This document outlines the 12 week production schedule and estimated costs for an animated short. It breaks the process into 3 phases - pre-production for the first 3 weeks, production for weeks 4-9, and post-production for weeks 10-12. It estimates costs for crew roles like the producer, director, and various designers. The bulk of the estimated £36,497 budget is allocated to the production manager, character designer, key animator, and computer animator during the production phase.

1. WEEKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Treatment, script,
production
planning.
Concept Design
Storyboarding
Production
Design and Visual
Development
Recording the
Dialogue
Building the
Models, Rigging
Layouts and
Animatics
Animation
Final
Backgrounds and
Colouring
Lighting and
Compositing
Post Production
CREW
Producer
Director
Production
Manager
Art Director
Editor
Character
Designer
Model Lighting
Camera Person
Key Animator
Storyboard
Artist
Computer
Animator
Background
Artists
2D Animator
Pre Production Production Post Production
Cost (£)
£695 per week x 12 weeks 8340
£695 per week x 6 weeks 4170
£615 per week x 3 weeks 1845
£615 per week x 4 weeks 2460
£615 per week x 2 weeks 1230
£125 per character x 3 375
£653 per week x 5 weeks 3265
£653 per week x 5 weeks 3265
£1889 per 5 minutes of animation x 1 1889
£592 per week x 5 weeks 2960
£623 per week x 6 weeks 3738
£592 per week x 5 weeks 2960
Total (£) 36,497