Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
Within this course, students learn to realize moving images created in 3d environment. Students analyze the examples and increase their field awareness by authentic designs.
Course Content:
Within the scope of this course characters and 12 basics of animations are put into practice.
Course Methodology:
1-Lecture, 2-Interactive Lecture, 6-Case Study, 8-Pairwork
Course Evaluation Methods:
A-Exam
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Uses the 12 principles of animation in 3d animation. | 2,3 | 1,2,6,8 | A |
| 2. Manages the designs using 3d modeling and animation softwares. | 2 | 1,2,6,8 | A |
| 3. Demonstrates the ability to think three dimensionally in designing abstract and concrete concepts. | 2,3 | 1,2,6,8 | A |
| 4. Adapts the knowledge about the 3d modeling and animation to the industry. | 2 | 1,2,6,8 | A |
| 5. Develops the ability to create 3d characters, set designs animation for animated movies. | 2,3 | 1,2,6,8 | A |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Ball Animation | |
| 3 | Walk Cycle Animation | |
| 4 | Lipsync | |
| 5 | Skeleton And Model Hierarchy | |
| 6 | The 12 Principle | |
| 7 | The 12 Principle | |
| 8 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 9 | The 12 Principle: Follow-through and overlapping action, | |
| 10 | The 12 Principle: Stretch and squash, Anticipation | |
| 11 | The 12 Principle: Staging, Straigth-ahead action and pose to pose | |
| 12 | The 12 Principle: Slow-in and slow-out | |
| 13 | The 12 Principle: Secondary action, Timing | |
| 14 | The 12 Principle: Arcs, Exaggeration | |
| 15 | The 12 Principle: Solid drawing, Appeal | |
| 16 | Final Exam | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | Course videos |
| Additional Resources |
- YIKAROĞLU, N., 2009, MAYA UNLIMITED. İstanbul, KODLAB Yayın Dağıtım Yazılım ve Eğitim Hizmetleri San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
- LUHTA, E., 2017. HOW TO CHEAT IN MAYA 2010. [Place of publication not identified]: CRC Press. - WILLIAMS, R., 2012, THE ANİMATOR’S SURVİVAL KIT, Farrar, Straus and Giroux press |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Tutorials |
| Assignments | Course videos |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Uses technical and academic knowledge accumulated in visual communication design field for authentic projects. | X | ||||
| 2 | Designs 2 and 3 dimensional creative products considering the aesthetic rules. | X | ||||
| 3 | Employs efficiently the technical innovations required by the professional field. | X | ||||
| 4 | Analyses problems related to the field starting from the concept and develops appropriate projects for the targeted audience. | X | ||||
| 5 | Behaves according to the national and international professional ethical principles. | X | ||||
| 6 | Builds awareness to universal and social problems by developed projects and offers solutions to them. | X | ||||
| 7 | Gains sectoral experience by compulsory internship, relates academic knowledge with field experience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Grasps the importance of interdisciplinary working by lifelong learning mind-set and collaborates with different teams. | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops concepts and puts forth innovative and authentic works to enrich the cultural and artistic accumulation related to the field. | X | ||||
| 10 | Transforms the creative ideas into moving and interactive visual expressions, executes multi-dimensional designs. | X | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 176 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (s) | 7,04 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 | ||
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