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     What We Do

    Filmmaking
    Process

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    What goes into making an animated film?

    Each department works together to bring us the big picture. From sequence to shot to frame, the film comes together through the deep collaboration between everyone at the studio.

    • What goes into making an animated film?
    • Development
    • Creative Development
    • Story
    • Visual Development
    • Editorial & Sound
    • Casting
    • Animation Research Library
    • Pre-Production Technologies
    • Asset Creation
    • Production Management
    • Modeling
    • Look Development
    • Technical Direction
    • Rigging
    • Simulation
    • Layout
    • Tools & Support
    • Shot Production
    • Layout
    • Animation
    • Technical Animation
    • Collaboration & Rendering Technologies
    • Set Extension
    • Effects Animation
    • Crowds Animation
    • Lighting
    • Stereo
    • Post Production
    • Archiving

    An animated film is approximately 90 minutes long.

    Zootopia 2 has a total run time of 97 minutes and 30 seconds.

    A film is composed of many sequences.

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    Each sequence is approximately 1 to 7 minutes long.

    Zootopia 2 had 41 sequences that ranged from 37 seconds to 6 minutes.

    Each sequence is made up of many shots.

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    A shot, which is one camera setup, is typically 0 to 30 seconds long.

    Hot Pursuit contains 80 shots and is 2 minutes and 22 seconds long.

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    There are 24 frames in one second of animation.

    Each frame is on screen for approximately 0.04 seconds.

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    Zootopia 2 had 144,355 frames.

    Stereo 3D accounts for a left eye and right eye to create depth.

    Click on the image below to toggle between the left eye and right eye images.

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    There are 288,710 total frames rendered for Stereo 3D.

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    From storyboard to final frame, each film takes an average of three to five years to create what you see on screen.

    And it all starts with an idea.

    Development
    Developing the idea

    Our filmmaking process begins in Development, where our storytellers begin to craft the narrative, and our artists define the look of the characters and worlds.

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    Creative Development
    Development

    Development
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    Story
    Development

    Development
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    Visual Development
    Development

    Development
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    Shaping the Story

    Editorial and Sound teams piece together evolving story ideas, guiding production.

    Editorial & Sound

    Research & Experiences

    In preparation for and throughout production, the Production Training and Development team provides education in filmmaking, art, storytelling, and tools through experiences, classes, lectures, workshops, field trips and screenings.

    Drawing Class
    Recording Studio

    Finding the Voices

    Breathing life into our characters through the perfect actors.

    Casting

    Exploring our Legacy

    The Walt Disney Animation Research Library is home to over 65,000,000 assets from Disney Animation's nearly hundred-year history, and is a resource for our artists and filmmakers to explore throughout production.

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    Building the Foundation

    Technology is at the basis of all things created within our pipeline. Through an empathetic approach, Technologists work to design and build working environments that enable artists to do their best work.

    Pre-Production Technologies

    Asset Creation
    Entering the third dimension

    Once development is on track, our artists turn our visual development and concept drawings into three-dimensional characters and environments by creating the models, rigs, and textures that define the look of the world being created.

    Production Management

    Keeping it on Track

    Great communicators, strategists, and organizers, Production Management is quick to respond to ever-changing schedules.

    Production Management
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    Modeling
    Asset Creation

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    Look Development
    Asset Creation

    Asset Creation
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    Strategizing Solutions

    Stewards of the pipeline, Technical Directors solve problems and tackle new and interesting challenges through a combination of tool building, support, and software development.

    Technical Direction
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    Rigging
    Asset Creation

    Asset Creation
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    Simulation
    Asset Creation

    Asset Creation
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    Layout
    Asset Creation

    Asset Creation

    Crafting Next Generation Workflows

    The partnership between Art and Technology is behind the best of what we create. Through close working relationships between our artists and technologists, we develop groundbreaking tools and workflows that allow us to explore ways we can optimize the creation process.

    Tools & Support

    Shot Production
    Putting it together, frame by frame

    Once our characters have been crafted and our environments realized, we begin the process of creating the scenes that will comprise our movie. Shot Production includes the work of many animators and technicians who bring sequences to life in everything from a character’s acting to the fine details in their hair, clothing and the world.

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    Animation
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    Higher Quality, Faster Iterations

    Disney Animation’s Technology teams have created a best-in-class shot development experience. Their focus is not only the ease of data access and collaboration, but also the safety and security of our data. With the artist in mind, technologies are introduced or improved upon to enable higher quality visualization and faster iteration of the final, rendered shot.

    Collaboration & Rendering Technologies
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    Set Extension
    Shot Production

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    Effects Animation
    Shot Production

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    Crowds Animation
    Shot Production

    Shot Production
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    Lighting
    Shot Production

    Shot Production
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    Stereo
    Shot Production

    Shot Production
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    The Finishing Touches

    Shaping the film through final delivery of picture and sound.

    Post Production

    Archiving

    When a production wraps, the art and assets created for our films are organized and archived so the Walt Disney Animation Research Library can make them available to the entire Walt Disney Company for inspiration and reference.

    Bringing It All Together

    And finally, through the deep collaboration between Production, Technology, and with the support of everyone on the Studio Teams, our compelling characters come together with their imaginative worlds, to tell the universal stories that become part of our films at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

    Zootopia 2: Now playing in theaters.

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