In this video, explore the varied styles of animation and how they impact production, such as 2D art, photography, or CG elements.
- Does your client know what they want their project to look like? (upbeat music) When a client approaches me for animation, they usually just want to say that they want something animated. Unless they have a character that's already designed, I have no idea what look or style they might want, so I start by asking them to provide me with sample looks of something they like, something they might want to emulate. Hopefully they can state an animation that you're familiar with, but I often hear, "I want it to look like a Disney feature animation." After a brief discussion of how Disney feature animation quality costs more than a million dollars a minute, well then we get down to reality.
I ask them to Google images and provide me with a couple samples or tell me the name of a series or character that they like. Looking at the sample styles helps us pick a general look, and that's enough to tell me if we need to create 2D, 3D, photographic, or clay-style puppets. You can't really plan or budget a project until you know the style of look that you need to create. There's different costs to each one. In my proposals and agreements, I also detail the style that we agreed on.
This is important in case a client changes their mind and we need to adjust the budget accordingly. Make sure you spend a few minutes at the beginning of your project to determine the proper look for your project and you can save yourself a huge amount of time and properly move forward with your planning. (upbeat music)
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1/29/2018- Creating a list of production needs
- How the varied styles of animation impact production
- Creating usable digital puppets
- Working with drawn characters, objects, and CG characters
- Adding value to the look of your production
- Exploring various audio recording options
- Organizing files for production, backup, and transport
- Using animation cycles
- Building and editing a scene
- Troubleshooting issues
- Tricks for enhancing your production
- Post-production and delivery
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you should already know1m 33s
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Using the exercise files2m 58s
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1. Pre-Production
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Storyboard1m 46s
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Create list of assets4m 55s
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Budget4m 58s
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Create usable digital puppets10m 56s
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2. Puppet Production Issues
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Working with objects5m 37s
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Working with a CG character9m 17s
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Layers don't track with head3m 18s
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3. Add Production Value
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Add breathing to a character2m 36s
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Let your character walk8m 58s
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Use wind on your characters2m 18s
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Create pose-to-pose movement1m 34s
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Have a character grab a prop3m 30s
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Multi-part actions5m 7s
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4. Audio
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Find your missing microphone1m 36s
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Record the clearest audio2m 53s
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Use prerecorded audio1m 50s
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5. Production
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Use animation cycles4m 12s
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Retakes and editing4m 40s
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6. Troubleshooting
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Dangles drop too far4m 24s
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Eyes don't focus2m 2s
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Keyboard triggers don't work3m 47s
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Object distorts when dragged3m 26s
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Eyes disappear when blinking1m 49s
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7. Tricks
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Where to set your camera1m 53s
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Slow motion recording3m 44s
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Hold prop upright1m 54s
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8. Post-Production
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Export scene as a movie4m 33s
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Make changes for a client5m 18s
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9. Delivery
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Deliver a final project2m 19s
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Live production2m 58s
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Export to Facebook Live4m 28s
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Export to YouTube Live5m 20s
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10. Wrap
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 13s
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Video: Agree on style and design of the project