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Preproduction—Sound
Sound is a vital component in an animated production, all too often overlooked by students approaching animation from a purely visual perspective. Like other aspects of the animation project workflow, sound features in all the phases of production: from the collection of research materials and the generation of early concepts and ideas, through the production of the animated project, to producing the animation in postproduction.
As we have already seen, the visual elements of animation are constructed artificially, and sound is built in this way too. To work effectively, sound needs to be designed so that it can fully integrate with the script and the animated visual elements. Sound can spark, and certainly accompanies, ...
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