previsualization
Imagining before creating
Previsualization is the process of planning visual elements before full production begins, especially in film, animation, and video games.
Rough sketches, storyboards, or low-resolution digital mockups help directors and designers work out camera angles, lighting, and effects: The previsualization showed how the battle sequence would flow.
Often shortened to previs.
Sequencing shots through drawings
- animaticsPreliminary motion sequences
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- set-designCreating theatrical environments
- CGIDigital movie imagery
Edge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
schematic · concept · draft · layout · illustration · modeling · CAD · mood-board
Forming mental pictures
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- ideationForming mental concepts
- anticipationState of awaiting something
Detailed plan forward
- workflowSequential task progression
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
feasibility · pipeline · deliverables · iteration · pre-production
storyboarding
Sequencing shots through drawings
- animaticsPreliminary motion sequences
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- set-designCreating theatrical environments
CGI · motion-capture · color-grading · compositing · layout
wireframe
Edge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- sketchHasty informal drawing
rendering · schematic · concept · draft · layout · illustration · modeling · CAD · mood-board · rough-cut
envisioning
Forming mental pictures
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- ideationForming mental concepts
anticipation · speculation · contemplation · projection · brainstorming
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
- workflowSequential task progression
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- schedulingAssigning times to events
coordination · feasibility · pipeline · deliverables · iteration · pre-production
- deleted scenesouttakes, bloopers, gag reel, extended scenes, alternate ending
- Virtual Productionvirtual production, LED wall, stagecraft, virtual backgrounds, video wall
previsualizationfinal cut
Approved version for release
post-production · finished product · principal photography · theatrical release · raw footage
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