1.2.3  Editorial

Editorial is the process of assembling and refining the story to create a compelling and cohesive animation.

• Story Assembly: Combining script, storyboards, and dialog audio to create a preliminary version of the narrative.

• Rough Animation / Animatics: Incorporating early animation to test sequences and visual flow.

• Pacing, Timing, Emotional Impact: Adjusting scene lengths, transitions, and timing to enhance storytelling and evoke the intended emotions.

• Dialogue and Sound: Syncing dialogue and integrating sound effects to support the narrative and maintain clarity.

While you generally enter the editorial stage with a written script, it is common to review and revise the script based on the visual representation. In Ordinary Animator, this typically involves going back and editing the screenplay, then re-generating animations based on revised scenes.

Put it into practice

Take an existing scene and adjust the screenplay and character assets to adjust the acting and timing of delivery.

• Change the screenplay text to cause a different character action to be used.

• Identify a new animation clip on mixamo.com for a wanted animation. Download it, add it the the animation clip library, then add it as an action for an existing character. Regenerate the scene to see it take effect.

• Add additional camera instructions (such as a wide shot or close up) to add additional dramatic effect to a scene.

• Edit the dialog to change the pacing of a scene. Try using longer sentences to slow down delivery and shorter sentences to speed up the pace of delivery.