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| Do the voice recording first |
Sometimes film-makers will try doing it the other way around, animating the characters first and then adding the voice-over, but this is almost always a mistake. The reason for this is that it is very hard to post-sync the dialogue.
The rule of animation film-making is always this: record your dialogue first, then do the animation.
Storyboard process
Part of the process of doing storyboards is to figure out the puzzle of film-making. What is the story you want to tell? Does it have voices, or is it silent? Is there a narrator? These are all creative choices that need to be made long before the process of animation begins. Animation film-makers create the storyboard to solve these problems and then, once the edit is working, shots are handed over to the 3D Layout Dept (sometimes called Previs, DLO, or Ruff Layout) and then finally to the animation dept.
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| Recording Voices in a Sound Booth |
Sometimes on a feature film, studios will record temporary, "temp", or "scratch" audio, as a placeholder until the big star is recorded. The reason for this is simple: big stars are expensive and, since the script is always subject to revisions, you don't want to waste money on recording changes to the dialogue.
But even so, the voice performance should be finalised before animation gets hold of it. Don't give the animators a temp track - this is the road to ruin.
How to record voice-overs
If you need to record voice-overs for your film, you will need to get yourself a microphone (though your laptop's built-in mike may be good enough these days) and do some recordings. To see how to record voice actors professionally, follow this link.
Audio and Sound Resources for Animators
For more on the use of sound effects and sound design in animation, follow these links:
- Free music from Moby Gratis
- Why animators need sound design
- How to use Audio files in Maya
- How to direct voice actors
To find out more about Animation Apprentice, click here for a link to Frequently Asked Questions. To sign up for our next classroom at Animation Apprentice, follow this link.
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