New to commissioning? Just follow these steps. Contact Us if you have questions.

Simple or
complex?

A Simple Animation

A more complex animation

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

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

Create a
clear brief

Format & length

What resolution
Frames per second
Web, broadcast or other use
Territory and term needed
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

How the production
process works

Pre-production

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.

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.

Production

Artworking

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

Animation

Final

Finished Animation

Create a
clear brief

Format

What resolution
Frames per second
Web, broadcast or other use
Territory and term needed
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 a script/brief
Is it finalised
Scope for tweaks

Budget

Pre
production

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.

Voiceover