BA Examination Timeline
Timeline 2019/2020
Also see at the entries starting with "3BA" on the Animation Students Calendar.
Last updated: 09. October 2019 (Updated folder infos for Exposé upload)
| Date | Task | Details | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. Sept | Pitch | Pitch Prep
Learn the most important rules of presenting a project, discuss the design of your pitch poster and - most importantly - test your pitch! |
14:00 - 15:00, room 145 |
| 12. Sept | Pitch | Pitch Poster deadline
Anyone who wishes to pitch a project should e-mail or wetransfer their poster and the filled-out factsheet (will be sent to you by ASO) to both the ASI and the ASO . The school will take care of printing the posters for you. Please download and work with the .indd file to be found in: animation -> studierende -> Vorlagen -> Vorlage_Poster |
E-mail by 12:00 midday |
| 17. Sept | Pitch | Pitch Day
Each pitch must be done in under 5 minutes. In case English-speaking teachers are present, pitches will be held in English. Voting sheets will be handed out after all pitches and the posters will hang until the end of the selection process. |
Room 145, 10:00-12:00 |
| 19. Sept | Pitch | Pitch choice deadline
Choose which 3 projects are your favourites (will be anonymously tallied), your 1st choice will receive 3 points, your 3rd choice 1 point respectively... these points will add up to the total best-of. Choose also which 3 projects you could imagine working on, naming the project title, your favourite imagined role on the project, plus specific functions and talents you could imagine working on. E-mail the ASO both nomination trios. |
E-mail by 20:00 |
| 23. Sept | Thesis | Thesis Kick-Off
Christian Gasser and Franziska Trefzer give you the first informations on your coming work. You can contact your thesis-mentor of choice as of now. |
Room tba, 9:30 |
| 23. Sept | Pitch | Selection Results
The ranking of Pitches is presented and suggestions made as to how to form groups. |
Room tba, 14:00 - 16:00 |
| 24.-27. Sept | Pitch | Selection Feedback
Meetings with Jürgen Haas, Ted Sieger and Paul Bush can be requested to help form groups or receive further feedback on the results of the Pitch Selection. |
E-mail jha to request meetings |
| 14. Oct | Thesis | Name your topic and mentor
Note: you should have contacted the mentor of your choice beforehand to make sure they have the capacity. E-mail your information to ASO and Christian Gasser. |
E-mail by 11:00 |
| 28. Oct | Thesis | Exposé deadline
upload your PDF with the following naming convention: year_yourname_titleofwork_Exposé (i.e. 2019_SaraSmith_WordsandImages_Exposé) to the following folder on the server: projects -> _3BA_Projektordner -> 00_Thesis -> 00A_Exposé |
Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| 4.Nov -
22.Nov |
BA project | Project preparation module
your project's content will be honed with Ted Sieger and Paul Bush |
Room 275 |
| 25.Nov - 13.Dec | BA project | Dossier module
you will develop a written dossier and a storyboard to apply for funding with Ted Sieger and Gerd Gockell |
Room 140b/145 |
| 2. Dec | Thesis | First draft Thesis
upload your PDF named year_yourname_titleofwork_Draft (i.e. 2018_SaraSmith_Words_Draft) to a folder on the server tba by ASO |
Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| 20. Dec | BA project | First draft Dossier
upload your PDF named year_projectname_Draft (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_Draft) to server > projects > 3BA_Projektordner > 00_Dossier) of |
Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| Date tba | BA project | Animatic editing session 1
a session with Dominik Gehring to discuss and evaluate the state of your project's current animatic. |
Location and timetable tba by ASO/Gehring |
| 7. Jan | BA project | Dossier deadline
Late delivery implies the immediate disqualification from the BA-process. No FX possible! Upload your PDF named year_projectname_Dossier (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_Dossier) to the folder on the server by 23:59 (Folder: server > projects > 3BA_Projektordner > 00_Dossier) And 4 printed physical copies to be placed on the desk of the ASO by 17:00 (1x SRF, 1x jury, 1x archive, 1x office) |
On desk by 17:00 & uploaded to server by 23:59 |
| 8. Jan | BA project | Animatics presentation
ZHdK film-music composing students will visit us and receive a short presentation of your films after which you can network. |
Cinema REX 10-12:00 |
| 8. Jan | BA project | Animatics upload
Upload your animatics (converted down to under 500MB!) named year_projectname_AnimaticV1 (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_AnimaticV1) to the same folder as your PDF was uploaded the day before |
Upload to server
by 16:00 |
| 17. Jan | Thesis | Last feedback from mentors
From this date on, your mentors have finished their collaboration with you until the completion of your thesis. Make sure to get the necessary last tipps early enough! |
