Making an animated short film requires many steps, from the conception of the story to the final presentation, every link is crucial. Let me introduce the main steps of how to make an 800-word animated short film.

The first step: the conception of the story

A successful animated short film needs a good story as a support. In the story design stage, you need to consider an interesting, fascinating and easy-to-understand story.

Brainstorm with paper and pencil, and try to find the images, characters and scenes related to the story. After the story outline is determined, you can start writing scripts, compiling storyboards, and describing all kinds of plots and characters in detail.

Step 2: Design roles and scenes.

After determining the story, the next step is the design and drawing of characters and scenes. It is very important to design an eye-catching character. You need to conduct in-depth design research on the main characters, including appearance, personality, way of action and so on.

Scene design is also very important, because they can help you create an environment with a unique atmosphere and change the mood and performance of the characters.

Step 3: Choice of music and sound.

Music and sound are an indispensable part of the whole animated short film, which can make the audience have a deeper experience in different plots. You need to carefully consider the sound effects and music special effects required for different scenes, and choose the appropriate soundtrack and music effects.

Step 4: Make a prototype

The next step is to prototype the characters and scenes. This will be one of the most creative processes of your animated short film, so you must do it well. Based on 2D or 3D drawing software, you need to draw people and scenes step by step according to the description in the script.

Step 5: Introduce the scenery and colors.

After the prototype is completed, it needs to be transformed into various elements and colors. The scenery designer needs to review the whole scene and make changes and additions. Color designers can also adjust colors and small details to make animated short films more vivid.

Step 6: Animation.

Now that you have all the necessary characters, scenes and special effects, it's the animation team's turn to make animation. Animators need to create smooth transitions between scenes, help characters move in scenes, and create interesting and amazing dynamic effects.

Step 7: Post-production

Finally, you have a complete animated short film. At this point, you need to make the final post-production, including sound, music, subtitles and so on. In this final stage, you can combine all the elements together to truly present the story you have conceived.

Summary:

The above seven steps are the essential main links in making animated short films. Although there may be many other important steps, these seven steps will take up most of the time and energy.