ANIMATIONs (Swayam)

Overview

This course, for students majoring in Animation, Design Engineering & Game Technology.

Here you learn about the design histories and theories to develop creative, technical, and analytical skills in animation film production through the exploration of animation production pipeline (CG modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation, and rendering) techniques relevant to a career in design engineering, Visual Effects, and animation.

In this course, we explore animation across a variety of platforms including film, television, advertising, web, motion capture, and game design. This course will provide the opportunity for students to develop their transferable employability and professional skills through project-based assessment for Media & Entertainment industry.

Syllabus

Week 1 – Fundamental of Animation

Week 2 – Poly Engineering – Basics of Modeling

Week 3 – Poly Engineering – Modeling Architectural Design

Week 4 – Poly-painting – Texturing Fundamental

Week 5 – UVW Unwrapping & 3D Paint Tools

Week 6 – Aesthetics development: Lighting Fundamental

Week 7 – Indirect & Direct Lighting techniques

Week 8 – Character Setup- Rigging

Week 9 – Character Skinning & Blend shapes

Week 10 – Animation Fundamentals

Week 11 – Principal of Animation

Week 12 – Animation Walk Cycle Project

Week 13 – FX & Dynamics Simulations

Week 14 – Scene integration: CompositingWeek 15Case Study: Tips & Tricks

Teacher

Dr. Abhishek Kumar