ANIMATION
Animation
Workflow
Quarter 2 – Week 1
Animation Workflow
• is a chronological order of steps in producing
an animation and film. It is divided into four
main stages: pre- production, production,
post-production, and distribution.
Animation Workflow
Pre- production- it is where the team develop
and plan their ideas and concept about their
project. Below are the processes under pre-
production
Animation Workflow
1. Story- It is a concept that will be developed to become an
animation film.
2. Script writing- the story will be rendered to a full working
script where it contains the full descriptions and dialogue of
the actors of the film.
3. Storyboarding- used as the blueprint or master plan for the
final film. It is broken down into sequences, scenes, and or
shots.
Animation Workflow
4. Voice Recording- the dialogue including the grunts, singing of the
voice actors are recorded in digital format to help the animators with
their poses and timing.
5. Animatic- is a sort of final presentation of what the film will look like.
It is a succession of static images. The voice acting is timed to the
storyboard drawings to create a rough version of a scene.
6. X- sheet Slugging- exposure sheets or x-sheets show the animator and
cameraman the frame by frame on how the animation should be drawn
and shot.
Animation Workflow
Production-it is the actual process of making
the animation or film.
1. Layout- it shows the visual workings of the shot and the precise
framing of the camera. The background is roughly indicated so that
the relationship in scale between characters and background.
2. Background design- it is composed of scenery, buildings, characters,
and props. The background artist will decide what camera angles,
lighting, and shading to be used for each scene.
Animation Workflow
Production-it is the actual process of making
the animation or film.
3.Animation- on this process, key animator will now begin to sketch out
drawings for major poses and actions of the character.
4. In- betweening- these are set of actions drawn in- between each of
the existing poses.
5. Clean-up- this is where all the rough drawings (key drawings and in-
between drawings) are traced onto new sheets and use animation
lightbox to make the final drawings to be included in the final film.
Animation Workflow
Production-it is the actual process of making
the animation or film.
6. Scanning- it is the gateway between traditional and digital animation.
The cleaned- up drawings are scanned and imported in the software.
When all the drawings are scanned, they are ready to be inked and
painted.
7. Digital Ink and Paint- the animator’s drawings are colored. All the
characters and backgrounds are painted digitally in the computer.
Animation Workflow
Production-it is the actual process of making
the animation or film.
8. Compositing- this is when the colored artwork is filmed, usually over
background artwork. The compositor is responsible for the imports of
colored background,animatic reference, and sound.
Animation Workflow
Post-Production-s the final step in which
video and audio editing and calibrations are done.
Some effects and colour grading can also be
performed at this stage.
Post-Production
Final Editing-The final editing comes after the
rendering of the production scene. Harmony does not
handle the editing, so the renders are exported to an
external application. There, the different scenes are
assembled and adjusted. If need be, users can add extra
filters and effects, such as transitions between the
scenes, during this step.
Post-Production
Audio Editing-The audio editing is also done in an
external application. It can be done directly in the editing software or in
an audio application and then transferred to the editing software. The
dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks will be adjusted and placed
with the project's final editing. The tracks will be matched to the images
and volumes and effects will be added.
Post-Production
Dubbing-Once the final images and sounds are assembled,
the project is ready for dubbing. Actors will come in and record voices
over the movie. This process is called post-synchro. At this point in the
process, multiple languages can be added to the soundtrack.
Master Distribution
All of the data is transferred to the master
copy and the user or studio is ready to
distribute the project to the clients,
festivals, television, cinema, and other
venues.
Cut-out Animation Workflow
A cut-out production (digital puppet animation) reuses a lot of assets,
saves time, keeps a maximum amount of work in the same studio and
reduces the amount of resources and budget needed. We eliminated as
many traditional and hand-drawn steps as possible and kept all of the
steps in an integrated pipeline.
