The Tracks for a Successful Film -  Kaj Pindal

Workshop:

Approaches To Storyboarding for 4^th Year Films - 
Melanie Rose (illustrator for children’s books/concept artist for advertising, entertainment, and editorial industries) (tent.)

Milestone Due:

Milestone 2- Story Treatment and Rough Boards

Week 4 - Sept. 24 

Lecture:

“Professional Storyboarding” Presented by Scott Caple

Workshop:

Practical Storyboarding with Photoshop and other tools. 

Workshop Leader: Scott Caple

Week 5 - Oct. 1

Lecture:

Scratch Track Recording for your Leica Reel - Bruno Degazio
The Wonderful World of Color Keys - Nancy Beiman

Workshop: A151, Friday 9 am - 11 am
NOTE CHANGE OF ROOM & TIME!
Critique of Character Designs For 4^th Year films - Enzo Avolio 

Milestone Due:

Milestone 3- Finished Boards and Script

Week 6 - Oct. 8 

Lecture:

Guerrilla Design and Workbook Development for Short Animated Films - Peter Bielicki 

Workshop:

Animation Design & Workbook Critique - Peter Bielicki

Milestone Due:

Milestone 4- Finished Leica (2 versions: 60 sec and full length)

Week 7 - Oct. 15

Lecture:
Production Planning: Morghan Fortier, executive producer, Brett Jubinville, director, Tinman Creative (tent.)

Production Worksheet Introduction - Maury Whyte (tent.)

Workshop: Monday Oct. 27, 6-8 pm, A151 - 
NOTE the change of Room, date and  time!

ZBrush Sculpting workshop - Florian Jacot 

Special Event: Guest Leica Reel critique

BREAK WEEK

Week 8 - Oct. 29

Lecture & Workshop:

LEICA REEL SCREENING  (10 AM, S235 - note the early start time!)

Workshop: Monday Oct. 27, 6-8 pm, A151 - 
NOTE the change of Room, date and  time!
ZBrush Sculpting workshop - Florian Jacot 

Milestone Due:

Design Pack (unmarked)

Milestone 5- Production Plan: Asset Estimate, Shot Breakdown, Production Schedule

Week 9 - Nov. 5

Lecture:

Preparation for University of Toronto Sound Trip - Bruno Degazio

Professional Practices for Layout - Terry Lenko  (Curious George feature, series work on Franklin, Little Bear, Bob & Margaret; Production Designer on The Backyardigans, and Sidekick)

Workshop:

Layout Critique for 4^th Year Films

Workshop Leader: Terry Lenko 

Week 10 - Nov. 12

Lecture & Workshop:

University of Toronto Music Trip (times for this week to be confirmed closer to date)

Milestone Due:

Milestone 6 
- For 2D: Animatic Reel; 
- For 3D: Models and Animatic
- For StopMo: Sets, Props, and Puppets @ 30% Complete

Week 11 - Nov. 19

Lecture:

Animation Timing - Greg Duffel

Workshop 2-4 pm 

Rigging for 4^th Year Films, Part 2.

Workshop Leader: Mark Palowich (tent.)

Week 12 - Nov. 26

Lecture:

Industry Day Primer - Tony Tarantini
Inspired Acting: A Study of Great Moments From Great Actors - Stephen Barnes 

Wednesday Workshop - 4th Year Studio Video Reference Area
Using Video Reference for Animation - Steven Barnes

Week 13 - Dec. 3

Lecture: Working with a Composer (Tony Tosti)

Workshop:

Soundtrack Workshop and Adobe Audition refresher, with Tony Tosti
.

Milestone Due:

Milestone 7- 
For 2D: Performance Test; 
For 3D: Rigging Complete; 
For SM: Sets, Props, and Puppets 100% Complete

Week 14 - Dec. 10

Lecture:

ANIMATIC SCREENING (times for this week to be confirmed closer to date)

Workshop:

Special Christmas screening and critical discussion of Raymond Brigg's Oscar nominated short film, The Snowman
Kaj Pindal, workshop leader (tent.)

Milestone Due:

Milestone 8- Screening Participation Review