F Facial Acting for Character Animation with Maya

Catalog description

36 hours lecture and 54 hours lab per term. This course further develops the student's knowledge on the creation of rigs and animation-techniques for a character's acting, based on live-action recordings and the implementation of the 12 principles of Animation. The student will learn how to analyze video references, how to act, record and utilize their own footage as a guide for the rigging and animation of specific shops, concentrating on the acting of 3D characters in 3D environments to be used in a variety of visual media, from films, television, consumer products to video games. (CSU) (Degree Credit)