3D animation in Blender

Every department. Every shot.One production.

A 50-person studio making a CGI short, from the first storyboard to delivery.

Who it is for

3D animation in Blender

For studios that animate in Blender. Every shot goes from layout to compositing, and Desktop Helper brings each artist the right files.

CGI production

Each stage has an owner, a status and its files.

Build a grid of shots and assets. Assign each stage and follow its versions and approvals.

  1. A shot is more than a task

    Animation, FX and lighting each have their artist, status, files and review.

  2. The next artist picks it up

    Get files brings the work file and what it uses. Publish the next version to the stage.

pirate vfx stages
  1. Brief & script
  2. Design & boards
  3. Modeling
  4. Rigging
  5. Layout
  6. Animation
    Animation review
  7. FX
  8. Lookdev & lighting
  9. Rendering
  10. Compositing
  11. Edit & sound
  12. Final delivery

Pick up the shot.

Open the FX stage to see the latest version, the files and the notes.

  1. Get the file and what it uses

    Desktop Helper downloads the work file with its inputs.

  2. Publish the next pass

    Work in Blender and publish to the FX stage. The lead reviews it there.

Illustrative Animanager production treegrid with three pirate-film shots and the selected FX stage

Point at the frame that needs changing.

"Less spray" is easy to misread. Stop on the frame and draw the fix.

  1. Draw on frame 086

    Circle the spray and sketch the wave you want.

  2. Compare the next version

    Wipe between the old and new pass on the same frame.

film review annotations
film review compare

Let Animanager plan it.

Animanager assigns artists and schedules the work from skills, availability, estimates and dependencies. You check the plan, then apply it.

  1. Generate a plan

    Replan suggests who takes each stage and when, around holidays and absences.

  2. Review and apply

    Check the dates, adjust and confirm. You can still move tasks by hand.

film timeline artists

Illustrative examples. Set the stages and schedule for your own project.