Animatics are animated storyboards that are used in various industries like advertising, film, animation, and video games to preview and test scenes before full production. Storyboards, which originated as a form of picture writing before text, are static drawings that show sequences of shots and scenes to help visualize a narrative.

1. Animatic vs. Storyboards
By Emily Smith

2. What are animatics?
• Animatics are animated storyboards. They are
used for various purposes depending on the
medium for which they are being produced.
Animatics are used every day in the
advertising industry to test commercials.
They're used to preview scenes of live-action
films before they are shot. You'll also find
animatics in the pre-production stages of
animation and in the video game industry.

3. What are storyboards?
• Storyboarding, or picture writing, is the origin
of all written languages, used by ancient
cultures before text evolved and as a natural
bridge to text.