3D & Animation Animation

How to Make an Animated Movie

In this course I will guide you through the process of making an animated short movie, step by step.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (524 ratings)
39,116 students
Created by Morr Meroz
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By the end of this course you will have a deep understanding of what it takes to make an animated short film.

Requirements

  • A basic knowledge of filmmaking and animation lingo.

Description

In this step by step course I will cover all the steps it takes to make an animated short.

I will go over the process of coming up with a story idea, writing the script in the correct format, creating a storyboard and making an animatic out of it, creating a previz, modeling, rigging, lighting, rendering and even how to animate (I animate an entire shot in one of the videos). I also show my editing process and how I do color correction, compositing and even sound design for the final product.

This course is made out of video tutorials, each covering an individual step of the making process.

Who this course is for:

  • Animators (or aspiring animators) filmmakers and creative people who wants to make an animated short (or in the process of making one).

Course content

1 section • 17 lectures • 2h 10m total length

  • Introduction
    01:02
  • How to Make an Animated Movie (a general roundup)
    05:56
  • Coming Up With Story Ideas
    02:53
  • Writing a Script
    02:34
  • Storyboarding
    08:40
  • Creating an Animatic
    05:12
  • Modeling and Rigging (part 1)
    04:24
  • Modeling and Rigging (part 2)
    10:25
  • 3D Animation Pipeline
    06:18
  • Making a Previsualization (Previz)
    07:51
  • Camera Shots and Angles
    07:38
  • Animating
    11:20
  • Lighting and Rendering (part 1)
    13:08
  • Lighting and Rendering (part 2)
    15:19
  • Editing and Color Correction
    13:21
  • Sound Design
    10:28
  • Finishing the Film
    03:59

Featured review

Bia Lemos
Bia Lemos
112 courses
12 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Even if you're not into 3D animation, this course is a real good overview of the whole process of creating an animated movie. Specially when it comes to developing an idea, storyboarding, and editing and post-production in general. If you're new to 3D animation, it's good for getting the feel of what steps you're going to go through and also get some tips. Overall, totally worth 2 hours of your time if you're beginning your journey into animation and feel kinda lost.

Instructor

Morr Meroz
Animator
Morr Meroz
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 524 Reviews
  • 39,280 Students
  • 1 Course

I'm Morr, a NYC based animator/filmmaker. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts (majoring in 3D animation), I started my career as a character animator, freelancing in various studios around town.

Despite loving what I do, I felt like it's not enough to work for other people, and that I HAVE to keep doing my own thing. What started as a YouTube tutorial channel has quickly evolved into the Bloop Animation blog, a platform on which I can share my work with a great audience of animators and creative artists.

On the site, I documented my journey of making LIFT UP (my second animated short) and shared many video tutorials about every step of the making process.

I truly hope that sharing my journey will inspire people to follow their passion. Thanks for visiting and see you around!