NEMESIS
A Senior Project
by Madeline Pittman
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
WEEK 1: CONCEPT
Make production schedule, develop new concept, pre-visualization storyboard, set up website.
WEEK 2: PRE-PRODUCTION/MODELING
MON, MAR 31
DUE: Assign 1, website, storyboard, production schedule.
WORK: Begin assembling animatic, develop style frames for lighting concepts and sarcophagus image, look up pyro tutorials.
TUES, APR 1
WORK: Model torch and sconce, begin modeling mummy, make shot list.
WED, APR 2
WORK: Continue modeling mummy, start sarcophagus. Complete assignments for other classes.
THURS, APR 3
WORK: Continue modeling mummy and sarcophagus.
FRI, APR 4
WORK: SIGGRAPH meeting, Botanical Gardens field trip. Continue modeling mummy and sarcophagus.
SAT, APR 5
WORK: Continue modeling mummy and sarcophagus. Complete assignments for other classes.
SUN, APR 6
Makeup day.
WEEK 3: MODELING
MON, APR 7
WORK: Continue modeling mummy and sarcophagus.
TUES, APR 8
WORK: Continue modeling mummy and sarcophagus.
WED, APR 9
DUE: Assign 2, animatic, shot list, revised production schedule.
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes.
THURS, APR 10
WORK: Atlantamation. TECH311 Project 1 Due. Drive Heather for filming. Model minor elements (broken lantern, coins, hallway, shattered vases, cobwebs, small rocks). Begin assembling texture for sarcophagus.
FRI, APR 11
WORK: Drive Heather for filming. Continue modeling minor elements and modeling/shading sarcophagus and mummy.
SAT, APR 12
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Finish all modeling and place objects in scene, continue shading sarcophagus/mummy.
SUN, APR 13
Makeup day.
WEEK 4: SHADING
MON, APR 14
WORK: Finish sarcophagus based on critique, continue mummy shading. Block in lighting.
TUES, APR 15
WORK: Finish sarcophagus, continue mummy shading.
WED, APR 16
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Continue/finish mummy shading based on critique.
THURS, APR 17
WORK: Begin shading for all minor objects.
FRI, APR 18
WORK: Laika Presentation. Continue shading minor elements. Set up 3D render passes.
SAT, APR 19
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Finish shading minor objects. Set up 3D render passes.
SUN, APR 20
Makeup day.
WEEK 5: ANIMATION/FX
MON, APR 21
WORK: Final touches on all textures based on critique, render breakdowns.
TUES, APR 22
WORK: Finalize midterm website documentation, render breakdowns.
WED, APR 23
DUE: Assign 3, midterm assets, documentation, breakdowns.
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Begin mummy wing animation, and import scene to Houdini for smoke and torch fire fx.
THURS, APR 24
WORK: Continue animating smoke and fire. Set up render takes in Houdini.
FRI, APR 25
WORK: Continue animating smoke and fire. Complete a test render.
SAT, APR 26
WORK: Savannah Sidewalk Art Festival. Day off to complete assignments for other classes.
SUN, APR 27
Makeup day.
WEEK 6: ANIMATION/FX
MON, APR 28
WORK: Continue working on all animation based on critique. Complete assignments for other classes.
TUES, APR 29
WORK: TECH 311 Project 2 due. Continue working on FX and complete a full test render. Resume work on wing animation.
WED, APR 30
WORK: Continue animation work based on critique.
THURS, MAY 1
WORK: Out to Launch. Refine camera animations from animatic.
FRI, MAY 2
WORK: Out to Launch. Continue animation work, complete a full render of shots 3 and 4.
SAT, MAY 3
WORK: Finalize animations. Complete assignments for other classes.
SUN, MAY 4
Makeup day. ENG 168 Essay 1 due.
WEEK 7: LIGHTING
MON, MAY 5
DUE: Assign 4, all animation, FX.
WORK: Day off.
TUES, MAY 6
WORK: Develop lighting for shot 1 (flickering torches).
WED, MAY 7
WORK: Continue work on lighting based on critique. Complete assignments for other classes.
THURS, MAY 8
WORK: Begin work on sarcophagus lighting (light rays).
FRI, MAY 9
WORK: Coninue working on all lighting.
SAT, MAY 10
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Finalize all lighting, complete a full render of entire project.
SUN, MAY 11
Makeup day.
WEEK 8: COMPOSITING
MON, MAY 12
WORK: Tweak based on critique; complete a full render for rough cut. Add placeholder sounds.
TUES, MAY 13
WORK: TECH 311 Project 3 due.
WED, MAY 14
DUE: Assign 5, rough cut, 75% completion.
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Set up Nuke node network with render passes.
THURS, MAY 15
WORK: Develop compositing.
FRI, MAY 16
WORK: Develop compositing.
SAT, MAY 17
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Develop compositing.
SUN, MAY 18
Makeup day.
WEEK 9: COMPOSITING/SOUND DESIGN
MON, MAY 19
WORK: Continue working on compositing based on critique.
TUES, MAY 20
WORK: Continue compositing, complete full render.
WED, MAY 21
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Continue compositing based on critique.
THURS, MAY 22
WORK: Continue compositing, begin sound design.
FRI, MAY 23
WORK: Continue compositing and sound design.
SAT, MAY 24
WORK: Complete assignments for other classes. Finalize compositing and sound design.
SUN, MAY 25
Makeup day. ENG 168 Essay 2 due.
WEEK 10: FINAL TOUCHES
MON, MAY 26
WORK: Make presentation, final touches on sound/compositing from critique.
TUES, MAY 27
WORK: Final touches from critique.
WED, MAY 28
DUE: Final Assets, Final Presentation.
THURS, MAY 29
WORK: TECH 311 Project 4 due.
FRI, MAY 30
SAT, MAY 31
Graduation!!