3D animation and VFX projects require a talented team as well as the best production tools. With tight production deadlines, studios are always on the lookout for new ways to improve their pipeline and increase efficiency.
Using real-time engines for previsualisation and for final shots by leveraging virtual production techniques such as real-time virtual sets is a continuing trend. Machine learning and AI techniques are also making their way into tools to speed up animation or material creation workflows with great precision and the industry is pushing more and more for smoother transitions between tools with initiatives such as Universal Scene Description (USD) and MaterialX.