由于所有可能的计算机生成的图像（CGI）都有可能，有人可能认为这些天可以轻松实现动画电影。问题是这些工具只构成了用于创建动画电影的系统的一部分。在剧本和渲染电影之间发生了许多准备。
One of the latest animated movies isHotel Transylvania 3：暑假（图。1）。Of course, it’s the third installment in the series, with Adam Sandler returning as Drac, short for Dracula. His daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), announces they will be going on a cruise so that Drac can have a vacation instead of running the hotel for other vacationers. It should be great fun, but unfortunately the ship's captain, Ericka (Kathryn Hahn), just happens to be the great granddaughter of Van Helsing.
1. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is an animated film that was created in part using the Foundry’s FLIX story development collaboration tool.
什么可能出错？您必须看一下电影，就像我的那样，因为这篇文章的其余部分是关于计划和创造了多少电影。要了解更多信息，我与技术总监Yiotis Katsambas谈过了索尼图片动画，谁是flix的架构师。
FLIX is a collaboration tool for making movies, especially animated fare. One might look at it as a massive story-board tool, but it’s much more. A typical animated film generates over 100,000 story-board panels, of which about 10,000 are actually used in the movie. Why so many others?
事实证明，随着动画故事的充实，许多变化就会发生。从基本内容到照明和相机角度的一切都改变了电影的演示文稿以及演员将如何在动画中传递他们的线路。这样的过程用于将笔和纸纳入墙上的一束页面。问题是有一个墙壁，每个需要看到它或改变的人必须在同一个房间里。如果整个员工在一个位置，那不是太糟糕，这是一个相对较小的团队。然而，即使在创意方面，这些天数千人也参与制作电影。
2.毛皮是一个基于web的协作工具佛的故事r creating animated films.
Flix是一个基于Web的平台（图2）这促进了视觉故事创造。它开始作为儿子的内部工具，但现在可以从铸造厂获得，并使用超过30个工作室使用。它从根本上改变了导演，主管，电影摄影师，动画师和艺术家一起工作，让他们在全球范围内传播。可以通过许多人同时对电影的不同部分进行修改，具有可用的更改历史。
FLIX is integrated with other animation tools likeAutodesk的Maya.，3D计算机动画和建模工具，或像TVPAINT和Adobe Photoshop这样的图像编辑器（图3）。FLIX作为追踪更改的存储库和管理系统，包括从面板更改为彩色交换机的所有内容。它启动像Maya这样的工具，然后存储更改。它允许不同地点的人分享和操纵内容。
3. FLIX与Adobe Photoshop-artists等其他编辑工具的链接可以使FLIX保存的更改。
其他协作工具在市场上。但是，FLIX为电影制作过程流程，而大多数其他工具都是为其他应用而设计的。它与项目管理工具相连Autodesk的霰弹枪（图4）。
4. FLIX还与Autodesk的霰弹枪等项目管理工具集成在一起。
If FLIX just saved a few files it might not be such a big deal, but it’s built to handle the movie-making process and the tools with which it’s integrated. For example, FLIX understands camera angles and blocking information used with tools like Maya. All of this information is saved even as different related assets are created and modified. A layout team member working on a 2D presentation can easily access the original 3D support using Maya.
It’s possible to create and store copies of animations for review by others who may not have access to all of the animation-creation tools; they can play the video, though. FLIX can also be used to collect changes, which in turn could be annotated so that others in the group can be made aware of the updates. Often these notices are to “pitch” a particular version of part of the film. Initially, this might have a dozen still images, while later versions may include complete animation sequences.
Flix的一个优点是它隐藏了潜在系统集成的大部分复杂性。因此，用户不必是具有可能正在使用的所有工具的技术专家。他们只需要专注于自己的工具集，例如2D动画师的Photoshop。它还允许导演和主管了解整个项目的进步方式，而无需直接与其他工具进行处理。
Flix肯定帮助了船员Hotel Transylvania 3：暑假create another stunning animated film. Check it out for some fun summer fare.
