sequence of making an animation

[whodafuckameye]

Hello, fellow 'grounders, I'm a beginning hobby animator and I want to create my first own animation,
but I've got a problem. Is there some sort of sequence in animating? By that I mean like: what should I do first, creating all the sound effects and voice acting or should I make the animation first?
I really don't know where to start, so that's why I ask you.
If there isn't an accurate answer then please give your opinion

thx already,

whodafuckameye

also, sorry for grammar faults 'n' stuff, Im Belgian :p

[RyanBustersword123]

first thing to do is look for some inspiration by browsing throu the music portal
if you already have an idea look for some music to suit it because:
1- its really hard to get some music that fits a finished animation
2- you can line up the animation, direct, select the drawing style or even make some jokes and other lines for the animation
now you have a general idea of the animation [like the story or the end and stuff] draw it into a storyboard [the storyboard can be just sticks and basic drawings]
now review the storyboard and ask yourself "is it good" and "should i animate it" then let your family and friends review it and respect there review
now you have a full length animation, place the ads and the start screen so you don't forget them and then place the music [if you can] and then start with scene 1:
now place the sound effects wherever you want so they can be like a guide when animating
draw some basic drawings [using the storyboard] then add some quality in it, then color it and repeat the process till the end of the animation and then upload it

[00-BEN-00]

There's not really an order you should always stick too..

this is what I usually do:
- get idea
- tell friends idea
- write script
- divide script into scenes and shots
- draw characters

- draw first background
- animate character movement
- animate speech (add sound)
then I repeat those last steps until it's finished

- export as PNG sequence and .Wav sound

- import into After Effects
- make CGI / special effects if any
- add music / sounds (apart from speech)
- clean up: time remap, delete duplicate frames due to export errors, blur, color-correct
- export as lossless
- encode to .mp4 for youtube

I still haven't found the right thing for newgrounds though, I can currently only upload low-quality .FLV's embedded in an .swf
I've been think about externally uploading .F4V's, but where?!

[RyanBustersword123]

If there isn't an accurate answer then please give your opinion

there's no accurate answer so just do what would suit you

[Sacros]

-start
-???
-end

it works

[Jomillex]

No no if your using flash there's a secret
go to the action-script. it only works for action-script 4. Type in your script and then type Create Flash animation(); and then the animation will begin to animate itself. Patience is the key as this takes a very long time about 24 hours.
-Josh
PM me to learn more.

[Spac3case916]

At 6/17/11 09:16 PM, Jomillex wrote: No no if your using flash there's a secret
go to the action-script. it only works for action-script 4. Type in your script and then type Create Flash animation(); and then the animation will begin to animate itself. Patience is the key as this takes a very long time about 24 hours.
-Josh
PM me to learn more.

lol
funny guy