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An '''animatic''' is an early copy of an animated episode or film, in which the animators show off a slightly animated, with no colours, version would look like.
An '''animatic''' is an early copy of an animated episode or film, comprised of timed, black and white animation keyframes, placeholder sound effects, and dialogue from the initial recording session. Occasionally, Animatics contain placeholder voice tracks and music if the material is still in production. In the production of Futurama, animatics are screened to writers who then cut and rework scenes they feel do not work well visually. After these changes are made, a revised animatic is sent overseas to [[Rough Draft Studios|Rough Draft Korea]] for production, though all 3D sequences, most effects, and a few hand-drawn certain sequences are animated entirely in the United States. Typically, short scenes where timing is crucial to humor are produced in the United States. An example of such a scene is [[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg's]] frenzied eating during the military buffet experiment in [[Roswell that Ends Well]].


The purpose of which is to give the producers and writers an idea of how it will look, and how long it will be, where they can then decide on what to cut down, rearrange or re-plot.
Generally, animatics are for "in [[production]]" use, and are often not released publicly, though, as DVD special features, ''[[Futurama]]'' has 5 released animatics.
 
Generally, these are for "in [[production]]" use, and are often not released publicly, though, as a special feature, ''[[Futurama]]'' has 5 released animatics.


*[[Animatic:Space Pilot 3000|Space Pilot 3000]]
*[[Animatic:Space Pilot 3000|Space Pilot 3000]]

Revision as of 04:37, 22 April 2009

An animatic is an early copy of an animated episode or film, comprised of timed, black and white animation keyframes, placeholder sound effects, and dialogue from the initial recording session. Occasionally, Animatics contain placeholder voice tracks and music if the material is still in production. In the production of Futurama, animatics are screened to writers who then cut and rework scenes they feel do not work well visually. After these changes are made, a revised animatic is sent overseas to Rough Draft Korea for production, though all 3D sequences, most effects, and a few hand-drawn certain sequences are animated entirely in the United States. Typically, short scenes where timing is crucial to humor are produced in the United States. An example of such a scene is Dr. Zoidberg's frenzied eating during the military buffet experiment in Roswell that Ends Well.

Generally, animatics are for "in production" use, and are often not released publicly, though, as DVD special features, Futurama has 5 released animatics.