Training

HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Course Master

(Form revised November 2007)


Approved by:

Division: Fine Arts and Fitness: Jan 7, 2009

Academic/Career Education Council: Jan 28, 2009

College Council: Feb 2, 2009

I. Division: Fine Arts and Fitness

II. Course Number and Title: STH 264: Advanced Motion Capture Application

III. Credit Hours: 3 credit hours

IV. Total Contact Hours: 47

V. Prerequisites: STH 263: Intermediate Motion Capture with a grade of C or better.

VI. Co-requisites: None

VII. Course Grading Scale: A – E

VIII. Catalog Description: A lab-based computer class dealing with the principles of Motion Capture Performance and Motion Capture Production. for use in Virtual Theatricality, Motion Pictures, Gaming, and Motion Studies. This course is the final sequence in the Henry Ford Community College Motion Capture Course Sequence.

IX. Goal Statement: To prepare students for entry level positions as Motion Capture session technicians in the theater, film, and entertainment industries.

X. Measurable Objectives

Major Core Course Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

Conduct Motion Capture sessions of multiple speaking characters using body, face, and hands, and props.

Successfully map all captured data to characters in MotionBuilder.

Clean and edit data.

Deliver a final product that is a complete dramatic entity.*

Detailed Course Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

Demonstrate dramatic and story-telling elements through Motion Capture.

Cooperate with a wide variety of artists and media personnel including directors, 3D modelers, engineers, actors, and producers.

Plan and complete an entire Motion Capture project from Previsualization to final product.

XI. Assessment of Academic Achievement

Successful Internship for a local Professional Motion Capture Company.
OR
A substantial contribution to the Motion Capture effects for an HFCC Virtual Theatricalty Production.
OR
A major project at the HFCC Virtual Theatricality Lab Motion Capture Studio.
XII. General Course Requirements and Recommendations

• Excellent attendance
• Full participation in each exercise
• Objective feedback for other students
• Full professional courtesy to other students
• Willingness to step outside one’s personal level of comfort

XIII. Texts: Windsor, Brian, MoCap for Artists, Focal Press, 2008. Liverman, Matt, The Animator's Motion Capture Guide: Organizing, Managing, Editing , Charles River Media Game Development. 2008.

XIV. Core Course Topics

Pre Vis.
Working with a client or Director.
Human Characters.
Fantasy Characters.
Specialty Props.
Preparing for A Capture Session.
The Motion List.
Flowcharts.
The Motion Database.
Mapping.
Final Presentation to Client.

XV. Can credit for this course be granted through credit for prior-college level learning?

No.

XVI. Does this course satisfy MACRAO requirements?

No.

* Meets critical thinking objectives