COLOR KEYS

Color keys serve a functional purpose in animation.

 

Due to the nonlinear production process of computer animation, the director needs all the clues he can get as to what the finished image might look like on the screen.

 

The color keys are an early attempt to map out the color, lighting, emotion and moods in a film.

 

It’s not about making a single pretty piece of art; the color keys evolve throughout the early stages of the film, hand in hand with story development.