: When making any animated show episode, is the voice acting done earlier or the animation?

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If the animation is done first, do the actors have to remain strictly to script leaving no room for improv and also have to nail their timing?
And if the acting is done first, how do they time it? Do they have to do it blindly, only by imagination?

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The process has changed over the years. Nowadays, the voice actor has little dots placed on their face, and their facial expressions are video recorded along with the vocals. The movement of the dots is used to animate the CGI characters face perfectly. It is even available to consumers. Search “desktop facial motion capture” for more info and examples. Blender software can do it. Sauce: I have done it in Blender.

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