Animation
The production stage starts with animation. It is the most labour-intensive part of the whole production process since our
animators
need to make more than 700 individual drawings for each minute of the film. This is why any changes to the story or designs should be made by the end of the pre-production stage. Above you can see some of the stages on character animation.
Idea
First, our
director
teams up with our
creative producer
in order to come up with the general idea or the message of the film.
Then, the director carries out her vision, guiding the creative team through all the production stages.
Script
Our
scriptwriter
works with the director to develop the rough idea into a concrete script.
Environment design
Our
concept artist
comes up with the visual style of the film, as well as architecture,
landscape and interior design for all the locations featured in the video.
Thus, we create a consistent world which compliments the message of the film.
Character design
Taking notes from the director and the concept artist, our
character designer
comes up with every character's physical appearance, clothes and accessories,
and depicts the characters from various angles as a reference for the animators.
Storyboard
Our
story artist
works closely with the director to convey the ideas of the film through visuals.
Once the storyboard is complete, our
colour stylist
makes a
colour script
for the film.
Meanwhile, our editor cuts the boards together with the correct timing in order to make an
animatic.
Animatic is usually the final step of the pre-production stage.
Backgrounds
Meanwhile, our
background artists
use the environment designs and the storyboard in order to create
the backdrop for the characters and help convey the atmosphere of a scene.
Animation
Animation is possibly the most labour-intensive part of the whole production process
slice our
animators
need to make more than 700 individual drawings for each minute of the film.
This is why any changes to the story or designs should be made beforehand,
during the pre-production stage. Above you can see some of the stages on character animation.
Sound
Our
voice actors
, together with animators, are responsible for bringing characters to life. In films with no speaking roles voice actors work on recording a compelling voice-over. Meanwhile, our
composer
takes notes from the director and works the perfect soundtrack for the film, or alternatively we pick a suiting track from a music library. Once the animation stage is complete and the film is edited, our
sound designer
works on sound effects to accompany the visuals.
Editing
Once all of the animation and backgrounds are ready, our
compositor
brings them together and adds camera movement and special effects. Then, our
editor
takes the finished scenes from the compositor and puts them together,
and adds music and sound effects, and then exports the final video.
Final video
Here is what the final result of all the previous steps looks like.