Demo Reel Research (CA4220)

Below is the weekly breakdown of projects and assignments for this class. The syllabi for this course, and others I teach can be found on the main page. If you have a question or concern, please contact me. I generally respond to e-mails within a few hours of receiving them.

Resources that are STRONGLY recommended to successfully grasp the course material:

Demo Reel Research Week-by-Week Breakdown
Week 1: Intros / Ice Breakers
Week 2: "Found Character Design" project due
Week 3: Character Design Process Work due
Week 4: Finalized Character Model Sheets due
Week 5: President's Day. Holiday. No class.
Week 6: Environment Layouts due.
Week 7: Nursery Rhyme Character and Environment Design Process Work due
Week 8: Refined Character Model Sheets due
Week 9: Rough Storyboards with Tonal Values due
Week 10: Studio Time
Week 11: Animatic with Audio due. ALL Final design work due on DVD
Kick Butt Resources
Art & Story podcast Conceptart.org Tutorials Kuler
20 Character Design Tips PSDtuts Excellent Designer Portfolio Examples
Character Design (Interviews with Designers) The Illustration and Cartooning Blog Pina Zingaro Portfolio Cases
Stephen Silver (Character Designer) Cedric's Blog-O-Rama! John Krifaluci's Blog (Ren and Stimpy creator)
Step-by-Step Flash Video Encoding Embedding Flash Video using Dreamweaver Embedding Flash
Student Process Blogs
JD Richard Symes Justin Fisk
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