Animation department

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Animation Department Roles
– Retake department: Identifies and corrects animation mistakes.
Compositing department: Handles special effects and compositing tasks.
– Inbetweening department: Creates frames between key frames.
– Editing department: Compiles and edits the animation for consistency.
– Background department: Draws background art for scenes.

Animation Department Planning
– Storyboard department: Plans the animation using sketches.
– Layout department: Stages scenes and creates scene plans.
– Scanning department: Converts traditional media to digital format.
– Sound effects and musical scoring department: Creates soundtracks and sound effects.
– Department responsible for converting traditionally-drawn media to digital.

Animation Department Processes
– Retake department ensures smooth flow of frames.
Compositing department handles chroma keying and special effects.
– Inbetweening department creates frames between key frames.
– Editing department compiles and edits animation.
– Background department draws scene backgrounds.

Animation Department Responsibilities
– Storyboard department plans animation using sketches.
– Layout department stages scenes and creates plans.
– Scanning department converts traditional media to digital.
– Sound effects and musical scoring department creates soundtracks.
– Department responsible for creating soundtracks and sound effects.

Animation Department Importance
– Retake department ensures high quality animation.
Compositing department adds special effects to enhance animation.
– Inbetweening department fills in frames between key frames.
– Editing department ensures consistency in the animation.
– Background department provides visual context for scenes. Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation_department

Animation departments (or animation production departments) are the teams within a film studio that work on various aspects of animation such as storyboarding or 3D modeling. It can refer to a single department that handles animation as a whole or to multiple departments that handle specific tasks. It can also refer to a college department.

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