THE ANIMATION PROCESS

Whether it be hand drawn 2D, digital 2D and 3D, Clay animation, stop-motion, etc.. All animation has a list of steps to follow.

STORY

• Characters?
• Location?
• What happens?
• What do they do?

SCENES AND STORYBOARD

• How will the camera see them?
• Who or what are you showing?
• How will you show them?
• How many scenes are there?
• Plan it out, THEN you animate it!

SOUNDS

• Sound effects
• Music
• Dialogue
• Noises

PREPARE NEEDED FILES

• Lip-sync
• Build/Buy props
• Background Video Clips
• Prepared models
• Etc.

ANIMATE

• Find out what goes on your final render.
• Use storyboard and sounds as guides.
• Save copies for future editing.

FINAL RENDER

• Formulate
• Add color
• Shade
• Image textures
• Lighting

EDITING

• Review the scenes
• Add more props
• Add more sound
• Add more effects

Show off what you can do. Follow these steps and you will be on your way to creating the next big movie, show, web series, or video game.