animatic
noun
an·i·mat·ic
ˌa-nə-ˈma-tik 
plural animatics
: a preliminary sequence of shots, images, or sketches (as for a movie or an animated television program) that is filmed or arranged usually with a sound track and viewed to determine its effectiveness before being finalized
The final step before the material gets sent across the Pacific Ocean is an animatic of the episode, a filming of the layout drawings that gives a rudimentary sense of how the show will move. There's no color and the movements are, at best, jerky, but the animatic gives the producers a chance to see how the drawings and voices work together.—
Joe Rhodes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 May 1990
Joe Rhodes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 May 1990Dictionary Entries Near animatic
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“Animatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animatic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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