Double your Animation Output in 7 Easy Steps!

In this weeks video tutorial I explain how to Double your Animation output by structuring your approach and focusing.

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I know that it’s been a while since my last update, but I had an Emergency Contract pop up. The client needed 45 Seconds of animation produced in only 8 days. With less than 24 hours notice, I was on a plane heading for Valencia, Spain to work tirelessly with the director (who only speaks Spanish) to meet this deadline!

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Well, we did it! Then I took a much needed vacation in Spain, which happened to coincide with a massive yearly festival called Fallas (link – Wikipedia).

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So Lets get started!

Here is the video where I explain the techniques I used to work so fast. I’ve also included a little bonus footage of some of the celebrations:
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A lot of planning and preparation went into this, and I genuinely hope you enjoy it! But make sure you watch it all the way to the end. I’d hate for you to miss any secrets.

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Now let me step you through this technique.

  • Foundation: The basis for all of our work. This Phase of our animation is made up of 4 stages.
    • 1. Orientation & Pre-Planning
    • 2. Imagineering (sorry, my Disney past has had an effect)
    • 3. Inspiration
    • 4. Plan

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  • Structure: This is where we block in our animation to provide the structure on which to hang our details.
    • 5. Blocking

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  • Details: Now its time to put the details onto our structure.
    • 6. Second Pass

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  • Polish: We’ve done all of the building work, now its time to have fun and get really creative!
    • 7. Polish!

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    I have also written a pdf detailing this process a bit more. This can be downloaded and freely distributed here.

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    • Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by DJ Nicke

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