From Leica to Final - 2015 Edition

I showed a bit of this video in our introductory lecture this week, but we weren't able to watch it all due to lack of time.

It illustrates four important stages of producing an animated film, using work by the Sheridan College BA Animation graduating class of 2015. Five films are shown in three different animation media: Traditional 2D, 3D and Stop Motion.

The stages of production vary depending on the medium in use. Here's an overview as they are described in our 4th Year Student Handbook:

Medium: TRADITIONAL 2D
1. Leica Reel with Temp music, scratch dialog, sound effects
2.Animatic with final layouts and character poses; rough animation test for at least one shot
3.Rough Animation; final music and dialog
4. Final animation and post-production (i.e clean and coloured) Animation; finished audio mix


Medium: 3D 
1. Leica Reel with Temp music, scratch dialog, sound effects
2. all Models built, rigging begins
3. Key Pose Reel with 50% rough animation; (aka "pop-through" reel); Rendering & Lighting tested; final music and dialog
4. Final Animation, Rendering and Lighting throughout; finished audio mix


Medium: STOP MOTION
1. Leica Reel with Temp music, scratch dialog, sound effects
2. Sets, puppets and props 30% constructed
3. Finished photography - 90%; final music and dialog
4. Finished film - 100% photography; Effects and other post-production; finished audio mix



The five student films included in this video are:
The Casebook of Nips and Porkington (Melody Wang);
That One With the Robot (Erik Blohm-Gagne);
The Bright Side (Kelsey Ryan);
Defect (Xining Zhai);
Luggage (Tracy Harris)


Note that a password is required to watch the video. This is done in order to protect the copyright of the graduates who created these pieces, as many of them are actively involved in submitting this work to Festivals or negotiating with TV or web channels. The password will follow under a separate email directly to the 4th Year Mailing list.

Leica To Final 2015 from Bruno Degazio on Vimeo.