Animating with Blender

Staying Organized

When you reach this stage of production, you will have a lot to think about and even more to keep track of. A simple spreadsheet, either made in the decreasingly ubiquitous Microsoft Excel or any of the free alternatives, such as OpenOffice.org or Google’s Google Docs, will work. Figure 15.73 shows the spreadsheet that was used to track final production of The Beast. The columns are:

• Final lighting

• Composite built and checked

• Final animation testing

• Farm render check

• Rendering

• Final renders checked

Figure 15.73. A production spreadsheet for tracking shots

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As you proceed with your project, you can use a simple ...