. ANIMATIONs

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 modelling, 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.The experts that would acquaint you with the intricacies of animation shall be:Dr. Abhishek Kumar, Adobe Educator, Apple Certified, USADr. Achintya Singhal, Associate Professor, Computer Science, Banaras Hindu University Dr. Alok Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Head of Department, Computer Science Engineering, GGU Central UniversityDr. Jitendra Sheetlani, Professor (Dean), School of Computer Application, Sri Satya Sai University Dr. VD Ambeth Kumar, Professor, CSE, PEC - Affiliating body Anna UniversityIndustry Experts:Bhuvnesh Kumar, Creature Animator, Yash Raj Films, (Former TD Animation Dreamworks, Technicolor, MPC & Anibrain)Alka K Ryan, TD Lighting, Course Content Developer Animation & VFX (Former Mentor Arena Animation & MAAC)Prasoon Singh, Technical Director Animation, Prime Focus World (Former TD Animation DQ) Teaching AssistantsEr. Ankit Kumar, (MTech - IIITA, PhD- BIT*)G S Dhanunjay, (MAJMC - The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU)

Week 1Fundamental of Animation
Week 2Poly Engineering - Basics of Modeling
Week 3Poly Engineering - Modeling Architectural Design
Week 4Poly-painting - Texturing Fundamental
Week 5UVW Unwrapping & 3D Paint Tools
Week 6Aesthetics development : Lighting Fundamental
Week 7Indirect & Direct Lighting techniques
Week 8Character Setup- Rigging
Week 9Character Skinning & Blend shapes
Week 10Animation Fundamentals
Week 11Principal of Animation
Week 12Animation Walk Cycle Project
Week 13FX & Dynamics Simulations
Week 14Scene integration : Compositing
Week 15Case Study : Tips & Tricks