
Production :Stage in which the project is develop : animation, lighting, render…

Preproduction : Previous stage of production in which the material is prepared : Design, color script, animatic, storyboard. Postproduction :A post production stage wich includes editing, color correction, special effects… That avoids rig failures in render and brings a lighter file format to the following departments. Point Cache :Modifier that creates a 3D model for each frame based position of the vertices. Layout : Stage in which the position of the characters is decided, the staging and timing as well as the angle and position of the camera is planned, where the light comes from and how shadows are cast. Each shot must be related to the previous and serve as a basis for the next one. Hook up :Or raccord, refers to the relationship between the different shots of a film, so the illusion of sequence is never broken. PIPELINE : Structure through which passes a shot through the studio and production.Īnimatic :Animatic or Leica, audiovisual piece which mix storyboard with the audio track synchronously.Īnimation : Process used by one or more animators to give the feeling of movement to images or drawings or other inanimate objects.Ītrezzo :Any object place in the stage that is not used by a character or animated.įeedback : Constructive criticism in order to improve the work.įixing :Post-animation process in which are fixed collisions, penetrations or other problems. That's why I leave you here a lexicon of the most used words which I have separated into those categories for an easy searching: The truth is that it's quite dificul to see clear with all that terminology and I've noticed that some animators get confused and mix some terms. People often asked me the meaning of this or that word…
