Animation Capstone 2

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Complete an approved animated short through rough animation, inbetweening, cleanup, final rendering or linework, compositing, sound, and VFX as appropriate.
• Use a shared project management board to assign work, document revisions, track deadlines, and preserve production history.
• Collaborate within a production team, communicate problems early, fulfill assigned roles, and respond professionally to critique.
• Evaluate the film as a complete edit and make informed decisions about timing, continuity, scope, technical quality, and audience clarity.
• Create complete credits, a short promotional trailer, and a polished poster for the animation.
• Organize a professional project archive and contribute meaningfully to Capstone Premiere Night planning and delivery.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Team Production Assignments	50%
Individual Sprint Discussions	20%
Final Peer Evaluation	20%
Attendance and Professional Studio Practice	10%

Team Production Assignment Points

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Assignment 0: Production Reset and Updated Project Management Board	50 points
Sprint 1: Rough Animation and Layout Lock	70 points
Sprint 2: Inbetween and Motion Lock	80 points
Sprint 3: Cleanup Lock	90 points
Sprint 4: Integration and Picture Lock	100 points
Sprint 5: Final Film, Promotional Package, Archive, and Premiere Preparation	110 points

Individual Sprint Discussions: 200 Points

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Individual production report after each sprint	40 points each

Final Peer Evaluation: 200 Points

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Self-evaluation and teammate evaluations	200 points

Attendance and Professional Studio Practice

Unexcused Absences	Attendance Grade
0	100%
1	90%
2	80%
3	60%
4	30%
5 or more	0%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
94-100%	A
90-93.99%	A-
87-89.99%	B+
84-86.99%	B
80-83.99%	B-
77-79.99%	C+
74-76.99%	C
70-73.99%	C-
67-69.99%	D+
64-66.99%	D
61-63.99%	D-
0-60.99%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is graded because this course functions as a production studio. Critiques, team coordination, live troubleshooting, and premiere planning depend on your presence. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of class.

Three unexcused late arrivals or early departures equal one absence.

Missing a required critique, production review, technical rehearsal, or assigned premiere responsibility may affect the attendance grade unless the absence is excused.

Because the course meets once each week for an extended studio block, one absence represents a substantial amount of production time.

Excused absences may include documented illness, university-related travel, religious observances, military obligations, or documented emergencies. Notify the instructor as soon as possible. If you are sick, do not attend in person. Students remain responsible for communicating with the team, reviewing posted resources, and completing assigned production work.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Access to the Gatewood lab or a computer capable of running the team’s approved production software.
• An external SSD, 1 TB or larger recommended for capstone production files.
• A second backup location such as OneDrive, Google Drive, or another approved cloud service.
• Headphones for editing, sound review, and focused studio work.
• A drawing glove when using a Cintiq display.