3D Animation is a computer generated illustration that gives objects space. In 3D, the images and the graphics use three dimensions that give characters a depth, which makes them appear to be real and living. The graphic designers usually using computer software to give their pictures and images a life.
There are four phrases of creating a 3D Animation production which are planning phrase, which including development, pre-production, shot-production and post-production. Taking create a Cinema 4D animation as an example.
Development
1. Research
In development phrase, firstly project team need to research lots of information about how to create your 3D animation production. The research including what is overall style of animation, is it cartoony or realistic? Comparing with research data, project team need to ensure the suitable theme of animation, the number of characters and simple background environment.
2. Planning the schedule
Secondly, project team need according to research data to determine the schedule of how long the project is going to essential when dealing with animation. In making schedule period, project team need to discuss with customer and ensure every process which pre-production, shot-production and post-production period finish on time, moreover ensure the target resolution of animation.
3. Storyboard
When finish above parameters, the project team need to conceptualize story which develop the characters, conflicts and plot of the story. Meanwhile develop the outline or script of the story. Later it is important to draw storyboard of animation. Project team need to draw out the appearance of characters, the simple environment and shot/scene references for later use in animatic period.
Pre-production
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...haracter was matted against a blank background to save time while rendering, this stage is where the shots are brought together for the final image output.
Post-production
Post Production is the term for the final stage in film making in which edit the raw material together to form the completed film. The processes including picture editing, sound editing, composing and recording the score, music editing, adding visual special effects, adding audio sound effects and so on.
1. Final edit
Replace the animatic with the final composited renders into the timeline.
2. Sound edit & Music scoring
Adding layers of background sound effects and looking for royalty-free music to accompany your animation.
3. Titles, Credits and Combined Picture with Sound
4. Final Output
After everything has been looked over and polished, output your final animation as required format.
A successful project depends on a good storyboard. The plan cost will determine how complex of the animation, especially some important visual technique use inside the animations. The company will sign an agreement with clients about the storyboard; this is a guarantee that the final animation will meet the requirements of the clients. Some detail decision will made within the storyboarding process, in order to change some unnecessary difficult shots, which highly cost. For example, animating a human heart and its beating, we can choose not to make the blood transmit through the blood vessel. This is to reduce the compl...
There’s also Post Production work on a film after in comes back for editing. Sound has to be equalized and perfected, lab corrections on color, sound effects have to be cleaned, dialogue needs to be rerecorded and cleaned up, referred to as Automatic Dialogue Replacement (ADR) and music must be composed and recorded. The whole sound track (dialogue, sound effects and music) needs to be mixed down into a stereo or quad audio track and matched to the film. This can easily add another 6 to 12 months to the project. ADR (Automated Dialogue
The process starts off by creating a timeline for the animation of what I want in it and well these ideas will flow. I will have to consider what is important to the story and what I think will work best with my intended audience. Once I am happy with my storyboard I will create my characters out of plasticine. This process will take time to do as I must get the characters to look as close to pictures as possible. Once my figures are complete I will need to create certain backdrops for different scenes. Once I have the foundations to begin my project I will first experiment with the figures working on set movements that will appear often in the animation. Once I understand how to use these movements in my animation. After I am comfortable will my skills in the animation I will create it and create versions of it until I am completely satisfied with my finished project. Once I have the animation I will add voicing to the animation and background music to finish
A huge part of film and how film is made is how directors control physical elements of filming to display themes in their movies. This results in a powerful way of expression oneself through film. This can be done in many ways, including editing. Editing is taking footage and crafting that footage together to make the film and directors can use various techniques to make the best version of a film possible.
“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind” a famous quote about our goal by Seneca. It is a metaphor about the achievement goal and objectives by good planning skills. One has to plan for what one wants to achieve and where one wants to go. One of the most important things is to have good planning, before taking any project the first think you should do is to create project plan. Planning can be defined as preparing a sequence of action to achieve specific goals and objectives. According to Kerzner (2009), “project planning is desirable that the project manager is involved from project conception through execution. It must be systematic, flexible to handle, closely disciplined through reviews and control and capable of accepting multi functional inputs (pg. 412)”. The importance of planning a project is to describe the work so that it will be easily identifiable to the project team member.
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
Reisz , K. & Millar, G., 2010. The Technique of Film Editing. Oxford: Taylor & Framis.
Offering the unique ability to visually and audibly convey a story, films remain a cornerstone in modern society. Combined with a viewer’s desire to escape the everyday parameters of life, and the excitement of enthralling themselves deep into another world, many people enjoy what films stand to offer. With the rising popularity of films across the world, the amount of film makers increases every day. Many technological innovations mark the advancement of film making, but the essential process remains the same. Pre-production accounts for everything taken place before any shooting occurs, followed by the actual production of the film, post-production will then consist of piecing the film together, and finally the film must reach an audience. Each step of this process contributes to the final product, and does so in a unique right. The process of film making will now start chronologically, stemming from the idea of the story, producing that story into a film, editing that footage together, and finally delivering that story to its viewers.
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Computer technology invades the film industry. The existence of computers have aided in the production of genres of film ranging from action movie special effects, to cartoon animation and claymation. Computer Generated Imagery, better known as CGI, assists filmmakers in many ways. An image can be made two-dimensional from a three-dimensional scene, camera angles can be altered to make a character seem larger and thus more important than its surrounding bodies, and colors can be brightened or neutralized, among other things (Parsons, Oja 1). Without the aid of computers, movies would not have the ability to be what they are today.
Project management involves all activities that encompass scheduling, planning, and controlling projects. A successful project manager ensure that an organization’s resources are being used both efficiently and effectively. Most projects need to be uniquely developed require a sense of customization and the ability to adapt to any posed challenges. The scope of effective project management includes defining what the project is and what is being expected to be accomplished. Projects are imposed to fulfill a certain need and project managers must have the ability to create the proper definition. Goals and the means used to attain those goals have to be clearly stated. Project Managers must also have the ability to plan
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It is important to have the whole team involved and every team member should about the status of the project and identify there responsibility towards the project success.
Project planning falls in the Planning Process Group which consists of those processes to establish the projects total scope, define the projects objectives, and courses of action to achieve those objectives. During the planning process, all the documents that are needed to carry the project through the project lifecycle will be developed such as the project management plan. Project management requires repeated feedback loops as additional information becomes available and is better understood. The planning process delineates the strategy, tactics, and path to successfully complete the project. With that, the planning of a project must walk through all the those processes from executing, monitoring and controlling through the closing process.
The purpose of this research assignment is to put forward a convincing argument in how digital technology in the last four years have completely revolutionised the whole film industry. This thesis will attempt to focus on the main disciplines of film making and the impact that technology has had on each area. Firstly, this article will look at recent changes in the pre-production area of film making followed by what new equipment and storage facilities are being used during film production. Next is arguable the biggest transformation in the film industry as a result of technology, namely the post production stage. New methods of film distribution are explored followed by the negative impact that technology has had on the film industry with the main focus being on the illegal distribution of copyrighted film footage. New ways in post-theatre film distribution is also explored and the impact that continual break-through technologies are having on the education and training of professionals working within the film industry. Finally an examination of the impact of computer generated graphics on the film industry is concluded by a brief discussion on what the future may hold for the film industry.