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Course Description
This course will continue to explore the various techniques used to create professional quality animation. Individuals
will branch into specialized areas of animation and focus on this chosen discipline. Personalized projects are incorporated
within the framework of individual tracks. Instructors utilize a mentoring program specializing in personalized focused achievement.
PREREQUISITES: CA2043, AD2013, AD2003

Course Objections
The objective of this course is to gain a good solid understanding of the intricacies of higher order 3D animation techniques
and be able to master those attributes by expermenting with various venerable animation techniques. The student will be
able to control Paricle Systems, Dynamics, Controllers and Space Warps.The student will be expected to verbalize
the major benefits and weaknesses of each system and their methodologies.

Upon successful completion of this
course you will be able to…

1. Create animations based on Particle Systems.

2. Create animations utilizing custom Controllers.

3. Create animations using animated paths and hiearchial linking utilizing dummy objects.

4. Utilize Space Warps to manipulate geometry and control Particle Systems.

Grading & Classroom Policies:

There are no free late assignments. All work is considered important.
Take note: If you fail to turn in work on time in this industry, you won’t have a job for very long.
Use this class to get in the habit of turning in work on time. Late work will be accepted one week past the due date.
The highest grade obtainable for one week late is a B. No work will be accepted after the one-week extension.
The student will receive a zero for that project. In addition, you will be responsible for keeping all notes and handouts.
In the event you miss class, you will be expected to obtain any notes you may have missed as well as any assignments given.
Exceptions are up to the discretion of the instructor.

Attendance Policies:
Students are expected to be on time and present for every class. There will be a 30-minute break in the middle of class.
It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor if class is missed. Regular class attendance is expected
and required. If a student misses 3 or more classes in any one course during the quarter, he/she may be dropped
for lack of attendance at the discretion of the faculty member. Any conflicts with scheduled deadlines should
be brought to the instructor’s attention BEFORE they arise.

Professional Behavior:
You are expected to act in a professional manner while in this class. No offensive language or temper tantrums will be tolerated.
Please be respectful of your classmates. Not everyone is open to all words, music, visuals, etc. Students should help each other
in their common goal to graduate. Your classmates are your first experience with networking. Be very mindful of those you pass
on the way in. You never know whom you’ll have to pass on your way up. There will be no eating, drinking, or smoking in class.
You may use headphones on cd and/or mp3 players. No telephones or pagers should be activated during class. If you must have
your cell phone or pager active, please set it to vibrate and not to ring. No guns are allowed on campus.

Instructor Availability:
Should you for any reason find it necessary to meet with me outside of class, you can locate me during my office hours,
as indicated outside the Faculty workroom 220. Follow the appointment procedure at the door. Should you need to
contact me outside of office hours, call 214-692-8080, voice mail extension 1390.
E-mail may be sent to xservo@netscape.net

Major Note: All work for this class to be graded must be stored in the following directory:
Store work on the school server Public T:\ Haydel \Homework \Max \Inter-Animation\ make a folder with your name on it,
Last name-underscore-first initial (example: Smith_ j). Each assignment will be saved in a folder labeled assignment 1, 2 and so on.
You will also turn in a folder with your name on it with all the files required for the assignment in it.
This folder will be turn into the D: drive of my faculty computer in class. The computer number is DL-322-01, in a folder named Haydel_burn.
This class is part of the Animation Art and Design forum. A class thread will be started and all students in the class
are required to create a personal thread to display the progress of their work during the quarter. You must also post a final example of your work
in a predetermine thread. Keep a hardcopy for yourself. Failure to do all of these requirements will result in a letter grade of (F).

In addition, always save a backup hard copy of all your work on a USB pendrive, CD, or other storage device.

Grade Scale: A 100% - 93%
A- 92% - 90%
B+ 89% - 87%
B 86% - 83%
B- 82% - 80%
C+ 79% - 77%
C 76% - 73%
C- 72% - 70%
D+ 69% - 67%
D 66% - 60%
F 59% - 0

Americans with Disabilities Act:
The Art Institute of Dallas abides by the tenets
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require special accommodations, please see the instructor.

Copyright Policy
Trademarks and Copyrights are the property of their owners. As such, students may not infringe upon those rights of ownership.
Proper attribution must be made for all assets used by a student for class assignments. Students are reminded to credit the sources
and display the copyright notice and copyright ownership information if this is shown in the original source, for all works.
Crediting the source must adequately identify the source of the work, giving full bibliographic description where available
(including author, title, publisher, and place and date of publication). The copyright ownership information includes
the copyright notice (year of first publication and name of the copyright holder).

Weekly Schedule: Assignments and due dates are subject to change, notification will be given in advanced.

This class will have 4 benchmarks to monitor your progress.

The benchmarks will be at :
wk. 3
wk. 5
wk. 7
wk. 11

Your grade for each benchmark will be determine by what has been completed to that point.