Deliverables:
- Series Pitch
- Beat board presentation
- Thumbnail presentation
- Storyboard
- Layout & Backgrounds
- Animatic
- Simple 3D Character Builds
- Final 3D Animation
- Poster
- Social Media Campaign
- Shorts travel posters & buttons
Educational Timeline:
October:
- Develop story beats, Beatboards, character design, world design, develop online project management
- Meet and pitch to mentors
November :
- Develop minor beats, revise and further develop Beatboards, character turnaround, line up sheet, develop colour palettes, character concept art, world design,
- Meet and pitch to mentors
December:
- revise Beatboards, thumbnail entire short, begin character design rigs, write script, compose music, finalize colour palettes, finalize worlds for animation layout
- Meet and pitch to mentors
January:
- Begin storyboard, finish character rigs, create score, record voice acting and compile audio beds,
- Meet and pitch to mentors
February:
- Compile Animatic with score, voice acting and audio beds, develop prop rigs
- Meet and pitch to mentors
March:
- Begin Animation Layout, Export storyboard pro file in Harmony scenes, begin rough animation, develop prop rigs
- Meet and pitch to mentors
April:
- Begin posing and animation, fine tune audio, visual effects and compositing
- Meet and pitch to mentors
May:
- Final touches, compositing, lighting, sound, preview/feedback sessions with other students
- Meet and present final short to mentors
Hardware and Software:
- Miro (free for educators) for project planning
- IPads and Procreate for Beatboards and Concept Art
- Storyboard Pro
- Wacom Cintiqs
- Maya
- Adobe Premiere CC
- Adobe audition and Protools for Audio.
- Google Drive & Sheets for project management