The division of labor in animation production is extremely detailed and is usually divided into pre-production, mid-production and post-production.

Pre-production includes planning, work setting, fund raising, etc.; mid-term production includes storyboarding, original painting, intermediate painting, animation, coloring, background painting, photography, dubbing, recording, etc.; post-production includes Production includes editing, special effects, subtitles, compositing, test screenings, etc. The main production process is as follows:

1. Storyboard: The director draws a comic-like sketch based on the text script to express the actions described in the script. While the storyboard is drawing the shots, the actions, lines, time, photography instructions, picture connections, etc. must also be explained accordingly.

2. Design: Design work includes character design, scene design, prop design, lens and screen design, etc. The design should be carried out in accordance with strict standards for convenient reference by the staff in the next production process.

3. Original storyboard: Animation production also has special storyboard paper with printed rectangular grids. In these grids, draw the general layout (background, characters) of each scene of the animation and the requirements. Write text on the side to indicate the actions and lines of the characters in this scene.

4. Dubbing editing: Cartoons need editing just like movies, but editing is relatively simple. Just combine the shots one by one in order, delete the useless parts appropriately, and edit and combine them at the junction of each shot. After the method.

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Main tools for animation production:

Animation table: also known as "translucent table" and "copy table". It is different from ordinary writing desks in that it uses frosted glass as the desktop, and a light tube is installed underneath, so that the desktop can transmit light and see multiple drawings superimposed on each other. It is used for drawing and copying animation line drawings. The desktop part is often designed to be slanted to prevent light from shining directly on the eyes and to facilitate work.

Copy table: Also known as the "transmission table", it is a tool used to copy original manuscripts. There is a platform composed of fluorescent lamps, white acrylic panels, glass and boxes.

Positioning ruler: A tool used by animators to fix the animation drawing paper when drawing design drafts and original animations. In traditional animation photography, positioning rulers are also used to ensure the accurate positioning of background drawings and cels. . The positioning ruler can hold dozens of pieces of drawing paper punched with standard holes at one time, and can also be used to flip through drawings.

Animation paper: Animation paper can generally be divided into three types: original drawing paper, modified paper and intermediate drawing paper according to different uses. Generally, white paper with a density of 70~100g/m2 can be used for animation paper. When making film and television animations, paper sizes are mainly divided into two types. The size is 24cm*27cm (9F) or 27cm*33cm (12F), which is set according to different needs of picture framing and screen size. Animation paper must have good transparency, the paper must be uniform, white, and smooth, and the edges of the paper must be hard, thin, and have good toughness. Original painting paper does not have high requirements on paper quality. Most shaping paper uses a light yellow tissue paper.

Puncher: The function of the puncher corresponds to the positioning ruler. The main function is to punch holes of the same size and equidistant distance from the three fixed posts of the positioning ruler for the original drawing paper, modified paper, animation paper and other papers that need to be fixed on the positioning ruler, so that these papers can be accurately placed on the positioning ruler. superior.

Animation pens: Animation pens generally refer to various pens used in the early and post-production of cartoons. Mainly include pencils, mechanical pencils, colored pencils, signature pens, outline pens, brushes, watercolor pens, etc.

Celluloid film: Also known as "clear film", it is a transparent film made of polyester material with a smooth surface and is completely transparent like tissue paper. This kind of material not only allows different action characters to be painted on different films for multi-layer shooting, but also overlaps with the background and is shot together. The pictures are not affected by each other, and can enhance the layering and three-dimensional effect of the picture.

Photography stage: A platform used for shooting animations. It can set up multiple shooting layers and has columns for placing cameras.

Frame camera: It is a frame camera that can shoot animation drawings one by one. It is placed vertically on the column of a camera stand specially used for shooting cartoons, and can be moved up and down by a crank as needed.

Dope sheet: A dope sheet is a table used to record the time, speed, dialogue and background photography requirements of animated characters' performance actions. It is the main basis for the drawing and shooting of each animation shot.

The table is marked with the film title, lens number, specifications, seconds, content, mouth shape, photography requirements and other items. It is a bridge for communication between the director, original painting, animation, line drawing, coloring, proofreading and shooting.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cartoons