From the Storyboard to Animatic
One important element needed before entering the production phase is a storyboard, which is necessary for the planning and sequencing of timing, camera angles, and the pose-to-pose action of characters. A storyboard allows for the creative and accurate visualization of scenes and environments. The creation of a good storyboard is a skill possessed by a trained artist with experience in the world of storyboarding and the process of digital animation. Storyboarding requires industry-standard software to speed-up processing time, especially when there are changes or additions to the story, so that the material can be outputted directly into animatic form.