Step 1: Production Schedule
This is a typical production schedule for a 2 minute piece
Step 2: Treatments
At this stage in the process typically the client has finalized a script and is ready to begin the process for animation. Grace and I worked together with the team at Show Hope to finalize the script with a few adjustments for clarity and brevity.
Step 3: Mood Boards
Here are the moodboards that correspond to the treatments.
Step 4: Visual Scripts
Visual scripts are basic ideas for the visuals for each part of the script written out in paragraph form. We were able to discuss a general story arc and visual ideas. It was decided that the bowling ball imagery wasn't a match and we were able to adjust that to more of a domino type theme. The executive team at Show Hope were interested in seeing a short version of both the "Simplified Organic" and "Mixed Media" styles. Though it's not typical to spend time designing and animating a portion of the script at this stage, Grace and I adjusted the production schedule to accommodate their needs. Below are those tests from which they chose "Mixed Media."
Steps 2, 3, and 4 are typically submitted at the same time for the client's consideration.
Step 5: Storyboards
These are the storyboards that were put together for this animation. They give the client a general sense of the content and composition for the animation. Though they are not typically presented to the client, they are animated along with a temporary voiceover and music in the next step: the Animatic.
Step 6: Animatic
This is the stage of the process that problems in the timing and visuals can be worked out so the design phase can go as smoothly as possible.
Step 7: Style Frames
These are the beautiful frames Grace put together for the boardamatic in Step 8.
Step 8: Boardamatic
This is the final step before Animation. All of the design elements including color, timing, look and feel are decided. This is basically the Animatic with the designed elements inserted. With this finalized, it's time for the fun...Animation!
Step 9: Animation!
With 3 rounds of notes, this process works out all of the final thoughts and tweaks to produce the final product. The team at Show Hope was great to work with and we are very proud to have produced this video.
