VIZA 617 - SPACEFERATU Project Budget + Schedule

TASKS

Modeling

• Spaceferatu: 3D animatic version - 8h
• Spaceferatu: final version - 16h
• Sculpt vizimes, blendshapes
• Space ship - 4h
• Alien: 3D animatic version - 4h
• Alien: final version - 8h
• Big Alien: 3D animatic version - 4h
• Big Alien: final version - 8h
• Environment (rocks, landscape)
• 3D animatic version - 4h
• final version - 16h
• Bat
• animatic version -2h
• final version - 8h

Rigging

• Python build - 12h
• Spaceferatu, basic (fk, ik, spine, basic controls) - 1h
• Spaceferatu, facial - 6h
• Spaceferatu, final - 4h
• Space Ship - 1h
• Alien, basic - 2h
• Alien, facial - 4h
• Alien, final - 4h
• Big alien, basic
• Big alien, final 
• Bat - 6h

Animation

• Blocking - 8h
• 3D animatic - rough animation pass - 12h
• Refine animation - 18h
• Final animation - 18h
• Bat - wing flapping cycle - 4h

Surfacing

• Environment: landscape, rocks, sky box, matte paintings - 8h
• Spaceferatu - 6h
• Space ship - 4h
• Alien - 4h
• Big Alien

FX

• Dust/particles - 8h
• "Multiple Bat Mode" effect - 8h

Lighting

• Image-based lighting - 4h
• Get HDR
• Lighting tests - 8h

Rendering

• Low-sample tests - 8h
• Deal with bugs, technical issues - 12h
• Render final, full-res, high-sample version - 8h

Sound

• Soundtrack - 8h
• Voice recording, editing - 2h
• Ambient - 2h

Comp/Post

• Nuke: - 8h
• Zdepth - fog, atmosphere
• Depth of field
• Color correct
• Color bleed/ color effects

BIG QUESTION: Can I do all this in one semester?

Software

• Autodesk Maya 2015 (Viz Lab)
• Adobe Photoshop
• Mudbox/Z Brush (Viz Lab)
• Houdini (Viz Lab)
• Nuke (Viz Lab)
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe After Effects
• Audacity

SCHEDULE OF TASKS - 13 weeks remaining

1. 12 - 18 SEPT
   14/09/2016 Budgeting/Schedule
2. 19 - 25
   Refined set,char, color des
   Refined storyboard + animatic
3. 26 SEPT - 1 OCT
   28/09/2016 PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE FINISHED
4. 3 - 8 OCT
   Modeling for 3D animatic
   Scene setup/set dressing
5. 10 - 15 OCT
   Rough Surfacing
   Basic Rigging
   Final models
   Rough 3D animatic
6. 17 - 22 OCT
   Rough 3D animatic
   Final models
7. 24 - 29 OCT
   Final rigs
   Facial rig
8. 31 OCT - 5 NOVFinal rigs
   "Multiple Bat Mode" - rigging, fx
   Refine surfacing
9. 7 - 12 NOV
   Lighting - image based
10. 14 - 19 NOV
    Final animation
11. 21 - 26 NOV
    Final animation
12. 28 NOV - 3 DEC
    Final animation
    Test renders/technical issues
    Begin comp work
    Final renders
13. 5 - 7 DEC
    Comp/post
    07/12/2016 FINAL PROJECT DUE