Instructor:	Dr. Timothy Davis
Office:	Edwards 437, 656-0309,
Office hours:	T 6:15-7:30 W 2:00-3:00 (or by appointment)
Email:	tadavis@cs.clemson.edu
Class Times:	TTh 5:00-6:15
Syllabus:	<http://www.cs.clemson.edu/~tadavis/cs808/syllabus.html>
Required Text:	Kerlow, Isaac Victor, The Art of 3-D Computer Animation and Imaging (Second Edition), John Wiley & Sons, 2000. ISBN: 0-471-36004-X.
Recommended Texts:	Maestri, George, Digital Character Animation 2: Essential Techniques New Riders 1996. ISBN: 1-55205-930-0 Vogel, Nathan; Sheridan, Sherri; Coleman, Tim, Maya 2 Character Animation New Riders, 1999. ISBN: 0-7357-0866-5
Grading Scheme:	Most of your assignments will be take the form of individual or team animation work. Presentations and class participation will also factor into your final grade.
Grade Distribution:	Projects 70% Presentations/Participation 10% Final Project 20% % Grade 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D < 60 F
Assignment Grading:	A short in-class presentation will be required for each animation assignment. You should have your images/animations available for showing in class. I will also need a copy of your animation for grading purposes.
Late Policy:	Late assignments will be accepted with penalty deemed appropriate. Since a part of most assignments is an in-class demonstration, please try to be ready by the due date.
Attendance:	Roll will be taken for the first one or two weeks while the class roll fluctuates. However, attendance is not required. Absence, excused or not, does not change the responsibility for assigned work.
Independent Work:	Unless otherwise stated explicitly, each student must do his or her work independently.
Academic Integrity:	The University policies on academic dishonesty apply. Each student is responsible for protecting his or her files from access by others. Work that is essentially the same and submitted without proper attribution is considered to be a violation of academic dishonesty policy by all those submitting the work, regardless of who actually did the work.
Class Cancellation:	Students are expected to wait for 15 minutes after the class beginning time before leaving if the instructor is late.
Course Description:	The course will cover aspects of production and computer animation. You will also gain valuable experience in critiquing work in the field.
Tentative Schedule:

1/11 Introduction

1/16 History
1/18 Production

1/23 Script-writing
1/25 Camera basics

1/30 Storyboards
2/1 Shot Sequencing

2/6 Modeling
2/8 SIGGRAPH Animation viewing

2/13 Video Critiques
2/15 Modeling

2/20 Animation
2/22 Animation

2/27 SIGGRAPH Critiques
2/28 Animation

3/6 Output Formats
3/7 Shading

3/13 Animation Critiques
3/15 Output

3/22 Spring Break
3/24 Spring Break

3/27 Character Animation
3/28 Character Animation

4/3 Rendering
4/5 Rendering

4/10 Character Animation Critiques
4/12 Directing and Editing

4/17 Sound
4/19 Compositing

4/24 DVD Day
4/26 Motion Capture

??? Final Animation Critiques