Production of 3D animated short films in Unity 5 : can game engines replace the traditional methods? (original) (raw)

Production of 3D animated short films in Unity 5 : can game engines replace the traditional methods?

In 3D animation cinema, the elements of a scene are created by artists using computer software. To generate the final result, there must be a conversion (rendering) of the threedimensional models to two-dimensional images (frames) that will later be joined together and edited into a video format. 3D animation films have traditionally been rendered using pre-rendering engines, a time consuming and expensive process that usually requires the use of multiple computers rendering at the same time (render farms), renders which may need to be repeated if the results are not ideal. Videogames, on the other hand, are reactive applications where the player may have different possible courses of action that will generate distinct results. In those cases, it is necessary that the engine waits for the player’s input before it calculates the following frames. To allow for fast calculations in real time, 3D game developers use game engines that incorporate real time rendering methods which can gen...