ANIMATION PROCESS FLOWCHART

1. Idea, Brief, Treatment and Production planning.

This is the pre production phase, first you have one idea then have a written treatment to sell the project, write a script then pitch the concept, once this is all done you can start putting your crew together.

2. Concept Design. 
Concept design normally starts during the pre production phase. This is the first stage of design, giving enough time to experiment with characters.

3. Storyboarding. 
The director works closely with the artist who design the storyboard, this is so the director can visualise the script and tell the story. The storyboard will be revised and able to be changed if and when its needed. The easy the storyboard is, the easier the production process will be.

4. Production design and visual development.
The production designer will develop the style of the production. They will also create the final design for the characters. Most of the design will be drawn, even if the final animation technique is different.

5. Recording the dialogue.
The producer and director will cast the voices and the director will be there for the recording session. The script will be voiced over all in one session if possible. However some producers like to work with the actors individually and assembling the dialogue.

6. building models and rigging. 
When the design has been approved modellers will copy the drawings and start building models of the characters and enviroment. Riggers will create a moving skeleton or structure before the models can be animated this is done to provide working parts which allows the animator to move the model.

7. Layout and Animatics.
The purpose of the layouts is to stage every scene and camera set up. Layout are created based on the storybook and previous approved design material, such as Camera movements, Visual information about the back and character action.

8.Animation.
Animation starts when the layout is approved. The director and animator will assign scenes to animators who produce the images which create the illusion of movement, there can be just on animator depending on how big the project is.

9.Final background and colouring. 
In 2D, the colour in the background ban be produced form the layout onwards, they reflect the production designs. In stop frame the set will have been made before the animation could even start. In 2D paper animation this is normally scanned and cleaned up on the computer before colouring using several software packages.

10.Light and compositing
A crucial stage in the creative process is the lighting. Compositing is applied to all techniques of animation. this is also the point at which visual elements are included in animation, background, and effects to the final image.


11. Post Production
The music will be recorded while the post production is happening. After this the sound effects are added to the final soundtrack. the digital picture and the soundtrack are then combine, then can be output to broadcast or onto a film