Filmmaking Basics/Animatic Dialog Recording

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Recording the dialog for the Animatic

 * If you are able to record audio into your computer, please record the voices for our script. We need all the spoken words from this script so we can create an animatic.


 * To do this, you record each piece of dialog as a separate file. Then you send me the files by email.



What's an "Animatic"?

 * An animatic is a movie of the storyboards. This is used for timing our motion picture.  It also helps us judge if the movie will be a success.


 * To create an animatic, the storyboard, the film score, the dialog and the sound effects are put into an editing program to create a movie which we can show to investors. Later, when we record the voices for the animated version of this motion picture, the actors will watch the animatic to help understand the action and the timing of the dialog.

Why is an animatic important"

 * The animatic gives us the timing for the entire motion picture. From the animatic, we will be able to adjust the pace of the music and the dialog for the animated movie.  Therefore the animatic is very important for planning our motion picture.

Quality is important

 * The quality of the recorded dialog is very important. It does not have to be professional but it should be as good as you can do.

Equipment you need

 * To do this assigment, you will need to have a microphone connected to your computer and recording software to record a dramatic reading of the dialog.


 * And for high quality recording, you will need more. See details on the following pages.


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The Next Page

 * Continue this lesson on the computer software needed for recording the dialog for the animatic.


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