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animatic
(ani|mat¦ic)
Pronunciation:
/ˌanɪˈmatɪk/
noun
a preliminary version of a film, produced by shooting successive sections of a storyboard and adding a soundtrack.
Origin:
1970s
: from
animat(ed
)
+
-ic
, or a blend of
animated
and
schematic
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