Individually by E-mail |
| from 3. Feb onwards | BA project | Voice recordings
possible from here onwards. Get in touch with Thomas Gassman if you want to reserve a session. |
Sound studio |
| 4. Feb | Thesis | Thesis deadline digital & analogue
Late delivery implies the immediate disqualification from the BA-process. No FX possible. - upload your PDF named year_yourname_titleofwork_Thesis (i.e. 2019_SmithsonSara_WordsandImages_Thesis) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) - put 3 physical copies onto the ASO's desk or, in case the office is closed, leave them somewhere in the atelier and e-mail the ASO their location |
Both by 16:00 |
| 5. Feb | BA project | Kick-Off Lineproducing
you will meet your Lineproducer who will introduce you to the production pipeline and instruct you on how to cooperate. |
Room 151, 10:00 |
| 14/15 or 20/21Feb | BA project | Acting reference shots: visiting actresses and actors will work with you on key shots of your film. They will be recorded for further use. | Room tba, all day |
| 15. Feb | BA project | Sounddesign concept
send a current animatic (.mp4) with your music layout and a description of your sound design concept to Thomas Gassmann and Christof Steinmann |
E-mail by 17:00 |
| 19. / 20. Feb | BA project | Sounddesign talks
First round of talks with our school sounddesigners. Sequence of short meetings will be announced by Thomas Gassmann |
Soundstudio U133 |
| 26. Feb (tbc) | BA project | Animatic editing session 2
a second session with Dominik Gehring to discuss and evaluate the state of your project's current edit. |
Location and timetable tba |
| 5. Mar | BA project | Mitarbeiterbörse / Helper's market
get helpers on board by holding a presentation of your project for lower classes and alumni where you can tell them what you're looking for. |
Room 151, 17:30
with apéro! |
| 6. Mar (tbc) | MA | Deadline for applying for the Master course at HSLU | Contact MA |
| 13. Mar | Exam | Examination criteria (practical work)
Choose a subject from your project to be judged by in particular (for example set design, concept art, story, animation, character design, editing etc...) Any changes in your subject after that must be discussed with Jürgen Haas! |
E-mail ASO by 11:00 |
| 18. Mar | BA project | Production Meeting 1
Before the greenlight for the foley session (4. April) and before the final Animatic Editing Session, you will watch the current state of your Animatic with Lineproducing and the Mentors and discuss how much length should be added/shortened during the next editing session. |
U133/Room 151 |
| 25./26.Mar (tbc) | BA project | Animatic Editing Session 3
last session with Dominik Gehring to discuss and evaluate the state of your project's current edit. |
Location and timetable tba |
| 2. April (tbc) | BA project | Milestone: Greenlight
All projects present their most recent Animatic along with the current state of their Lineproducing. Jürgen Haas, Thomas Gassmann and Lineproducing will evaluate if proceeding with foleys is realistic. If not, alternative steps will be recommended (in the most extreme cases, foleys/sounddesign can be delayed until next year or transferred to an external producer). |
U133, 9:00-13:00 |
| 20. April - 30. April | BA project | Foley recordings
with Dieter Hebben. PICTURELOCK for Foleys 1 day before recording session date (will be communicated by Thomas Gassmann or ASO) |
Sound Studio |
| 30. April | Promo | Postcard files deadline
Make a folder with your project's name (ASO sends server info) and upload a tiff-picture (min. 1900 x 1370 px). Please note that 3mm will be cut off on each side! Optionally you can also upload a small, square picture as postage-stamp placeholder. Big sponsors' logos are added by Gerd Gockell, if you are supported by a small community or institution, ask them if they want their name to be mentioned in writing or with their logo (only the name would be easier for us). Also add the following information as an .rtf or .word file: Film title, length in minutes, names of directors, e-mail addresses. (Think about creating your own e-mail for on the postcard i.e. contact@yourfilmname.com) Important: your film title will be definite from now on! Upload to: server > projects > 3BA_projektordner > Postcards |
Upload to Server by 16:00 |
| 15. Mai | Thesis | Thesis mentors' grades and feedback
are sent to Jürgen Haas and ASO (will not be communicated to students yet) |
E-mail ASO by 11:00 |
| Date tba | Promo | Deadline for short text to your project for the HSLU Werkschau exhibition. Information regarding this will be sent by ASI or ASO in the weeks preceding. | E-mail ASO by 11:00 |
| 20. Mai | Promo | Poster file deadline
The prototype can be found on the server > studierende > Vorlagen > Poster. |
Upload to server by 16:00 |
| 24. Mai (tbc) | BA project | Fantoche preview version
