Postproduction

Once the character is finished, there is still some work to do to make it look pleasing or to put it into a scene.

Camera tracking: Simulate a camera’s tracking in the actual footage you record so you end up with a camera in the 3D world that will move similarly to a real camera and allow you to insert 3D elements into your video.

Lighting: Add lighting to your scene to make the lights and shadows fit the video you recorded during the production phase. The addition of lighting is usually part of the production stage, but because this project’s main goal is the creation of a character, this time lighting will be part of postproduction.

Rendering: Convert the 3D scene into a 2D image with shadows and lighting.

Compositing: Take the video and the 3D objects, combine them, and make any necessary adjustments to them so they fit together and look realistic.