How is animation made?

Animation is an art form deeply loved by the audience, but there are a series of complicated and difficult workflows behind making this art form.

1. Early planning

Making an animation requires pre-planning, including determining the story, setting the characters, making the script and determining the animation style. At this stage, the production team will generally hold many discussions to ensure that the storyline and role setting meet the needs of the audience.

The scripts

Script is the key link in making animation, and it needs to describe the story and characters in detail, which provides important reference for subsequent production. Generally speaking, the production team will divide the script into several parts, and each part is responsible for different contents, such as character design, background design, split lens, animation and so on.

3. Role design

The role image in animation is the most concerned part of the audience, so role design is also an important link in making animation. The production team needs to design a unique appearance and personality for each character to attract the attention of the audience. In the process of character design, the production team usually makes many modifications and adjustments to ensure that the image and personality of the character meet the needs of the audience.

4. Split mirror design

Mirror splitting is a very important link in animation production, which determines the fluency and rhythm of animation. Shot splitting needs to transform the plot in the script into a picture, and determine the movements and expressions of each character in the picture, as well as the background and props of the picture. In the process of shooting, the production team needs to consider the temporal and spatial relationship of each scene to ensure the coherence and understandability of the story.

5. Animation production

Animation is the core link of the whole animation, and it is necessary to animate the images in mirror design frame by frame. In the process of animation production, the production team needs to use various production tools and software, such as sketchpad and animation production software. At the same time, the production team needs to make many modifications and adjustments to ensure the quality and fluency of animation.

6. Post-production

Post-production is the last link of animation production, which mainly includes sound effect production, dubbing and music production. The production team needs to integrate these elements with animation to create a richer and more vivid viewing experience. In the post-production process, the production team also needs to adjust and correct various effects to ensure that the final animation works meet the requirements.

Generally speaking, animation production is a very complicated and difficult process, which requires the coordination and cooperation of the production team in many aspects. Only in this way can we produce high-quality animation works and attract more audience's attention and love.