Two-dimensional animation processes: Difference between revisions

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 [[Image:Animation_exmaple-animatic.jpg|thumb|150px|A storyboard image]]
-you draw crap
+Pre-production involves establishing the plot of the completed animation.  Because each shot in animation is so labor-intensive, it's imperative to get shots right during pre-production.  Re-animating a shot (because a character uses knowledge not gained until later in the story, for example) is very expensive, especially compared to live-action filming.
+Most animations are ''storyboarded'', in which the main action in each scene is drawn in a comic book-like form.  Storyboards are usually pasted on large foam-core or posterboard sheets, which can be quickly read through by the staff.  During pre-production, the staff reviews the storyboard for consistency, and parts of the storyboard may be redrawn multiple times.
+In North America, the dialog for the animation is recorded during pre-production.  It's then provided to the animators so they can draw mouth movements to precisely match the dialog spoken by the actors.  In other parts of the world (most notably in Asia), the dialog is recorded during production as the actors follow along with the rough animation.
 == Production ==