I first tested the previous character bindings.
Before I started animating, I set up the cameras for each scene and then I put the characters in their designated positions and posed them according to the dynamic storyboard to test the mapping effects and the character bindings etc.
I then make sure that the first frame of each shot is correct and that the lighting colours are satisfactory, and I render so that when I’m done animating I just do a batch render and don’t need to tweak the frame.
First frame shot rendering of 20 shots.