Based on the final script, the episode director creates a storyboard, which is a rough set of sketches detailing the entire episode — essentially a visual script. The standard pr… See more

With the storyboard completed, the director assigns the storyboard’s cuts to individual key animators. On occasion a specific storyboard sequence will have been drawn with a parti… See more

After the episode director reviews the layouts for inconsistencies and content, they are sent to the animation supervisor to review the artistic attributes. The animation supervisor i… See more

With their layouts approved, the key animators begin drawing the episode’s key frames, which is arguably the most important stage in the animation process, as these ar… See more