DART 171 — F Facial Acting for Character Animation with Maya 3 Units
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)