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Production
We produced webisodes on a regular basis, and here's the steps we usually take to ensure production of a good video.
Step One - Brainstorming an Idea & Writing the Script
So the first step I'll take in creating a video is coming up with an idea. Usually it's pretty tacky and I keep it in my head. I come up with ideas randomly: while I'm on the bus, in the shower, browsing Facebook or at work.
If I can flesh it out a bit more (again, in my head =P) then I'll eventually write a script, using the Deemed Pathetic standard.
Step Two - Music Creation
We create background music using Sony ACID software, piecing it together with loops supplied with the software. We make any edits required in the open-source, free program, Audacity.
When we purchase our Mac, which will enable us to make better videos because of editing, music creation and sound effects, we will be utilising most of these as our new "norm" method of production.
Step Three - Voice Recording
Voice recording is the process which we will take the script, number each line, record each line of dialogue and then cross out the number. Each line is saved as a seperate file.
Step Four - Soundtrack Generation
We create the final soundtrack (the entire audio aspect of the video) by re-importing all of the voices, sound effects and music into Audacity. We align each dialogue track, music track and sound effect to a different area in the project.
This is then later rendered as a .WAV file and reimported into Anime Studio.
Step Five - Drawing and Animation
We draw all props, characters, and scenes using CorelDRAW X4. This is our only illustration software we used. For our South Park-style replicas, we previously used Adobe Illustrator.
These images are saved seperately, and are reconstructed and minipulated using Anime Studio Pro. This method enables us to create our cartoons rather quickly.
Step Six - Lip-sync
Lipsyncing involves a free program, built for our animation software, called Papagayo. We import our audio track, enter in all the dialogue for each character, and align it. This is very tedious and takes a while; it gets very boring.
Step Seven - Rendering
We import the lipsync back into Anime Studio and watch it again, ensuring that it looks okay. We then queue the software to render our project, in 720p High Definition, which usually takes several hours. Each frame is rendered as a single .PNG image file.
Once the software animation is finished, we import the image sequence back into Quicktime Pro and mix it back together with the audio. This then renders as a .MOV file in High Definition 720p, and the output file then becomes out final YouTube video.
It's not as serious as it sounds, if you're wondering. Utilising this method, we can usually turn around a one-minute video in just four or five hours, though the story and writing might be pretty dodge.
So there you have it. That's basically how we create our cartoons.
We produced webisodes on a regular basis, and here's the steps we usually take to ensure production of a good video.
Step One - Brainstorming an Idea & Writing the Script
So the first step I'll take in creating a video is coming up with an idea. Usually it's pretty tacky and I keep it in my head. I come up with ideas randomly: while I'm on the bus, in the shower, browsing Facebook or at work.
If I can flesh it out a bit more (again, in my head =P) then I'll eventually write a script, using the Deemed Pathetic standard.
Step Two - Music Creation
We create background music using Sony ACID software, piecing it together with loops supplied with the software. We make any edits required in the open-source, free program, Audacity.
When we purchase our Mac, which will enable us to make better videos because of editing, music creation and sound effects, we will be utilising most of these as our new "norm" method of production.
Step Three - Voice Recording
Voice recording is the process which we will take the script, number each line, record each line of dialogue and then cross out the number. Each line is saved as a seperate file.
Step Four - Soundtrack Generation
We create the final soundtrack (the entire audio aspect of the video) by re-importing all of the voices, sound effects and music into Audacity. We align each dialogue track, music track and sound effect to a different area in the project.
This is then later rendered as a .WAV file and reimported into Anime Studio.
Step Five - Drawing and Animation
We draw all props, characters, and scenes using CorelDRAW X4. This is our only illustration software we used. For our South Park-style replicas, we previously used Adobe Illustrator.
These images are saved seperately, and are reconstructed and minipulated using Anime Studio Pro. This method enables us to create our cartoons rather quickly.
Step Six - Lip-sync
Lipsyncing involves a free program, built for our animation software, called Papagayo. We import our audio track, enter in all the dialogue for each character, and align it. This is very tedious and takes a while; it gets very boring.
Step Seven - Rendering
We import the lipsync back into Anime Studio and watch it again, ensuring that it looks okay. We then queue the software to render our project, in 720p High Definition, which usually takes several hours. Each frame is rendered as a single .PNG image file.
Once the software animation is finished, we import the image sequence back into Quicktime Pro and mix it back together with the audio. This then renders as a .MOV file in High Definition 720p, and the output file then becomes out final YouTube video.
It's not as serious as it sounds, if you're wondering. Utilising this method, we can usually turn around a one-minute video in just four or five hours, though the story and writing might be pretty dodge.
So there you have it. That's basically how we create our cartoons.
Software
Here's the software we use:
- Anime Studio Pro
- CorelDRAW
- Audacity
- Papagayo
- Quicktime Pro
- Final Cut Express
In the future, we will be making use of other software, such as Final Cut when we finally switch to Mac. We have listed this now as it will be very soon that we do make the switch.
Here's the software we use:
- Anime Studio Pro
- CorelDRAW
- Audacity
- Papagayo
- Quicktime Pro
- Final Cut Express
In the future, we will be making use of other software, such as Final Cut when we finally switch to Mac. We have listed this now as it will be very soon that we do make the switch.