Project Timeline

Research - Week 1
  • Overall subject research.
  • Finding main references. 
  • Selecting an audio for the animation.

Pre - Production - Week 2
  • Rewriting script into sequences.
  • Creating storyboards and general ideas for animation.
  • Creating moodboards for sequences.
  • Voiceover recording.
  • Animation styles research and experiments - shape layers character animation (Duik Tools).

Production - Week 3
  • Preparing assests in Illustrator.
  • Character animation development - movements (puppet tool, hierarchies animation), turns and walking cycle, replacement animation remapping for eyes blinks, head and pupils animation.
  •  Title Sequence and 1 Sequence - first draft of animation.

Production - Week 4 
  • First draft of animation of other sequences.
  • Animation further development - all sequences.

Production - Week 5 & 6
  • Working with music designer.
  • Audio and between sequences synchronization.
  • Animation further development and adjustments (adding motion blur, velocity keyframes check and edit, arranging 2D layers in 3D space, adding cameras, adding color, textures and adjutment layers).
  • Final changes and adjustments.
  • Final version render.