animatic

American  

[an-uh-mat-ik] / ˌæn əˈmæt ɪk /

noun

1. a preliminary form of a film, television commercial, or other video, consisting of a series of drawings with audio, usually compiled using video editing software.

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adjective

1. of or relating to animatics.

Etymology

Origin of animatic

First recorded in 1975–80; perhaps a blend of animate or animation and automatic

Example Sentences

“When I first saw a very early animatic I instantly told Mike, ‘This is going be a classic!’” said Jase Ricci, the special’s co-writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

In animation, in the storyboarding phase, when we’re putting together the animatic, we do what’s called scratch vocals where we get to test out different reads.

From The Verge • Jun. 5, 2022

The directors were only convinced they'd made the right decision when they sat down to watch an "animatic" of the movie - essentially a moving storyboard with temporary music and sound effects.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2015

She cued up a rough, three-minute animatic of the film — a complete sequence of hand-drawn storyboards strung together with dialogue.

From New York Times • May 23, 2013

Enormous screens stretching from floor to ceiling line the walls, as well as the backdrop of the main stage, rotating through an animatic of each Warcross team.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu