Behind the Scenes - Elf Video (Patreon)

Prelude
Make props and hash out and buy costume
Write script
Record script and edit it
Dress up and Record Movie and B roll (over 2-3 days because I'm fighting the light v low noise levels)

PART 1 - Make the 3D animated background and save footage. (layers in photoshop, animating those in after effects over 3D background and tweaking colours, blur, etc)

PART 2 - Cut and splice footage and b roll in movavi and take that into after effects to add keying (sometimes frame by frame masking), SFX (some frame by frame), and a bit more time tweaking.

PART 3 - Take that back into Movavi. Splice B roll around Main Footage and add further effects, find the perfect scenes from stock footage, and transitions and finessing timing of footage to match the dub and hiding/removing as many mistakes as possible (some are not). Write what foley sounds I need to make coz main footage was too noisy/didn't pick it up with noise cancellation. Record, edit, and place in. Remove loud/neighbourhood sounds, cracking floorboards (SO FREQUENT UGH) etc.

151 layers in after effects (each with 4, 5, 6, effects! :o )
20 hours render for that.
saving in movavi is faster but can also take several hours if it's that details as above.

I might well be finished tonight! or tomorrow at latest! :)