Asset Management

Synology Drive folder structure

blender

Directory structure for assets, to ensure that different Blender files are referencing things consistently.

/anim

Reusable animation items (e.g. slip portal)

/art

Sketches, concept art and CG character proof sheets

/images

Organized by source

/materials

Reusable shader settings

/mattes

Background art

/models

Props, planets, etc.

/renders

Output for model testing

/scripts

Python (or other?) scripts

/sets

Scenes per camera angle

/textures

Organized by what they usually color (cloth, nature, buildings)

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Compositing

Only if doing some compositing in Blender

/vid

Stock video

/wav

Soundtracks and sound effects

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Animating

Only if animating in Blender

/chars

Character models

/pose

Motion captures and animations of creatures

/rigs

Armatures of reusable rigs

production

Directory structure for episodes, special features, etc.

/audio

Prelim reading to final mixdown

/anim

Rough animatic (story reel) using storyboard and audio track

/mktg

Material for posters, banners, adverts, story copy, etc.

/preprod

Pre-production notes, planning, etc.

/ref

Reference materials incl. location shots, test photo shoots

/render

Organized by quick vs. final, per shot

/scenes

Separate blend file per shot (including any DVD extras)

/sched

Shooting schedule, etc.

/script

Story, screenplay, shooting script

/status

Administrivia

/story

Storyboard images

/vid

Imported video

/xtras

Extras and special features, incl interviews, actor bios, etc.