Instructor: Nelson Max, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering
Description: The course concerns animated film. We will explore a variety of animated films from various time periods, from various countries, including the United Sates, Canada, France, and Japan, and produced using various technologies, including cell painting, clay modeling, and computer graphics.
Format: The seminar will meet two hours each week. Some films will be viewed (in part) in class, and discussed in class. Others will be viewed in small groups out of class, and reported on orally to the class. Grading: There will be a letter grade, based on attendance and participation in class discussion (1/3), oral reports from small groups viewing a chosen film outside of class (1/3), and a 3 to 5 page written report on a film (1/3).
About the Instructor: Nelson Max is a professor of Computer Science and of Applied Science. He has been working in scientific visualization, computer graphics, and computer animation for 38 years, and has taught graduate courses in computer animation techniques. He has also been computer animation director for two dome screen stereo films about the atoms and molecules of life, for the Fujitsu pavilions at Expos '85 and '90 at Tsukuba and Osaka Japan, respectively.