DanaTerrace

DT retakes

Added 2024-05-21 14:59:25 +0000 UTC

Was going through old folders, organizing everything into a new work computer I needed to get when I came across a bunch of old DT animations I'll start sharing.

As a director I got to call out animation retakes and sometimes went over the corrections myself. If there's a language barrier between studios, draw overs help A THOUSAND times more than a detailed description, most times. And it can ensure everyone learns the show style quickly! It can be grueling for both sides, the pipeline that the Simpsons standardized had become inefficient so long ago (especially for anything that wasn't sitcom-style) but we had been forced to keep going with it even on TOH. It's nice to be in a position to reexamine a new pipeline and do away with unnecessary bumps in the road.

Not that retakes aren't necessary, haha, that will always be part of any pipeline. But take 1s in full final color for a whole episode instead of seeing the rough and black and white stages? Jeeeeesus, hopefully never again.

Done in Photoshop, original animation done by Toon City.