Description:

The course is focused on methods often applied in the area of computer animation. Studens will get an overview of algorithms and methods solving typical problems of 3D animation (inverse kinematics, animation of human body, dynamics, etc.). Part of the course is devoted to principles used during creative work with sound. The last part of lectures will give information about methods and technologies used in movie production (MOCAP, stereoscopy, visual effects).

Contents:

1. Course overview, Inverse kinematics.
2. Dynamics, particle systems.
3. Fluid dynamics in computer animation.
4. Facial animation.
5. Animation of Cloth.
6. Animation of crowds.
7. Physical basics of acoustics.
8. Sound processing.
9. Creating and editing electronic music.
10. Motion capture systems.
11. Visual effects in movie production.
12. Lighting, keying, video composition, video registration, DVD technologies.
13. Stereoscopy
14. Reservation

Seminar contents:

1.Overview of the course and projects.
2.Consultations to projects.
3.Consultations to projects.
4.The first check point - overview of known solutions.
5.Consultations to projects.
6.The second check point - a method suggestion.
7.Consultations to projects.
8.The third check point - implementation.
9.Consultations to projects.
10.The fourth check point - testing.
11.Consultations to projects.
12.The fifth checkpoint - preparation of documentation.
13.Presentations to projects.
14.Crediting.

Recommended literature:

1. Taylor, J. DVD Demystified. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000. ISBN 0071350268.

2. Watt, A., Watt, M. Advanced Animation and Rendering
Techniques. Addison-Wesley Professional, 1992. ISBN 0201544121.

3. Feynman, R. P. Feynman's Lectures on
Physics. http://www.feynmanlectures.info/

4. Weil, J. The Synthesis of Cloth Objects Proceedings of the Siggraph 1986, volume 20(4), pages 49-53

5. Žára, J., Beneš, B., Felkel, P. The Modern Computer Graphics, Computer Press, 1998, (in Czech)

6. Badler, N. and Zeltzer, D. Making Them Move - Mechanics Control and Animation of Articulated Figures, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1991

Keywords:

Data formats, computer animation, computer simulation, videoprocessing, cloth animation, facial animation, human body animation, video registration.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar