Animation Film Production Pipeline By : animationgossips.com (Jayant Sharma) Topic : Production Pipeline of Animation What is the production pipeline? Logical organization of the steps required to produce an animated feature film Overlaps with the company organizational structure – departments, budgets For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Every company has its own pipeline Every movie changes the pipeline – requirements are changing – save money – increase the quality of the movie For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Many Departments For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Pre-Production For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Characters and Sets For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Movement For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Pipeline Organization Post-Production For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Stage 1: In stage 1 we have to develop a concept or idea. And from that concept or idea we collect more information related to it and start developing a story for our Animation Film/Clip. For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Stage 2: PRE-PRODUCTION In Stage 2 we breakup our story in multiple scripts. STORY = SCRIPT - 1 + SCRIPT - 2 + ... ... + SCRIPT - n For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Stage 2: PRE-PRODUCTION Then we prepare thumbnails of each scripts separately. Stage 2: PRE-PRODUCTION Next Step is to prepare following from each thumbnails: Character Designing After story come characters Consists mostly of drawings, or sculptures body poses facial expressions key features from multiple points of view Character Designing Character in various Emotions and Face Impressions Story Boarding The film in outline form specify the key scenes specify the camera moves and edits specify character gross motion Typically paper and pencil sketches on individual Sheets taped on a wall For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Stage 3: PRODUCTION In this stage now we are going to animate our movie. Animate Character Animation Stage 4: POST-PRODUCTION This is last stage for Animation movie/clip where we cover following: Compositing Rendering Sound/Music Designing For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Stage 4: POST-PRODUCTION Frames can take hours to render. 1800 frames for a single minute of animation. Pixar has a HUGE render farm. Stage 4: POST-PRODUCTION Sound and Music must have to match your video theme and Character Voices have to match your characters. Sound/Music Designing For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com Thanks Jayant Sharma For more Info : http://www.animationgossips.com

1. Topic : Production Pipeline of Animation
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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2. What is the production
pipeline?
Logical organization of the steps
required to produce an animated feature
film
 Overlaps with the company
organizational structure
– departments, budgets

For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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3. Pipeline Organization
Every company has its own pipeline
 Every movie changes the pipeline
– requirements are changing
– save money
– increase the quality of the movie

For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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4. Pipeline Organization

Many Departments
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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5. Pipeline Organization

Pre-Production
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6. Pipeline Organization

Characters and Sets
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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7. Pipeline Organization

Movement
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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8. Pipeline Organization

Post-Production
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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9. Stage 1:
In stage 1 we have to develop a concept
or idea.
 And from that concept or idea we collect
more information related to it and start
developing a story for our Animation
Film/Clip.

For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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10. Stage 2: PREPRODUCTION

In Stage 2 we breakup our story in
multiple scripts.
SCRIPT - 1
STORY
SCRIPT - 2
SCRIPT - n
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11. Stage 2: PREPRODUCTION

Then we prepare thumbnails of each
scripts separately.
SCRIPT - 1
STORY
THUMBNAIL - 1
SCRIPT - 2
THUMBNAIL - 2
SCRIPT - n
THUMBNAIL - n
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12. Stage 2: PREPRODUCTION

Next Step is to prepare following from
each thumbnails:
BG’s
Character
Designing
(Backgrounds)
Thumbnails
Animatics
Story
Boarding
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Concept
Art
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13. Character Designing


After story come characters
Consists mostly of drawings, or sculptures
 body poses
 facial expressions
 key features from multiple points of view
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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14. Character Designing
Character in various Emotions and Face Impressions
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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15. Story Boarding

The film in outline form
 specify the key scenes
 specify the camera moves and edits
 specify character gross motion


Typically paper and pencil sketches on individual
Sheets taped on a wall
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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16. Story Boarding
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17. Stage 3: PRODUCTION

In this stage now we are going to animate our
movie.
Animate
Character
Animation
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18. Stage 3: PRODUCTION
Animate
Create
geometric
models
of
environment, props, characters by keep
in mind the ultimate purpose of the
model – feature film, game, etc.
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19. Stage 3: PRODUCTION
Character
Animation
Set up internal skeleton and animation handles
appropriately for that character’s behaviors.
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20. Stage 4: POSTPRODUCTION

This is last stage for Animation
movie/clip where we cover following:
Compositing
Rendering
Sound/Music Designing
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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21. Stage 4: POSTPRODUCTION
Rendering
Frames can take hours to render.
 1800 frames for a single minute of
animation.
 Pixar has a HUGE render farm.

For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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22. Stage 4: POSTPRODUCTION must have to match your video
Sound and Music
Sound/Music
Designing

theme and Character Voices have to match your
characters.
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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23. Thanks
Jayant Sharma
For more Info :
http://www.animation
gossips.com
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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24. Thanks
Jayant Sharma
For more Info :
http://www.animation
gossips.com
For more visit : http://www.animationgossips.com
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