Course Code: MAA470
GA470
Session/Year: Winter
2014
Contact Hours: 6 hours per week
Lecture: 2 hours per week
Lab: 4
hours per week
Credit Values: 4 credits
Room:
1019
Instructor
Name: Sam
Ellis
Contact
Info: smellis@aii.edu
CLASS WEBSITE: http://aiwmaa470winter2014.blogspot.com
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9 AM - 10:30 AM Room 901, or
1019;
Course Competencies: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
Required: Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines, 13th ED.
Materials and Supplies:
Technology Needed:
Estimated Homework Hours: 6-8+ hours week.
Quarter Credit Hour Definition: A quarter credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
Student Evaluation / Methods of Assessment:
Students with Disabilities: The Art Institute of Washington provides accommodations to qualified students with disabilities. The Disability Services Office assists qualified students with disabilities in acquiring reasonable and appropriate accommodations and in supporting equal access to services, programs and activities at The Art Institute of Washington Students who seek reasonable accommodations should notify the Disabilities Services Coordinator at (Arber Winn, 703-247-2685 ) of their specific limitations and, if known their specific requested accommodations. Students will be asked to supply medical documentation of the need for accommodation. Classroom accommodations are not retroactive, but are effective only upon the student sharing approved accommodations with the instructor. Therefore, students are encouraged to request accommodations as early as feasible with the Disability Services Coordinator to allow for time to gather necessary documentation. If you have a concern or complaint in this regard, please contact the Dean of Student Affairs in Room 1107, telephone 703-247-6841. Complaints will be handled in accordance with the school’s Internal Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment.
Student Conduct Policy: The Art Institute of Washington expects its students and employees to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. In addition, the Art Institute of Washington has a strict policy, which disallows sexual harassment of either students or employees. All students or employees are encouraged to report any professional or sexual misconduct to the academic director.
Academic Honesty at the Art Institute of Washington: As a member of he academic community, students are expected to recognize and uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. Under all circumstances, students are expected to be honest in their dealings with faculty, administrative staff, and fellow students. In speaking with any member of the college community, students must give an accurate representation of the facts at hand. Students are required to refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable or unethical conduct related to academic work. In class assignments students must submit work that fairly and accurately reflects their level of accomplishment. Any work that is not the product of the student’s own efforts is considered dishonest. Engaging in academic dishonesty can have serious consequences for the student.
- Cheating
- Plagiarism
- Submission of the same work in two or more classes without prior approval of the
- Submission of any work (full or partial) not actually produced by the student.
- Submission of any works without the clear acknowledgement (reference/credit) of the original author or creator of the work.
Late Submission of Work: NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- Grasp core concepts
- Basic design elements, Composition, Craftsmanship, Design process, Professionalism (each category will be assigned specific points and added together for a final grade)
- Originality, execution and timeliness.
- Effort Expended DOESN’T COUNT FOR ANYTHING. (sorry)
- Final grade will be calculated based on quality and appropriateness of finished work.
- We will use the Final Review Rubric (FRR) to evaluate your work
- Anything that receives a 2 in your major will result in failure for the class.
Grading Scale
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Points
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A
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100 to 92
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A-
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91.9 to 90
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B+
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89.9 to 88
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B
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87.9 to 82
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B-
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81.9 to 80
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C+
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79.9 to 78
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C
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77.9 to 72
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C-
D
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71.9 to 67.2
67.1 to 67
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F
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66.9 and below
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Quarter Breakdown for Animations
Important Information
In this course, students begin
production of their digital portfolio and explore career development
concepts. Through class
activities, students organize their work to reflect and enhance their
individual strengths in computer animation.
1.
Evaluate personal and professional skills and
interests relative to application in possible career path
2.
Demonstrate
the ability to pitch a concept
3.
Explore self-promotional strategies
4.
Produce
a portfolio in accordance with program requirements and industry-standards
5.
Conduct research related to the job search and
career development, using a variety of resources
6.
Examine and differentiate personal and career goals
7.
Identify career paths and salaries
8.
Select and apply various management strategies in
business situations
9.
