Make the video reference to the film

Since having storyboard we will make some reference to support the film(animation) more believable, for instance, video reference is one of the important things we will make.

Video reference should include those point :
- Right camera angle
- the timing you want
- read the video, and transform to the animation which is mean don't follow the actual video did. pick the important part and apply to the animation. follow the 12 principles, make the performance more dramatic, improve the timing......etc
- watch live-action and inspired by live-action
- If you can't make the video reference in once, do it spreadly, for instance, make the facial expression, body move, prop movement spread many mixes in your animation.


Some good video reference made for animation :







Also will make the reference before shooting the live-action.
Take the Jurassic Park for example,
Draw storyboard --> make stop motion(use puppet to animate the scene will be, here have the camera angle and layout)--> live-action

without live-action, The Jurassic Park also use a ton of CG animation in it.
Before making the 3D model and make the animation. Study through the reference can find, for instance, inspired by the other animation or reptile, and make the anatomy make sense.

After that Let people act(walk) like the dinosaur and shooting the video reference.