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GRADING GUIDELINES

ALL CAPSTONERS MUST DO at least 8 REPORTS not including the Final Presentation
You can skip ONE report of your choice. By the end of the class, if you do not report 8 times (not including final presentation), you will not pass the class!

You will present a report on your progress each week. You will put your work into the properly labeled folders and put them in my drop box with your name and the NUMBER your report. There are no reports on the 1st week of class.

One week = 8 or more hours work outside class.

For the reports/critiques, the class will be divided into two groups of students.

I will give you two evaluations, once at Week 6, and once at Week 10. Your grade in the class is the combination of these, your final presentation, and your attendance/participation grade. I may also ask other students to rate your weekly progress, which may be another source of peer feedback and evaluation.

GRADING GUIDELINES for 3-timers

3rd-timers must ONLY SHOW ANIMATICS, no models, no process, no more research, etc..ONLY ANIMATICS. Below is a grading guide for your Final Presentation.

1) if more than 5 shots are not finished by Finals Day you will receive an F
2) if 3-4 shots are not finished by June Finals Day will receive an D
3) if 2 shots are not finished by June Finals Day will receive an C
4) if 1 shot is not finished by Finals Day you will receive an B
5) if ALL shots are finished by Finals Day you will receive an A
6) if one scene is missing the highest grade you may receive is a C

a shot (for this purpose) is considered a piece of animation from one camera cut to the next camera cut.(or the the continuous footage between two edits ) For practical purposes for Capstone, if a shot is longer than 10 seconds, it will be considered a scene.

Finished is considered simply that: fully colored or rendered, inked if 2D, fininshed, deliverable HD Quicktime movie with sound.

Note: If your capstone project is not ambitious enough and/or does not represent of 30 WEEKS OF WORK, it will be rejected, and/or you may need to REPEAT CLASSES. If your plans are too ambitious, you had better either seek help from other students early in your process, or simplify your project.

GRADING GUIDELINES 2nd-timers

You will show ANIMATICS in addition to building collateral: MODELS, RIGS, PLAYBLASTS, ANIMATION TESTS, RESOURCES or whatever mid-production work is driving your progress. You are to show MID-PRODUCTION collateral NOT exploratory material/reseach.
As you finish new collateral, you will CUT NEW MATERIAL INTO YOUR ANIMATIC (even if not animated) before each report.

GRADING GUIDELINES 1st timers.

You must have a COMPLETE ANIMATIC finished by Finals Day to pass the class.

You begin by presenting 40 storyboard panels (20 each side)
At every report you must show TWO story or artistic animation ideas. It is possible will will repeat this process each report until feeback from your professor and your classmates, have resulted into a final direction for your capstone. Even if you are making an abstract, fine art, or experimental animation, you will need to present your strategy.

At each report, you will also present CONCEPT SKETCHES, RESOURCES, RESEARCH, COLOR STUDIES, WRITINGS, IDEA SPRINGBOARDS, STORYCARDS, PAINTINGS/DRAWINGS, SAMPLE BACKGROUNDS,...or ANY material that may serve the pre-production of your capstone. This is the extensive COLLATERAL that you are to turn in with the proper file tree each report.


	GRADING GUIDELINES ALL CAPSTONERS MUST DO at least 8 REPORTS not including the Final Presentation You can skip ONE report of your choice. By the end of the class, if you do not report 8 times (not including final presentation), you will not pass the class! You will present a report on your progress each week. You will put your work into the properly labeled folders and put them in my drop box with your name and the NUMBER your report. There are no reports on the 1st week of class. One week = 8 or more hours work outside class. For the reports/critiques, the class will be divided into two groups of students. I will give you two evaluations, once at Week 6, and once at Week 10. Your grade in the class is the combination of these, your final presentation, and your attendance/participation grade. I may also ask other students to rate your weekly progress, which may be another source of peer feedback and evaluation. GRADING GUIDELINES for 3-timers 3rd-timers must ONLY SHOW ANIMATICS, no models, no process, no more research, etc..ONLY ANIMATICS. Below is a grading guide for your Final Presentation. 1) if more than 5 shots are not finished by Finals Day you will receive an F 2) if 3-4 shots are not finished by June Finals Day will receive an D 3) if 2 shots are not finished by June Finals Day will receive an C 4) if 1 shot is not finished by Finals Day you will receive an B 5) if ALL shots are finished by Finals Day you will receive an A 6) if one scene is missing the highest grade you may receive is a C a shot (for this purpose) is considered a piece of animation from one camera cut to the next camera cut.(or the the continuous footage between two edits ) For practical purposes for Capstone, if a shot is longer than 10 seconds, it will be considered a scene. Finished is considered simply that: fully colored or rendered, inked if 2D, fininshed, deliverable HD Quicktime movie with sound. Note: If your capstone project is not ambitious enough and/or does not represent of 30 WEEKS OF WORK, it will be rejected, and/or you may need to REPEAT CLASSES. If your plans are too ambitious, you had better either seek help from other students early in your process, or simplify your project. GRADING GUIDELINES 2nd-timers You will show ANIMATICS in addition to building collateral: MODELS, RIGS, PLAYBLASTS, ANIMATION TESTS, RESOURCES or whatever mid-production work is driving your progress. You are to show MID-PRODUCTION collateral NOT exploratory material/reseach. As you finish new collateral, you will CUT NEW MATERIAL INTO YOUR ANIMATIC (even if not animated) before each report. GRADING GUIDELINES 1st timers. You must have a COMPLETE ANIMATIC finished by Finals Day to pass the class. You begin by presenting 40 storyboard panels (20 each side) At every report you must show TWO story or artistic animation ideas. It is possible will will repeat this process each report until feeback from your professor and your classmates, have resulted into a final direction for your capstone. Even if you are making an abstract, fine art, or experimental animation, you will need to present your strategy. At each report, you will also present CONCEPT SKETCHES, RESOURCES, RESEARCH, COLOR STUDIES, WRITINGS, IDEA SPRINGBOARDS, STORYCARDS, PAINTINGS/DRAWINGS, SAMPLE BACKGROUNDS,...or ANY material that may serve the pre-production of your capstone. This is the extensive COLLATERAL that you are to turn in with the proper file tree each report.