ABSTRACT
After a feature film sequence has been reviewed in a turnover session, a small removable sticker is placed in one corner of each storyboard drawing indicating the sequence, scene, and drawing number. Shorter films can have the scene and drawing numbers written directly on the boards. Dialogue changes made during the turnover session are noted and incorporated into the recording script, which is finalized only after the storyboard is approved. A story or Leica reel is constructed of storyboards that are timed, or slugged, to the scratch music and dialogue tracks. Camera moves may be shot, but the drawings are not modified. An animatic, rather than merely timing the storyboards, uses simple movements and special effects to give a more precise idea of the timing and acting in the final animation. Like the Leica, it will use a scratch music and dialogue track.
