Student for a Day
Classes are in session from Wednesday, January 18 to Thursday, May 11, 2017, with some exceptions noted below.
- March 13-17 NO CLASSES – Study Break
- April 12 (Wednesday) FRIDAY SCHEDULE at Dawson
- April 14 (Friday) COLLEGE CLOSED – Good Friday
- April 17 (Monday) COLLEGE CLOSED – Easter Monday
- April 20 (Thursday) MONDAY SCHEDULE at Dawson
Visits can be scheduled for Weeks 3-12 (Wednesday, February 8 to Thursday, April 13), taking into account the dates mentioned above.
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:
- Date and class(es) to be visited
- Name(s)
- Level (Secondary IV or V)
- Name and city of high school
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.
- The portfolio requirements handout can be obtained from the 3G.1 office or 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 (Winter 2017)
Monday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-12:00 in 1G.8 | Sculpting Human Anatomy (Year 1) |
Juan Gomez-Perales |
| 9:00-1:00 in 4G.1 | Character Rigging (Year 2) |
Charles Le Guen |
| 9:00-2:00 in 4F.5 | Character Modelling (Year 2) |
Matt McIver |
| 2:00-5:00 in 4G.1 | Lights, Camera and Rendering II (Year 2) |
Ed Kachaami |
| 3:00-6:00 in 4F.5 | 3D Animation Techniques (Year 1) |
Kelly Hynes |
Tuesday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 11:00 in 4G.1, 5E.1 | Digital Video & Photography (Year 1) |
Ray Fong |
| 11:30 – 2:30 in 4G.1 | Sketching Techniques for Animation (Year 1) |
Ray Fong |
| 1:00 – 4:00 in 4F.5 | Principles of Animation II (Year 1) |
Brent George |
| 3:00 – 6:00 in 4G.1 | Expression & 3D Movement (Year 2) |
Tim Stevenson |
Wednesday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-12:00 in 4F.5 | Character Rigging (Year 2) |
Charles Le Guen |
| 9:00-2:00 in 4G.1 | Character Modelling (Year 2) |
Matt McIver |
| 12:30-4:30 in 1G.8 | Sculpting Human Anatomy (Year 1) |
Lise-Hélène Larin (Fine Arts) |
| 1:00-4:00 in 4F.5 | Expression & 3D Movement (Year 2) |
Tim Stevenson |
| 3:00-6:00 in 4G.1 | 3D Animation Techniques (Year 1) |
Kelly Hynes |
Thursday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-11:00 in 4F.5, 5E.1 | Digital Video & Photography (Year 1) |
James Giberson |
| 8:30-11:30 in 4G.1, 1G.8 – or – 3:00-6:00 in 4F.5, 1G.8 |
Storyboard (Year 2) |
Geoff Carley |
| 11:30-2:30 in 4G.1 | Sketching Techniques for Animation (Year 1) |
Ray Fong |
| 12:00-3:00 in 4F.5 | Principles of Animation II (Year 1) |
Bryan Abad |
| 3:00-6:00 in 4G.1 | Lights, Camera & Rendering II (Year 2) |
Ed Kachaami |
Friday
|
Schedule
|
Course Title & Year
|
Teacher
|
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-11:30 in 4G.1 – or – 1:00-4:00 in 4G.1 |
Digital Colours & Textures (Year 1) |
Matt McIver |
