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How to Review an Animatic

An animatic is a timing test for a story before finished animation.

An animatic is a timing test for a story before finished animation.

A practical method

Watch without stopping and note where information arrives too quickly. Return to the transition, annotate the frame and request a longer hold, different shot order or clearer focal point.

What to check

Recheck the entire sequence after a timing change, since one longer hold affects later beats.

Next step

Try this with your own file in the Framink studio. For more context, read the related guide.

Try it on your own file

Drop a video, image, PDF or 3D model and start annotating. No account needed.

Open the studio