Definition of "animatic" []

• A preliminary version of a television commercial in which animated cutout figures are used instead of live participants and real objects. (noun)

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• "But the point of an animatic is to convey enough of the timing and visuals so that everyone involved - the artists, the music/sound guy, geniuses all - are all coordinated in their efforts."
• "One of the things that you can do with your students is have them create an "animatic" storyboard animation of a classic short story."
• "Think of it as a kind of "animatic" for a special effects sequence."