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Connecting You to a World of Animation

Commissioning an animation? Follow our simple steps to getting an accurate quote and achieving a smooth, successful production.

What have you got in mind?

Tell us as much as you can so we can give you a realistic quote for making your animation.

A SIMPLE ANIMATION

Like an animated gif, basic web animation, or an animated illustration

A MORE COMPLEX ANIMATION

Broadcast multi-character multi-scene 3D, mix media and/or with video or typographic elements

Format & length

What resolution?
Frames per second?
Web or broadcast?
One version/variations?
Running time?

Style

2D?
3D?
Traditional?
Modern?
Examples you like?

Characters

How many?
Complexity of each?
3D turns/angles?
Realistic/cartoon?

Backgrounds

How many?
How detailed?
Do they animate?

Script

Is there a script/brief?
Is it finalised?
Scope for tweaks?

Budget

With all or most of this information, we can provide you with a realistic production budget for your animation. Due to the production costs of animation, an upfront fee will be expected before the job commences

Preproduction

Pencil
Roughs

The animator prepares pencil roughs of character(s), scheme and set and prop designs.

Storyboard

If required, the animator will put together a quick storyboard to avoid any confusion in the production phase.

Production

Artworking

Defining the character style, colouring up the pencils from preproduction, ensuring the transition from drawn design to model is as expected.

Animation

Finished Animation

Format

What resolution?
Frames per second?
Web or broadcast?
One version/variations?

Length

Running time?

Style

2D?
3D?
Traditional?
Modern?
Examples you like?

Characters

How many?
Complexity of each?
Secondary animation? (bells, hair, capes etc)
Complex 3D turns?
Funny angles?
Lifelike moves?
Cartoon fashion?

Backgrounds

How many?
How detailed?
Do they animate?

Script

Is there one?
Is it finalised?
Scope for tweaks?

Budget

Preproduction

With the animation format, length, style, characters, backgrounds, script and budget agreed, we can take the concept forward.

Scheme design

An optional step for more complex animations, a scheme might feature one character and a partial background to define the style for the rest of the production.

Character Design

If the character style is agreed, we will work up a rough set of pencil characters for approval before taking them to colour.

Set / Prop Design

Starting with the agreed concept, we will work up a rough set of pencil and prop designs for approval before taking them to colour.

Storyboard

Begins with a rough working document which allows for some changes. A storyboard can also identify what will be hard to do, blow the budget or interfere with a smooth production.

Animatic

An option. Essentially an animated storyboard which, by identifying things like any overly long section, can save a lot of time later. Uses the voiceover or we can lay down a rough voice.