Process
How We Go From Idea to Final Animation
No black boxes. No mystery timelines. Here’s exactly how we work—and why it moves faster than anything you’ve experienced with a 3d animation company.
The 3DAnimateUS Process
Phase 1
Project Brief & Discovery (Days 1–3)
You fill out our brief. We have a 20-minute
kickoff call. We ask sharp questions and you give us the real context—launch date, audience, what you’ve tried before, what you’re afraid of. By the end of Day 3, we’re aligned on creative direction, scope, and timeline.
Deliverable: Project scope doc + timeline
Phase 2
Concept & Storyboard (Days 4–10)
Our creative team develops storyboards and style frames—rough visual representations of exactly what your animation will look and feel like before any serious production begins. This is where we catch creative misalignments before they become expensive revisions.
Deliverable: Storyboard deck + style frames for your approval
Phase 3
3D Build (Days 11–20)
Modeling, texturing, and scene construction. Depending on project type, this could mean building product geometry, rigging a character, constructing an architectural environment, or designing motion graphics layouts. You get weekly progress updates—no radio silence.
Deliverable: Work-in-progress renders for review
Phase 4
Animation (Days 21–30)
This is where it comes alive. We animate, refine motion curves, dial in camera work, and build the performance your project needs. A mid-animation check-in keeps us locked on your vision.
Deliverable: Draft animation playblast for review
Phase 5
Rendering & Post (Days 31–38)
Final lighting, rendering, sound design, music, and post-production polish. We apply color grading, add any 2D graphic overlays, and prepare platform-specific versions.
Deliverable: Final render review
Phase 6
Delivery (Days 39–42)
You receive your animation in every format you need—broadcast, web, social, all aspect ratios. Source files available per your contract. We don’t disappear at delivery—if anything needs a quick tweak in the first 30 days, we’ve got you.
Deliverable: Final files + delivery package
Typical Timeline: 4–6 Weeks
Need it faster? Rush services available. Got a complex multi-deliverable project? Timeline scales accordingly.
Tools We Ship With
Maya · Blender · Cinema 4D · Unreal Engine · After Effects · Substance Painter · Nuke · Frame.io · Figma