Apply basic business principles to the creation and
maintenance of a business
10. Apply
legal principles to the formation, operation, and termination of sole
proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations
11. Explore
the opportunity and the operation of a freelance business
12. Develop a
code of business and personal ethics
· ISBN-10: 0932102158
· ISBN-13: 978-0932102157
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Writing/Drawing Materials
·
Sketchbook (8.5 x 11) –at
least-
·
3 Ring Binder
·
Loose-leaf
·
USB Flash Drive (at least
2GB)
SUPPLIED BY SCHOOL
(1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty
instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week
for 10-12 weeks, or the equivalent amount of work over a different
amount of time; or
(2) At least an equivalent amount of work as
required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as
established by the institution including laboratory work, internships,
practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit
hours.
Projects
with specific guidelines including tools and techniques will be assigned.
Projects will be graded on the following:
Final Deliverables (incl. Portfolio): 100%
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Faculty members of the classes involved
Students proven to have been dishonest in submitting or presenting
their work in a class will receive a grade F for the class and may be subject
to further disciplinary action including suspension or expulsion from school. Record of this incident will also be
kept in a student’s file. If such
an incident occurs and you would like to file a written appeal, you may do so
with the academic director of the department. Please refer to page 39 of the
NEW Student Handbook for the complete Academic Dishonesty policy.
- You are required to attend all class
meetings, to arrive on time, and to stay for the duration of the class. Any
deviation from class policies will be marked as a demerit.
- Each class time will go towards a direct
professionalism grade, determined through number of demerits (this will be 50%
of your grade). Upon your 4th demerit,
you will be penalized for the full amount of your professionalism grade, ultimately
causing you to receiving a letter grade of F for the quarter. If you have
documentation of a particular situation that prohibits your attendance in class
(death in the family, illness, court, etc.) then that particular date can be
evaluated. Otherwise, appeals will not be accepted.
- If you are not present after the first minute of class, you will be
marked with a demerit.
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In the
event that a faculty member is absent, students should wait 15 minutes. Students should then circulate an
attendance sheet and designate one of their members to deliver the sheet to the
Academic Affairs office for placement in the faculty member’s mailbox.
Make up Work: Students who miss a class must meet
with the instructor to find out how to make up missed work.
Class Participation and In Class Performance: All students are expected
to participate in class discussions, critiques and project assignments. Failure to do so may result in a lower
grade (both on a daily basis and for the final average). There will be class critiques every
other week and we will cover on average one chapter of the text each week. Students will be expected to use key
design terms during their discussion during critiques. Quizzes will be given…
Electronic Devices: Phones and pagers must be turned off or to vibrate during class.
Any emergency calls that come in during class should be taken
outside the classroom. Headphones may not be used in
class.
Sketchbook: Students will be required to keep a
sketchbook for this class. The sketchbooks will be reviewed once during
mid-term and once during finals. The sketchbook will play integral part of your
final grade. Please bring sketchbooks to class each session.
Homework: Student should be prepared to work on
assignments, readings, preparing for quizzes and sketching during non-class
room time. Your hard work and dedication both in class and outside of class are
most important in succeeding.
Students should expect to spend 4 - 8+ hours per week on homework
assignments.
Professionalism: All artwork submitted to class must be
neat and clean and professionally presented. This means that all required work
must be mounted. All work must be
delivered in accordance to classroom policies stated by the professor, and must
be delivered on time, and in full.
Student Evaluation/Methods of Assessment:
This is a Senior level class, and
your portfolio must reflect this. Your work must be adequate towards not only
your chosen field, but also at the level where it can compete not only with
your peers, but also with professionals within the field. Failure to do so will
result in a letter grade of F, and a 0%.
Portfolio
Requirements: Business Deliverables
We will be covering the following subjects throughout the
class, and you will be expected to deliver assignments connected to these concepts
throughout the quarter. The assignments will be designated at the discretion of
the professor.
o Logo
o Business Card
o Demo Reel Wraparound Cover and Disc Label
o Letterhead
o Resume
o Invoice
o Website Comp
o Booth Design
o Beginning Career Research
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Field
Trip: Senior Show
o Assist graduates, get feel for show at DAR
Building
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Final
Review Pre-Evaluation
·
On week
eight, you will be asked to bring in samples of your work that you will be
using towards your focus towards final review. You will have these pieces
reviewed and evaluated by Faculty members as to how appropriate/ready they are
towards final review, and how to best improve your work to aim it towards Final
Review. Failure to comply/participate will cost you up to 40% of your grade.
