05D – Title Sequence Animatic

When storyboards are broken down into discrete frames and each frame is placed on a timeline, the resulting animation is called an ANIMATIC.

Animatics are in essence ANIMATED STORYBOARDS.

Each frame of the animatic represents a specific scene in your animation, and each scene is adjusted to correspond with the intended duration of the final sequence. The main objective of an animatic is to lock down timing and pacing of the overall animation. Think of it as a blueprint (or a road map) for how the final animation will play out.

Simple camera moves can be added with transform properties to approximate rough movement in each frame. Animatics are extremely helpful in developing an animation and are commonly used on various projects from short commercials to feature films.

Animatic Examples

From the Creative Brief for this Title Sequence project:

  • Assignment 6 – Animatic
    • See THIS ANIMATIC PAGE for more info about Animatics
    • Create an animatic video – :60 seconds
      • Should be the full length of the final animation with elements placed where they will appear in time
      • Take stills from the film if appropriate or use drawings/sketches.
      • Should be in the format of the final animation (16:9 or 1:85:1 aspect ration)
      • 24 fps (frames per second)
    • Animatic includes the following:
      • MUSIC
        • The music/score you wish to use in your final title sequence
      • CREDITS
        • Director, producer, actors, etc. – see SCRIPT PAGE for info
      • FILM TITLE
        • Consider word groups, stacking, type manipulations, animation, etc.
      • TITLE ANIMATION EXAMPLES
        • Animated credits/film titles
        • These do not have to be the whole title sequence
          • Choose a few titles to animate to show examples
          • You may experiment with different techniques to show options
      • THUMBNAILS
        • Use the thumbnails from your storyboard for each scene
      • STILL IMAGES
        • Backgrounds or drawings/sketches of each scene
      • LIVE FOOTAGE
        • Video from the film that you may include
          • Reach out to me if you need help capturing video from the film – I can help.
      • Upload your :60 second animatic to the Class Dropbox – Title Sequence Animatic
      • Be ready to present your animatic to the class and describe the details of your animatic
        • Think of this like a pitch to a studio who may want to hire you for their film
      • Email me if you have questions!