The aim of the diploma thesis was to create the best possible synchronization of animation and speech. In addition, it was also to discover the best way of animating and recording speech, to get the best possible results.
The programs that were used are Adobe Animate, to create animations, Adobe Photoshop, to draw backgrounds and Davinci Resolve with the Fairlight module to manage audio in the animation as well as the final video.
In the beginning, an initial idea for the animation had to be thought up and a sketch of the main character made. Following that a synopsis, a script and a storyboard for our animation were created to determine movements, shots, music, speech, emotions and final compositions. The animation process began with the drawing of backgrounds and animating the entire animation leaving out only the main character’s face to be animated later. Firstly, speech needed to be recorded. Trying to ensure the best possible results the speech was recorded in the evening, in a closed room and with a cap on the microphone, as that was the best possible way to eliminate the surrounding sound. Next, the speech was processed and added to the animation and the main part of our diploma thesis, the synchronization of animation and speech began. Different positions of the mouth and various facial expressions, which included eyes, eyebrows and wrinkles were drawn and animated.
The finished product was an animated video with synchronized speech. The video was later analysed and reviewed for possible problems that may have occurred during synchronization and different solutions and improvements that can be used for further work were written down.
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