The Moon Bird - Production Day 1
Mon, Jun 22nd 2009, 18:22
So we are off and running. The script is done, the designs are finished. The storyboard complete. So it's animatic/animation block and animation from here on in. Finished the opening chunk today, about a minutes worth. Already identified some technical issues, but nothing too serious. All looking good so far. Some images from the animatic below.
A quick note on terminology.
Our animatics are basically a dry run at the film - no detailed animation, the odd camera move or character action but all fairly minimal. This process allows us to check timings, pace and makes sure the story is working. For this film we're running the animatic in with an animation block which is where we prepare the film to be animated. By doing this we hope to save a bit of time and get onto the actual animation a little quicker. With the deadline at the end of August we'll need all the time we can get.
