The production pipeline
where you choose how much isassisted
StraightAhead is a production tracker built around departments,
tasks, versions, and review. From script through shots, assets,
and approvals — with optional AI assistance at every step.
Human decisions always close the loop.
2D & 3D animationStop-motionHybrid productionsShort form & series
Departments as pipeline steps
Layout, animation, FX, comp — departments define the workflow. Tasks attach to real targets: shots, episodes, assets.
Rails for daily follow-up
Shot Rail, Story Rail, Asset Rail, Version Rail. One family, one supervisory surface. One click between all four.
Review and approval law
Versions are reviewable evidence. Approve, retake, or reopen — explicitly and auditably. No version, no approval.
AI assistance your way
Temp voices, AI storyboards, review assistant — available at every step. You choose what is assisted. Humans always approve.
Built by someone with twenty years inside animation production —
who got tired of approvals living in email threads and retake notes
that meant nothing to the artist reading them.