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.

Created byMorr Meroz

Last updated 9/2014

English

What you'll learn

By the end of this course you will have a deep understanding of what it takes to make an animated short film.

Course content

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

Introduction1:02
How to Make an Animated Movie (a general roundup)5:56
Coming Up With Story Ideas2:53
Writing a Script2:34
Storyboarding8:40
Storyboard an animated movie using a 16 by 9 squares template with space for notes. Show motion with arrows, add color and layers, and prepare to turn storyboards into animatics.
Creating an Animatic5:12
Modeling and Rigging (part 1)4:24
Modeling and Rigging (part 2)10:25
Rig the cube by adding corner joints and lattice skin, then link controls to joints for deformation; introduce a second lattice with expressions to drive squash and stretch.
3D Animation Pipeline6:18
Making a Previsualization (Previz)7:51
Camera Shots and Angles7:38
Animating11:20
Lighting and Rendering (part 1)13:08
Lighting and Rendering (part 2)15:19
Editing and Color Correction13:21
Sound Design10:28
Finishing the Film3:59

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).