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NOTE:
-
For your Class Deliverables, I will need your choice of advisor, your
chosen project, and your project schedule (including what I can expect by
Mid-Term week and our Final) by our first meeting day of week 2. This should
include your contract, signed by your advisor (I need a physical/printed copy),
as well as your project proposal and schedule (these can be digital or printed,
and can be placed on your MAA folder within my Faculty folder for this class.)
You will be meeting with your advisor for the next ten weeks, getting one
signature per day of meeting, and must have ten signatures by the end of the
quarter (Signatures do not guarantee a passing grade in class or compliance of
Advisor, only that you have met with said advisor for the required amount of
times.) Failure to produce ten signatures along with your Business Deliverables
and Senior Deliverables at the end of the quarter will result in an automatic
failing grade in this class (F). You will be handing these
projects/deliverables in disk format, along with your signature sheet) on week
11. You will also be required to attend the following:
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SENIOR SHOW
You are expected to go and participate in the Senior Show on
the WEDNESDAY of Week 10 (MARCH 26th,
2014.) You must be present at the DAR at
8am to assist graduates with their booth set up as well as any uses career
services or the MAA department might deem necessary for you; you are also
expected to view and evaluate booth construction, and take note of any
issues/concerns you might have with your own booth construction. Failure to
arrive on time, or to comply with expected requirements, will result in a
letter grade of F, and a 0% grade.
MAA480/VGP480/VFX/GA480 PORTFOLIO 1
MEETING RECORD
MAA470 Portfolio Foundations
FACULTY ADVISOR AGREEMENT
I, _________________________________ (faculty advisor),
agree to work with and advise:
_____________________________________________ (student)
during the ________ quarter.
It is understood that this
appointment translates to up to an hour of consultation a week. It is the student’s responsibility to
make and keep all appointments. If
you have any questions about what might be expected of you in this role, please
contact me at eahernandez@aii.edu.
FACULTY SIGNATURE:
STUDENT SIGNATURE:
INSTRUCTOR SIGNATURE:
DATE:
Storyboard Artist
Per Class: 1
set of storyboards that equal a minimum of one minute of animation
1
animatic of the storyboards that were drawn
Storyboards
need to be fully rendered. Either full greys or colors
Student needs to pick one of these
five genres for their storyboards:
action, cinematic for T.V. animation, comedy, commercial and slice of
life. (The student will need to pick a different one for every class)
There must be at least one scene
transition
Student
must include slug information
Character Designer
Per Class: Two
characters are needed
One
model sheet for each character with a color key
One
five point turn around in color for each character
Six
action poses for each character
Eight
facial expressions for each character
One story point illustration with
both characters interacting with each other in the environment
Student needs to pick one of these
five genres for their character designs:
action/adventure, historical, comedy, horror or cartoon. (The student
will need to pick a different one for every class)
Environment Modeler
Per Class: One
fully realized, recognizable, believable environment
Must
be populated with pertinent elements
One
fly through of the environment
Minimum of 15 different assets
(drinking glass and broken drinking glass only count as one as well as having
15 windows that only counts as one)
Level Designer
Per Class: One
fully realized, recognizable, believable, playable environment
Must
be populated with pertinent elements
One
walk through showing playability of level
3d Modeler
Per Class: Three
recognizable models that must match reference per class
Models
must be high poly (next gen console ready)
One
bi-ped model
One
Multi-ped model
One
hard surface model
All
models must be textured
Characters
need to show a variety of body type, gender, age and genre
Character Animator
Per Class: 2d traditional
30
second pencil drawn animation
The 30 seconds can be on animation
for 30 seconds or multiple animations that add up to 30 seconds. Each animation
hast to be a minimum of 10 seconds long.
Must
display correct use of the 12 principles of animation
Must
have a cohesive storyline (beginning, middle and end)
Must
contain audio
Student needs to pick one of these
five for their animation: action, pantomime
, comedy, dialog and slice of life. (The student will need to pick a different
one for every class)
2d computer aided animation (Flash/Toonboom/
Harmony)
40
second animation
The 30 seconds can be on animation
for 40 seconds or multiple animations that add up to 30 seconds. Each animation
hast to be a minimum of 10 seconds long.
