The 220 resources page is similiar but may contain additional useful information.
Quiz: Animation Concepts and Character Rigging
The Aqsis renderer, compliant with the RenderMan standard defined by Pixar, downloadable (possibly more recent version at www.aqsis.com) in Linux, Mac, and Windoze flavors.
HDRShop and the related LightGen plugin are also downloadable from this site. (Check for current versions, instructions, and related information at www.debevec.org and www.hdrshop.com.)
Modeling and animation examples and possibly sample character reference, storyboards, and imageplanes as well.
Here's a neat article on a microscopic cellular animation, The Inner Life of a Cell, that made it into SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater, 2006.
Poetics by Aristotle.
You may find this Beginner's Guide useful as we introduce various material. It could help you get up to speed in Maya.
For more information on shaders, read over this sample. The full book, The Art of Maya, is available in the Randall Library.
Here is a good tutorial by Alias on using envSky in Maya to create skies. There is also a .zip file with example material.
Storyboard Template in .pdf and .tiff.
Instructions for accessing the remote file server for classwork and submitting assignments.
Notes on narrative structure and a script example.
Notes on basics of storyboards and film grammar.
Notes on facial modeling, animation, and lip syncing.