The final stage that comes after producing any animated movie, is known as the post production stage. This stage is present only to add in the final effects, and make a few enhancements. During it’s very early stages, every anime scene had to be hand drawn by multiple artists. This process was extremely time consuming, which made anime a high cost activity. Fast forward to today, where almost everything is digitalised and animation post production happens like a breeze. Modern technology not only makes production easy, but also helps add and enhance fine details.
What are some steps involved in the production of anime?
The first and foremost is envisioning what an anime storyline is going to be like. After the creative minds are available to achieve that, the following steps take place in that order only
- Storyboarding
- Production
- Layouts
- Animation
- Key animation
- Animation direction
- In between animation
- Post production
- Finishing touches
All these procedures are extremely detailed and tedious, and require a lot of time and money.
Anime is a genre that has taken over the world by storm. What was earlier considered to be something only kids could watch, is now something that is enjoyed by kids as well as adults alike. Over time, we witness that the quality of animation has increased drastically. This is because earlier a couple of people, were required to perform each and every activity, with little to no modern technology and the post production services were also not of much help. . Today, while animating a series, there are several entire departments for each job, to ensure absolute finesse and perfection.
