Animaj
Tech team
Animaj leads the global media industry by creating and delivering premium 3D animation to families worldwide.
Traditional animation, rooted in outdated processes since the early '90s, lags behind the fast-paced demands of today's digital economy.
Our innovation addresses the time-intensive nature of traditional animation, where each second can take hours or a week to produce.
Employee breakdown
Machine Learning Engineer
80%
Deep Learning Research Scientist
10%
Data Analyst
10%
9
people in the Engineering team
Technologies and tools
Python
100%PostgreSQL
100%Node.js
100%MongoDB
100%Flask
100%CUDA
100%TypeScript
100%React
100%Sagemaker
100%Docker
100%AWS ECS
100%
Backend
Frontend
Devops
Organization and methodologies
In our AI animation initiatives, we adopt a test-and-learn strategy, conducting weekly test sessions to refine our models.
This iterative approach allows us to enhance performance based on real-world feedback, fostering innovation and adaptability. By prioritizing continuous testing and learning, we push the boundaries of AI's potential in animation.
Projects and tech challenges
In traditional 3D animation production, workflow character animation is the most costly and time-consuming step, up to 80% of the production budget.
Animators manually create keyframes and then interpolate the movement of the characters between these keyframes.
We decided to tackle this part and figure out ways to make it as automated and efficient as possible.
Technical hurdles:
- Text, video, image based 3D Motion generation models to generate 3D motion on standard human shapes and cartoon characters.
- Efficient representations of 3D characters rig
- Modelling kids' entertainment trends and audience preferences
Recruitment process
First interview with Antoine, VP Engineering
Case study
Focused interview with Antoine and an Engineering team member
Last round with Sixte, CEO