The Production Pipeline

The eight production phases and how Ordinary Animator maps to each one.

Ordinary Animator is built around an eight-phase production model. The phases describe the logical order in which a production comes together — from world-building through to a finished, publishable episode.

You don't need to work strictly in phase order. Most creators move between phases as the project evolves. The phases are a map, not a lockstep process.

The eight phases

# Phase What happens
0 Architect Build your world. Create characters, locations, and props. Write story bibles, background, and visual references.
1 Narrate Write the story. Draft the screenplay. Define scenes and the beats of each episode.
2 Ink Refine the script. Write and polish dialog. Ensure every character's voice is distinct.
3 Mix Generate audio. Convert dialog lines to speech via TTS, record live, or use voice cloning. Merge per-character audio tracks.
4 Arrange Storyboard. Assign characters and locations to each shot. Configure camera directions. Arrange shots into scenes.
5 Take Generate imagery and video. Run ComfyUI recipes to produce images and clips for each shot.
6 Order Edit. Cut and arrange rendered clips. Trim timing. (In development.)
7 Release Polish, colour grade, and publish the finished episode. (In development.)

Where each phase lives in the app

The Episode Plan

The Episode Plan page maps these phases to a checklist of steps and acceptance criteria. You can use it to track progress through an episode and run AI assessments against each step.

The Schedule

The Schedule page shows a read-only timeline across all episodes, with production milestones drawn from each episode's plan.