ITM30511 3D Modelling and Animation (Autumn 2015)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Course Leader:
- Jarl Schjerverud
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
This course is compulsory in:
- Bachelor in Digital Media Production
- Bachelor in Digital Media
Elective course in other study programmes.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student can:
- develop a basic theoretical knowledge of 3D modelling and animation.
Skills
The student:
- has basic practical skills in the use of software for 3D modelling and animation.
- can create and animate different types of 3D models.
General competence
The student can:
- contribute to projects with multiple actors where the development of 3D models is integrated with the production
Content
- Maya 2013 interface
- Navigate in Maya
- Modelling primitives, polygons, NURBS surfaces
- Surfaces: colour, texture, materials
- Lighting and shading
- Effects
- Virtual camera and composition
- Introduction to animation, keyframes and animation paths
- Rendering and output such as stills and video
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures, workshops, exercises and self-study.
Workload
4 hours lectures + exercises per week
Examination
Individual portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising three individual 3D modelling and animation productions. Productions must be submitted by given deadlines and according to the specifications set by the course instructor. Grades are awarded on the basis of an overall assessment.
Letter grading scale A?F.
All portfolio elements must be resubmitted in conjunction with resit exams and rescheduled exams. This must be done in consultation with the course instructor.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated as follows:
- Mid-semester evaluation (optional)
- Final evaluation (compulsory)
The course instructor prepares a course report on the basis of student feedback and on his/her own experiences of the course. Course reports are discussed with the Committee for Study Quality at the Faculty of Computer Sciences.
Literature
Introducing Autodesk Maya 2013 by Dariush Derakhshani (2012).