Animation Teams

[MAIKUN 262]

Are there two different teams at DHX, I presume?: One focused on the show and the other team focused on the EG series and the upcoming 2017 movie, right?

Edited March 6, 2016 by MAIKUN

[SolyWack 482]

I think there are 3 actually. There's one in Vancouver, British Columbia, then two in the Philippines. Each team has 3 weeks to finish one episode. Voice acting and writing are done separately beforehand. Vancouver focuses on most of EQD, giving only some parts to the Philippine studios (such as the motocross animations).

[Wind Chaser 4,768]

It's been said that there are as many as three working on the show at any one time. One is based at DHX in Vancouver and the others are outsourced to Top Draw Animation in Manila, Philippines.

 

Most likely, the 2017 movie is probably being storyboarded, scripted, and recorded at this point.

Edited March 6, 2016 by Wind Chaser

[MAIKUN 262]

I think there are 3 actually. There's one in Vancouver, British Columbia, then two in the Philippines. Each team has 3 weeks to finish one episode. Voice acting and writing are done separately beforehand. Vancouver focuses on most of EQD, giving only some parts to the Philippine studios (such as the motocross animations).

Oh my mistaken thanks AppleJack! 3 teams indeed.

[TheAnimatorOfficial 567]

The movie is being worked on by a different team presumably.

[MAIKUN 262]

Oh thanks for reminding me that! I almost forgot that.

[MAIKUN 262]

And speaking of, remember how South Park episodes were made faster, they SHOULD do the same thing too! By writing and animating episodes at one time instead of the whole episodes....You know, the South Park way!

[Mesme Rize 15,692]

And speaking of, remember how South Park episodes were made faster, they SHOULD do the same thing too! By writing and animating episodes at one time instead of the whole episodes....You know, the South Park way!

 

Do you know how South Park is actually made?

 

You compare apples and oranges here.

[Marimo 555]

And speaking of, remember how South Park episodes were made faster, they SHOULD do the same thing too! By writing and animating episodes at one time instead of the whole episodes....You know, the South Park way!

That's only because Matt and Trey have more freedom to do what they want, while FiM has to go through the regular process of having its scripts checked by several different execs and such, with scripts going through several drafts. And South Park can get away with cheaper animation, they need the regular amount of time normally given to them to animate an episode to keep it's quality.

Edited March 23, 2016 by Marimo