Contract

	Deadline	Present?	To-Do
Milestone 0	21-Jan	G	Research
			Proposal Rough
			Contract Rough
Milestone 1	4-Feb	G	Characters 50% modeled
			Texturing as needed
Milestone 2	18-Feb		Characters fully modeled and rigged Essential textures completed
			Animation started
Milestone 3	2-Mar	G	Animation complete
			Composited and edited in After Effects
			Compiled within other works for demo reel
			Submitted to Pixar
Milestone 4	11-Mar		Head modeled
Milestone 5	25-Mar	G	Head facial rig complete
Milestone 6	2-Apr		Animation 25% complete
Rough Draft	8-Apr	G	Animation 50% complete
Final Due Date	27-Apr		Animation finished and rendered

The plan

Pixar internship demo reel

•      Submit completed demo reel for the Pixar summer internship by March 1.
•       Will require short film to demonstrate the ability to story-tell through movement while implementing the principles of animation.

o   2 characters, knight and sheep. Knight will try to butcher sheep for food, but his goofiness and clumsiness will be his downfall.

o   Requires fully modeled and rigged characters, but textures and environment is not a priority.

•      Once finished, compile the animation with other choice work to create an effective demo reel.
•       Will occupy Milestone 1-3

Lip synching exercise

•       Animate a character singing a song, with appropriate body movements to match.

o   May use character created for the Pixar short film, or a pre-made rig.

o   Creating a new character for the purpose of this animation is not ideal, but could be done.

•      Should be able to finish by Milestone 6 or on April 8 (the “rough draft” day).

Knife throwing animation

•      Short animation of a guy trying to throw knives at a dartboard, constantly missing and getting increasingly frustrated.
•       Could just use the same knight character from before.
•       Finish by April 27, the final due date.