Project Map

Development

Preperation Set-Up

Pre production

Production

Post production

Delivery

Production Structure/status

• Begin to build core team: Director, Producer, Writer, Art Director/Concept artists, Storyboard Artist, Accountant, Business/ Legal Advisor, Personnel Manager and System/Pipeline Designer.

• Continue to build crew. • Research production equipment • Research & Rent production equipment • Find production premises. • Start recruiting production crew. • Establish development and testing department.

• Hire staff based on Crew Plan • Set up Production Premises. • Finish renting Equipment • Set format of Film • Storyboarding • Story Reel • Modelling, Rigging, Texturing. • Animation and Lighting tests.

• 3D Animatic. • Animation. • Additional Modelling, Texturing, Rigging. • Rendering • Composite, Touch-Up • Prioritizing scenes for Trailer and Marketing. • Output (Film) Print tests.

• Final Trailer. • Final Edit. • Colour Correction. • Credits. • Final Prints. • Quality Control.

• Decide on DVD elements • International Version (Dubbing) • Archiving all Project Material

Script Status

• Close deal with Writer • Script Development – Premise, Outline, Treatment, 1st Draft.

• Script Revisions

• Final Script Revisions • Research and Script Clearance • Green light for Script • Production begins on Approved Storyboard Sequences.

• Finalize Script/Storyboards on a per Sequence basis. • Numbered Script, Recording Script • Final Script.

• Automated Dialogue Replacement Script

• Conform Script to Final Picture

Visual Dev.

• Conceptual Artwork: Main Characters & Environments

• Establish Visual Style and Technique. • Cont. Design on Main Characters, Props & Environments. • Colour Treatment, establish Colour Palette.

• Establish Visual Style Guide

• Finalized Character & Environment Design

• Completed

• Completed

Audio

• Potential Voice Actors as Promotional/Selling Tool • Music Demo

• Find Music Composer • Finding Recording Facility

• Locking deal with Recording Facility • Casting, Rehearsal and Voice Track recording • Clearance on Music

• Cont. Voice track Recording • Close deal with Music Composer • Start Recording Score

• Sound & Music Spotting, Temp Dub, Finalize Score, Music Mix, Foley, SFX, Dialogue Mix. • Final Mix

• Soundtrack Release

Prod plan

• Draft budget, Schedule and Crew Plan. • Apply for Govermental Development Grant(s).

• Finalize Production Plan based on a List of Assumptions, Schedule, Budget and Crew Plan

• Production cost Tracking begins. • Apply for Govermental Production Grant.

• Cost Tracking cont. • Weekly assessment of Work Completed and Approved . • Adjustments of Schedule and Money delegation based on Project progress. • Finalize Post-Prod Plan and Schedule

• Cost Tracking cont. • Assess Post Prod Goals against Budget and Schedule, Compromise if req. • Apply for Govermental Distribution Grant.

• Close all accounts

Relationship with Buyer

• Buyer gives input on the different Development processes. • Discussions about Marketing, Merchandising and Distribution. • Establish Final Delivery Format.

• Agree on Creative Checkpoints • Approve Production Plan • Sign-Off on Finished Concept Art.

• Sign-Off on Voice Casting • Meeting with Marketing/Distribution Teams • Prioritize Material for these Teams. • Approve Sequences for Production.

• Final Sign-Off Production Design • Giving Material to Marketing Teams. • Market Research and Test Screening • Rating • Approval of Opening Titles and End Credits • Approval of Final Cut (end of production)

• Screening for Buyer & Marketing Teams. • Approval of Master tape.

• Promotion, Merchandising, and Distribution of Film.

This table is Created by Thomas Sørheim Lund. Based on the Producers Thinking Map in 'Producing Animation', Catherine Winder & Zahra Dowlatabadi, Focal Press, 2001