A remarkable idea is the foundation of every great story. Therefore, a strong, well-considered idea is crucial for a successful animation.
Ideas will be refined and developed until the entire narrative is formed. This is a simple version of what will happen in the animation.
The script is the formal, written, literary version of the story, and it contains information about the movements, the setting, the time, the actions, and the dialogue.
A storyboard is a static visual representation of the script. It basically has a comic book visual style, down to the early camera setups and poses.
Narrating a story or explaining information. The voice is added in addition to the existing narrative. It is often read from a script by a voice actor.
A moving form of the storyboard is called the animatic which will evolve into the final edit of the entire project. The animatic is created in its most simple form, portraying the sequence timing of the project through 2D storyboard drawings.
The final look of the project is decided at this stage; including the concept design, character design, costumes, prop design, and environment. The mood and the concept of designs must be fully conveyed here.
Creation of 2D illustrated vector frames that are ready for animation. For characters, the legs, arms and other parts are separated for rigging.
A bone structure is put into the 2D vector, so that the animators can move different parts of the geometric object as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The movements of the 2D objects or characters in a scene or setting are created during the animation stage. Animation is usually the most crucial and time-consuming part of producing a 2D animated video.
Playing around with 3D cameras in After Effects means thinking like a cinematographer. Does your scene have a particular point of interest (POI) or does the camera drift around? We decide that here.
When dealing with a 2D animation, every scene is separated and rendered into multiple compositions including objects, colors, background, foreground, shadows, highlights, et cetera. The layers are going to be united again in the post-production stage.
The comps rendered previously are put together again in the editing table. The sequence process can be as simple as putting 2 comps in order, or as complex as mixing number of comps.
A combination of effects that manipulate images and video footage by using a different type of technique for making a professional series of footage or images. This makes the animation film interesting.
Syncing a suitable royalty free or paid music track on top of the edited film.
A unique sound effect technique that involves creating and “performing” everyday sounds or matching sound effects from the library for the visuals.
There are different options out there regarding the output format of the pipeline, however, the most common type is a digital video which is compatible with most digital devices and can be played on the internet.
