Student for a Day
Visits can be scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 to Friday, November 22, 2019, taking into account the dates mentioned below.
Students are advised to arrive at the beginning of classes since lectures, demonstrations, and/or critiques are usually done in the first hour of a course.
If you are interested in participating
Please contact Helen Wawrzetz at hwawrzetz@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. REMEMBER to provide the following info re: visiting students, so the faculty may be advised:
- Name(s)
- Level (Secondary IV or V)
- Name and city of high school
- Date and class(es) to be visited
Address
Students can enter Dawson directly from the Atwater metro station. If traveling by bus or car, the closest entrance to our offices/studios/classrooms is: 4001 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West. (between Atwater Street and Wood Avenue and opposite the Place Alexis Nihon shopping mall).
Contacts
- Upon arrival, students should go directly to the first class they wish to attend.
- The 3D Animation & CGI faculty office is 3G.1 & the Program Coordinator/Chairperson is Charles Le Guen (office 3G.6).
- The portfolio requirements handout can be obtained from Helen Wawrzetz in office 2G.7 (ground floor) or from the Admission Requirements webpage.
Lunch time arrangements
Students can brown-bag it or eat lunch in our cafeteria (Atrium, main floor) or in the Place Alexis Nihon food court (directly opposite Dawson).
Schedule (Fall 2019)
Monday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-11:00 and 11:30-2:00 in 4F.5 (5-hour class) | Intro to 3D Animation (Year 1) | Charles Le Guen |
| 9:00-1:00 in 4G.1 | Matte Painting (Year 2) | Mike Yeomans |
| 2:00-6:00 in 3F.1 | Perspective Drawing Techniques (Year 1) | David Hall (Fine Arts) |
Tuesday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-1:00 in 4G.1 | Matte Painting (Year 2) | Mike Yeomans |
| 9:30-12:30 or 2:30-5:30 in 4F.5 | Introduction to Pre-Production (Year 1) | Meinert Hansen |
| 1:30-5:30 in 4G.1 | Controlling 3D Movement (Year 2) | Tim Stevenson |
Wednesday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-12:00 in 2G.4 | Drawing Anatomy & Expression (Year 1) | Kristi Ropeleski (Fine Arts) |
| 8:30-11:00 and 11:30-2:00 in 4F.5 (5-hour class) | Intro to 3D Animation (Year 1) | Charles Le Guen |
| 8:30-11:30 or 2:30-5:30 in 4G.15 | Character Design (Year 2) | Geoff Carley |
| 9:00-12:00 or 2:00-6:00 in 4G.1 | Modeling Props (Year 2) | Matt McIver |
| 2:30-5:30 in 4A.2 | History of Visual & Graphic Arts (Year 1) | Emma Doubt (Fine Arts) |
Thursday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-12:00 in 3F.1 | Perspective Drawing Techniques (Year 1) | David Hall (Fine Arts) |
| 8:30-12:30 in 4G.1 or 2:00-6:00 in 4F.5 | Virtual Worlds (Year 2) | Matt McIver |
| 9:30-12:30 in 4F.5 or 2:30-5:30 in 4G.8 | Principles of Animation 1 (Year 1) | Geoff Carley |
| 2:00-6:00 in 4G.1 | Controlling 3D Movement (Year 2) | Tim Stevenson |
Friday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-11:30 (EK) or 2:30-5:30 (JG) in 4G.1 | Lights, Camera & Rendering 1 (Year 2) | E. Kachaami or J. Giberson |
| 1:00-5:00 in 2G.4 | Drawing Anatomy & Expression (Year 1) | Kristi Ropeleski (Fine Arts) |