Must
display correct use of the 12 principles of animation
Must
have a cohesive storyline (beginning, middle and end)
Must
contain audio
Student needs to pick one of these
five for their animation: action, pantomime
, comedy, dialog and slice of life. (The student will need to pick a different
one for every class)
3d animation
60
second pencil drawn animation
The 30 seconds can be on animation
for 60 seconds or multiple animations that add up to 30
seconds. Each animation hast to be a minimum of 10 seconds long.
Must
display correct use of the 12 principles of animation
Must
have a cohesive storyline (beginning, middle and end)
Must
contain audio
Student needs to pick one of these
five for their animation: action, pantomime
, comedy, dialog and slice of life. (The student will need to pick a different
one for every class)
Storyboard Artist
Three
out of the five productions that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Three
animatics from the same three productions that were chosen to present
Storyboards
must be at a professional entry level
Concept Designer
Three out of the five productions
that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Concept
designs and Illustrations must be at a professional entry level
Environment Modeler
Three out of the five environments
that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Environments
must be at a professional entry level
Level Designer
Three out of the five level designs
that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Level
Designs must be at a professional entry level
3d Modeler
Ten
models
Two
must be humanoid (Male)
Two
must be humanoid (Female)
Two
must be a creature
Four
are you choice
3d
models must be at a professional entry level
Character Animator
2d
traditional
Three
out of the five animations that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Storyboards
must be at a professional entry level
2d
computer aided animation (Flash/Toonboom/ Harmony)
Three
out of the five animations that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Storyboards
must be at a professional entry level
3d
animation
Three
out of the five animations that were done in the Portfolio and Studio classes
Storyboards
must be at a professional entry level
Week 1 Premise
and character designs
Week 2 Storyboards
Week 3 Layout
(environments)
Week 4 Animation
Week 5 Animation
Week 6 Animation
Week 7 Animation
Week 8 Animation
Week 9 Animation
Week 10 Post
production
Week 11 Post
Production
2D-3D
Clubs: The 2D and 3D clubs gets students involved in exciting
projects that will build up both experience reserves as well as your resume, while
also helping up and coming animators with demos and exercises meant to enrich
their learning experience at AI. Both clubs meet on Fridays, from 12-4pm (in
1021; both clubs meet together).
Email me for more info.
24hour challenge:
The 24hr Challenge will be
returning this quarter (date and time still to be determined.) Students who
attend will have opportunities to win prizes, as well as enjoy multiple (bad)
movies and share in random shenanigans (no drinking! Argh!) For further
details, keep your eyes open for emails and announcements in the near future.
When is the First-Progress
Portfolio Review?
First-Progress Portfolio Review takes place during quarter four or
quarter five. The first review is to be turned in to your instructor for
MAA102: Drawing for Animation class during week 9 or 10. Your portfolio will be
reviewed by your MAA102 professor. A letter including your portfolio results
will be given to you within a couple of weeks after it’s submitted.
When is the Mid-Progress
Portfolio Review?
The Mid-Progress Portfolio
Review takes place during quarter seven or quarter eight. The mid-review is to
be turned in to your instructor for MAA235: Character Modeling/Rigging class
during week 9 or 10. Your portfolio will be reviewed by a group of professors.
When is the Final Portfolio
Review?
Final Portfolio Review
takes place during the 10th week in class MAA480, Portfolio 1. You
must pass the Final Portfolio Review to get into Portfolio 2, MAA490. Your
portfolio will be reviewed by a group of professors. A letter including
your portfolio results will be given to you within a couple of weeks after it’s
submitted.
If you have questions about any
of these events, or about any concerns within the MAA/GA department, please
contact:
Bryan Tillman
703-247-6846
Room 820
I, ____________________________, affirm that I have received
the syllabus for MAA470 for Winter Quarter 2014. Furthermore, I have read the content of this document and understand
that I will be held accountable for the assignments and other required work for
this class.
I understand that the times,
dates and details of some assignments are subject to change at the instructor’s
discretion and that it remains my responsibility to deliver my work on time and
under the requirements assigned.
With this sheet I commit to
meeting with an advisor no less than ten times during the quarter for critique
and assessments, to fulfill the requirements of my chosen portfolio plan, and to
complete all projects concerning my professional identity/presentation, thus
beginning the process of my eventual graduation.
I confirm that I have received the following documents:
· MAA470 syllabus
·
Class attendance policy
·
Overview of assignments and class schedule
·
Grading criteria
·
Purchase requirements
Signature_____________________________ Date__________________________
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