17/11/2025
We thought we would show the making of the teaser for those who haven't seen it yet. This was made late 2024 and we have been busy working on the characters ever since. Exhausted!
🎬 What Is an Animatic?
An animatic is a timed, rough video version of the storyboard. It includes still images, simple movements, temporary dialogue, sound effects, and music to show how the final animation will flow.
Think of it as the blueprint of the animated teaser.
🧩 How the Animatic Process Works
1. Storyboard Creation
Artists draw a sequence of storyboard panels representing all key moments—acting poses, camera angles, transitions, and emotional beats. These drawings are the building blocks of the animatic.
2. Importing Boards Into Editing Software
The storyboard panels are brought into editing software like Premiere, Avid, or Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. Each panel is assigned a duration that matches the intended pacing of the scene.
3. Adding Timing & Camera Moves
Editors adjust:
Shot length, Action timing, Beats between dialogue, Rough camera movements (pans, zooms, wipes)
This reveals how the scene will actually “play.”
4. Temporary Audio
The team adds placeholder (or real) dialogue, scratch voices, temp sound effects, and temporary music.
This helps define:
Comedy timing, Emotional tone, Action rhythms
5. Rough Movement
Basic motion is added, such as: Character sliding, Simple limb movements, Mouth flaps, Camera motion across panels
This adds life while staying rough and low-cost.
6. Review & Revisions
Directors, writers, and producers review the animatic and refine:
Story clarity, Pace and rhythm, Character performance, Staging and blocking, Cutting style, Multiple passes are common—animatics evolve until the story works.
7. Locking the Animatic (“Animatic Lock”)
Once approved, the animatic becomes the official guide for production. Animation, layout, modelling, and sound teams use it to build the final episode or film.
It’s the point where everyone agrees:
“This is the story. This is the timing. Make this.”
⭐ Why Animatics Are Essential
They allow teams to:
Test story ideas early
Catch problems before expensive production
Visualize pacing and performance
Keep all departments aligned
Save time and money
Without an animatic, animated productions risk major rewrites deep into animation—an expensive mistake.
Peggy and Molly
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