Week 36 2024 Digital Short Edit

May 12 - 16, 2025

Assignment: Digital Short Edit
Details: After rendering all five or more clip use a video editor to connect and create your final Digital Short Animation.

Digital Short Requirements:

-Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long.
-Minimum of 2 characters.
-5 different angles.
-5 textures for this project.
-Title & Credits.
-Include Sound Effects.

Example: 3D Digtial Short Project Edit

Video Tutorials:

iMovie

Adobe Rush

YouTube	Freeman Graphics: DG		Rush
Rush: Video Editing: Part 1 New Project, Import images & Video
Rush: Video Editing: Part 2 Scaling, Cutting, Transitions, Credits
Rush: Video Editing: Part 3 Adding Audio, & Exporting

Adobe Premier

 

Week 35 2025 Backgrounds & Environments

May 5 - 9, 2025

Assignment: Backgrounds
Details: Set up a background for your digital short.

Project Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Links: https://hdrihaven.com/

Video Tutorials:
Blender 2.8 How to setup an hdri environment background

Week 34b 2025 Character Design

April 28 - May 2, 2025

Objective: Modeling Objects
Assignment: Characters
Details: Model your first character for your Digital Short.

Project Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Week 34 2025 Digital Short Project

April 28 - May 2, 2025

Objective: Story Telling.
Assignment: Digital Short Project.
Details: Create a Digital Short that will be 30 second long. Minimum of 2 characters, and use 5 different angles. Use a minimum of 5 textures for this project.

Timeline:
Week 34 (April 28-May 2)
-Storyboard (50pts)

Week 34 (April 28-12)
Modeling
-Characters (50pts)
-Backgrounds (50pts)
-5 Textures (50pts) 

Week 35 (May 5 -9)
Animation & Sound FX

Week 36 (May 12 -16)
Animation & Rendering
Test Review

Week 37 (May 19-23)
Portfolio Final

Test Review

Week 37 (May 19-23)
Portfolio Final
State Test

Assignment: Characters & Backgrounds
Details: Model your first Character and background set.

Week 33b 2025 3D Animation Using Physics in Blender

April 21-25, 2025

Objective: Explore Physics and Modifiers in Blender.
Assignment: Physics
Details: Explore the Modifiers in Blender and create a project using three different effects.

Download Blender: https://www.blender.org/

Older Version of Blender: https://download.blender.org/release/

Project Files	Video Tutorials
001Physics_Rigid Body	https://youtu.be/IVi01SpVXBQ
003Physics_Mesh	https://youtu.be/iA8r3NlUdU8
004Physics_cloth	https://youtu.be/6ManVsT4QKs
001Particles	https://youtu.be/l4qfSbojgDU

Video Tutorials:
All 54 Modifiers in Blender Explained in 10 Minutes

Examples: 

Week 33 2025 Physics & Modifiers

April 21-25,  2025

Objective: Explore Physics and Modifiers in Blender.
Assignment: Physics
Details: Explore the Modifiers in Blender and create a project using three different effects.

Video Tutorials:
All 54 Modifiers in Blender Explained in 10 Minutes

Examples: 

Week 32 2025 Ball Bounce

April 14-18,  2025

Objective: Squash & Stretch
Assignment: Ball Bounce
Details: Create a ball and a flat plan. Use the principles of squash & stretch and animate a ball bouncing across the screen.