# CGI production

> Run a CGI short or series with every department on one grid: stages, work files, revisions and frame-by-frame review in one place.

Web page: https://animanager.com/cgi-studios

**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.

### A shot is more than a task

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

### The next artist picks it up

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

Brief & script → Design & boards → Modeling → Rigging → Layout → Animation → FX → Lookdev & lighting → Rendering → Compositing → Edit & sound → Final delivery

## Pick up the shot.

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

### Get the file and what it uses

Desktop Helper downloads the work file with its inputs.

### Publish the next pass

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

## Point at the frame that needs changing.

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

### Draw on frame 086

Circle the spray and sketch the wave you want.

### Compare the next version

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

## Let Animanager plan it.

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

### Generate a plan

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

### Review and apply

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

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

[Set up your production](https://animanager.com/login)

### 3D animation in Blender: CGI production

Artists, stages, files and review.

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Blender previs guiding AI shots.

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Render changes, clear next steps.

### 3D animation in Blender: Game development

Follow art from concept to engine.

### 3D animation in Blender: Asset creation

Know what is ready for production.

### 2D, illustration or other software: 2D animation

Storyboard to compositing, any software.

### 2D, illustration or other software: Product campaigns

One campaign, every deliverable.

### 2D, illustration or other software: Social media content

Brief creators. Review the whole batch.

### Solo or small team: Freelancers

Your brief, work and client feedback.

### Solo or small team: Full AI production

Assets, generations and finished shots.

### Solo or small team: Product photography

Generate, enhance and review variations.