Using Character Animator in Production

Adobe Character Animator boasts tools and functionality that allow you to create striking real-time animation. In this course, discover how to leverage this fun and powerful software throughout the production process—from pre-production to post-production and delivery. Instructor Mark Simon shows how to tackle pre-production tasks such as storyboarding and budgeting. Mark also goes over ways to add value to your production, explaining how to make your characters walk, how to best capture eye movement, and how to create actions that build off other actions. Plus, he demonstrates how to deal with common production issues; shares some cool production tricks; and explains how to handle the delivery of your final product, including how to set up a live-to-presentation production and export to Facebook Live and YouTube Live.
Learning objectives

Creating a list of production needs
How the varied styles of animation impact production
Creating usable digital puppets
Working with drawn characters, objects, and CG characters
Adding value to the look of your production
Exploring various audio recording options
Organizing files for production, backup, and transport
Using animation cycles
Building and editing a scene
Troubleshooting issues
Tricks for enhancing your production
Post-production and delivery