HSLU students are uniquely allowed to send unfinished works-in-progress to be viewed by the Jury. So if you're lucky, your film can then be screened as a premiere at the Fantoche International Animation Festival in September! |
Upload to server by 23:59 |
| 2. June | BA project | Credits check
Send screenshots or a .mov (under 100MB!) of your credits for inspection and final OK by Jürgen Haas. |
E-mail to Jürgen Haas & ASO by 11:00 |
| 3. June | Exam | Examination criteria (presentation)
Choose an aspect of your final presentation which is to be judged by in particular (for example language skills in english, entertainment factor, graphic design of the presentation, free speaking (without notes), logical structure of presentation, clarity of technical explanations... ) Any changes in your subject after that must be discussed with Jürgen Haas! |
E-mail ASO by 11:00 |
| 4./5. June | Exam | Mandatory 1-day workshop to enhance your presentation skills. | Groups tba by ASO |
| 12. June - 15. June | BA exhibition | Assembly of the BA animation's exhibition space at the HSLU Werkschau. Detailled timetables will be sent to you by ASI. | Timetables tba |
| 12. June (mentors) | Exam | Mentors & Lineproducing send their feedback to the projects with focus on method skills and self-organisation skills. (Will not be communicated to students yet) | E-mail to Jürgen Haas & ASO |
| 12. June | BA project |
Deadline for film's "state of production" & engl. Subtitles (this version will be shown at your BA presentation and at the Werkschau) > late deliveries result in exclusion from this year's examination. No FX possible! |
Upload to server by 15:00, folder tba by ASO |
| 15. June | Exam | Deadline for completing Ani-Wiki entry to your film
Chantal Molleur will not promote your film without a completed page. After completing your studies you will not have access to the Ani-WIki Login anymore. To make your pages, use the Ani-Wiki pages: > Template for student film > Template for student page |
Complete all entries by 16:00 |
| 17. June | BA project | Deadline for final version of film (will be shown at the Premiere at the MAXX cinema) For complete list of requirements, see "Required Records" under:
> late deliveries result in exclusion from this year's examination. No FX possible! > only finished films will be shown at the Premiere > trailers are only valid by direct discussion with Jürgen Haas and under very special circumstances. Valid for AR, VR & game projects. |
Upload to server by 17:00, folder tba by ASO |
| 18. June | Exam | Deadline BA Presentation
until 17:00 upload your BA presentation (as Powerpoint or Keynote file) to the server under: projects -> _3BA_Projektordner -> 05_BA-Presentation -> NameOfYourFilm > At your presentation in front of the Jury, you must use exactly this file. |
Upload to server by 17:00 |
| 19.-21. June | Exams | BA presentations in the REX
Each group presents in front of the Jury (see "Presentations" paragraphs above on this page) |
Timetable tba by ASO |
| 21. June | BA exhibition | Vernissage of the HSLU Werkschau in the evening and school party at the "Südpol" club nearby | Invitation follows by ASI |
| 22.-30. June | BA exhibition | Students take turns looking after the animation department's exhibition space | Timetable follows by ASI |
| 25. June | BA project | Promotion day
Chantal Molleur and guests inform you of the further proceedings with your BA film. Topics will be: festival work, school support, responsibilities between you & Chantal, and which festivals offer the best parties ;) |
Room 151, time tba |
| 26. June | Premiere | Premiere of the BA & MA films in the Cinema MAXX
With guests and media present. Apéro after the screening! |
Cinema MAXX, Emmenbrücke 18:00-21:00 |
| 27. June | Ani-Grill | Animation department's end-of-semeser barbecue party!
Apéro-Verein will send you an invitation and infos on what to bring. |
Animation terrace, 18:00 |
|
Cleaning | Give back your chest of drawers (Korpus) and lamps to ASI | Infos follow from ASI |
| 1./2. July | Cleaning | Disassembly of BA exhibition | Infos follow from ASI |
| 3. July | BA project | Deadline SUISA music list
upload the SUISA list to the server in the folder projects -> _3BA_Projektordner -> 06_SUISA |
Upload by 11:00 |
| 5. July | Promo | Deadline for trailers of your film
Details to follow from ASO. Pay attention to correct use of HSLU logos > Only films with trailers will be promoted on Animation HSLU's vimeo page! > The trailer will be uploaded to our vimeo site and can be linked to your vimeo account. (make a vimeo account!) > Do not upload your final film immediately to any online platform without consulting Chantal Molleur first. You can upload you entire film after it has done its first round of important festivals (usually about a year) to your platform of choice. > Please create a link to our website as the producer of your film. |
Upload to server by 23:59 |
