Pipeline

Question 1

Animatic

Answer 1

Animatic or Leica, audiovisual piece which mix storyboard with the audio track synchronously.

Question 2

Animation

Answer 2

Process used by one or more animators to give the feeling of movement to images or drawings or other inanimate objects.

Question 3

Atrezzo

Answer 3

Any object place in the stage that is not used by a character or animated.

Question 4

Feedback

Answer 4

Constructive criticism in order to improve the work.

Question 5

Fixing

Answer 5

Post-animation process in which are fixed collisions, penetrations or other problems.

Question 6

Hook up

Answer 6

Or raccord, refers to the relationship between the different shots of a film, so the illusion of sequence is never broken. Each shot must be related to the previous and serve as a basis for the next one.

Question 7

Layout

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Leica

Answer 8

Synonymous of Animatica.

Question 9

Point Cache

Answer 9

Modifier that creates a 3D model for each frame based position of the vertices. That avoids rig failures in render and brings a lighter file format to the following departments.

Question 10

Preproduction

Answer 10

Previous stage of production in which the material is prepared : Design, color script, animatic, storyboard.

Question 11

Production

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Prop

Answer 12

Any objects that can be animated (and therefore rigged), used or not by the character.

Question 13

Proxy

Answer 13

Low resolution model of an object, character or stage to increase the performance of a scene.

Question 14

Set

Answer 14

Scene staged to create animation.

Question 15

Shot

Answer 15

is the smallest fragment of a film; the time between 2 camera cuts.

Question 16

Simulation

Answer 16

Post-animation stage in which the movement of the hair or fabric is simulated.

Question 17

Storyboard

Answer 17

Set of illustrations displayed in sequence in order to serve as a guide to understand a story, pre visualize an animation or follow the structure of a film before it is create or film.