I’ve had my week away from looking at the animated movie (well I actually have been preparing by reading and watching various learning materials – the excellent Hollywood Camera Work dvd set which we ordered).
let’s step through the list of things you need to do to make you animated movie and keep to schedule. Here’s the remaining schedule and see if I can beat it/keep up to it/fall way behind…
-> set up a robust back up system (one weekend)
– due date: October 17th 2010
– dependency: need to set up my home network, have all equipment
-> second pass of animation (one month)
– due date: November 14th 2010
– dependency: need to show another animator and get feedback
-> get a GUI artist involved
– due date: November 28th
– dependency: need to show 2nd anim pass to sell idea to them
-> get a sound designer on board
– due date: November 28th (need to show 2nd anim pass)
– dependency: need to show 2nd anim pass to sell idea to them
-> finalise environment models and shader
– due date: two weeks after anim pass 2 ~ 5th December 10
– dependency: want to get 2nd pass of anim final so I can focus on this
-> finalise shader on Dodo and Mammoth
– due date: 1 week after environment ~ 12th December 10 (can do R&D during lunch hour)
– dependency: want to finalise environment so I can focus on this
-> initial lighting test
– due date: 3 weeks after Dodo/Mammoth shaders ~ 2nd Jan 11 (can do R&D during lunch hour)
– dependency: want to finalise Dodo/Mammoth shaders so I can focus on this
-> finalise lighting
– due date: 4 weeks after initial test, 30th Jan 11 (can do R&D during lunch hour)
– dependency: need all the test data to decide on best set ups and distribute across all shots
-> finalise effects
– due date: 4 weeks after all lighting decisions made 27th Feb 11
– dependency: need to decide about compositing techniques and rendering solutions
-> render sequences
– due date: 3 weeks ~ 20th March 11
– dependency: need everything finished, no changes can be made
-> assemble edit
– due date: 1 week 27th March 11
– dependency: need final frames
-> post processing
– due date: 2 weeks 10th April 11
– dependency: need final edit
-> publish movie to dvd
– due date: 1 week ~ 17th April 11
– need finished movie, art assets for menus and cover, need directors showreel
This is based on getting an opportunity to find an hour every other evening or half an hour a day.
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