Making-of Archives - Page 4 of 5

Finishing the Film (Making an Animated Movie)

In this video I show you how I took all the assets (the images, the sound mix, the credits) and bring them all together for the final export of the film. I also go over some common export settings. Previous step: How to …

Sound Design (Making an Animated Movie)

In this video tutorial I talk about sound design. I go over my entire project in Adobe Audition and show you exactly what tracks and effects I used for making the sound for LIFT UP. Previous step: Editing and Color Correction Next …

Editing and Color Correction (Making an Animated Movie)

In this video I go over my entire edit file (in After Effects) and show you exactly how I layered all the shots to create the final edit, as well as what effects I’m adding at the end of the process, …

How I rendered this shot using Maya Software and no lights (Making an Animated Movie)

Lighting and Rendering In this part of our ‘Making of’ series I’m going to show you how I lit and rendered the entire film, using only the basic Maya software renderer (Not Mental Ray or VRay) and without creating any lights. …

How to Animate (Making an Animated Movie)

We’re finally here. The animation part. For me, this is both the funnest and hardest part of making an animated movie. The reason it is fun is because, well, I love animating. If you’re here then there must be a …

Picking a Name for the Film (Making an Animated Movie)

In this post of the Making an Animated Film series I’ll tell you why I’m changing the title of my film, the process I went through with name finding and my result. Why the change? When I picked the name Geometry Exercise, …

Camera Shots and Angles (Making an Animated Movie)

Great cinematography is always challenging to achieve. Great and convincing cinematography in 3D is even more complicated. In this post I’ll go over the challenges of using a camera in 3D, as well as the camera rigs I used for my film …

Visual Development (Making an Animated Movie)

Rendering a Test Shot After finishing the previz and making sure that the story works, the next step is usually animating. However, there’s another step that is highly recommended, and it is finishing an entire shot from beginning to end, including …

Previsualization (Making an Animated Movie)

In this post I will breakdown the process of creating a previsualization (previz), by going over the previz I made for my own short film LIFT UP. I also included the finished previz for you to watch. What is Previsualization …