Production Schedule v.2  UPDATED 5.13.01
 
M 4.9.01
Final script due. Final storyboard due. [R/S]
W 4.11.01 Effect learning. [R/S]
Call Save The Manatee Club and get video. [R]
M 4.16.01 Initial model due. [S] Skeleton setup begins. [S]
Initial scene environment due. [R]
Deep Paint Texturing begins. [R]
W 4.18.01 Blend Shape creation begins. [S]
Manatee 3 (Cliff) model begins. [S]
Stills of rough textured model due. [R]
Manatee 2 model begins. [R]
Blocking scenes begins. [R/S]
Record dialogue on DAT. [R/S/Andy Miller]
M 4.23.01 PROJECT I DUE ON COMPUTER. (Animatic?)
Initial Blend Shapes completed for Manatee 1. [S]
Stills of final textured Manatee 1 due. [R]
Initial sound edit due. [R/S]
Animatic due with lo-res renders and/or still holds edited in Effect. [R/S]
W 4.25.01 PROJECT I DUE ON VIDEO.
Storyboard art direction and blocking begins. [R/S]
M 4.30.01 Dumb manatee model to Steve. [R]
Final blendshaping begins. [S]
T 5.1.01 Deep paint texture. [R/S]
W 5.2.01 Finish environment and more deep paint. [R]
Blend shape old and dumb manatees. [S]
TH 5.3.01 Re-record sound. [R/S]
F 5.4.01 Pro-Tools sound. [R/S]
Character setup. Test animation. [S]
M 5.7.01 Character setup continues.[R/S]
Environment light tweaking.[R] Animatic revisions [R]
W 5.9.01 Charater setup continues. [S]
Finalize textures/animated water light/minutia. [R]
Begin adding whiskers. [R]
M 5.14.01 Charater setup finalized. [S]
Lip-sync animation begins.[R/S]
Water displacement channel due.[R]
W 5.16.01 Animation continues. [R/S]
Final Maya rendering begins. [R/S]
Collision render from Houdini due. [R]
Houdini blood and bubbles for Elaine sinking begins.[R]
M 5.21.01 All lip-sync animation due. [R/S]
Compositing in Effect begins. [R/S]
Final Maya rendering continues. [R/S]
Houdini blood and bubbles for Elaine sinking due.[R]
W 5.23.01 Final animation/texturing/lighting continues. [R/S]
Compositing continues. [R/S]
Final Maya rendering continues. [R/S]
Wrap up any final postproduction. [R/S]
M 5.28.01 FINAL PIECE due on computer.
W 5.30.01 FINAL PIECE due on VHS.