Appendix:Glossary (Production): Difference between revisions

BANK animation, typically just referred to as '''BANK''', is an instance of partial or wholesale animation re-use in a 2D animated production, whether that be direct re-use of the original animation, or by tracing existing animation to be used again.<ref name=SakugaBooruTags>[https://sakugabooru.com/wiki/show?title=tag_guidelines Reference to the tags of SakugaBooru, which is the home for highly praised animation within the Japanese industry. Each tag is used to define something specific within an upload to the site, and all having an explanation on this page.]</ref> For instance, [[Z-Moves#In the anime|Z-Moves]] that are used in the anime will often look identical upon being used again, due to the complexity of the motion and camerawork involved. Occasionally, BANK animation is made a little less obvious, as it can also be used to describe the re-use of animation between different Pokémon, characters and scenes than the original animation was used for.

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Very rarely, whole content may majorly comprised of BANK animation, such as "recap episodes" (often produced to save time and put the project further ahead of schedule) or, in the instance of [[M14]], is due to the choice to split one movie into two similar ones.

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==Genga==

'''Genga''', (Japanese: '''原画''' lit. ''"original pictures"'') is a term used to describe the Key Animation drawings used in 2D animation, which take place after the layout phase.<ref name=SakugaBlog></ref> They are the moments that define the motion within a cut of animation drawn by the Key Animator, and are often corrected by those higher up on the production team, such as Animation Directors, (also referred to as Animation Supervisors) Chief Animation Directors, or Character Designers.<ref name=SakugaBooruTags></ref> They are then traced by '''in-between''' (Japanese: '''原画''' ''douga'') artists, who also draw the missing frames following the notes left by the Key Animator for timing and frame-pacing.

Occasionally, this production material is released officially, and in some instances, by staff on the series after their work has been completed.  

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==Layouts==

Additionally, the context of what defines a layout may change depending on where the production is held. For instance, western artists may refer to layouts and storyboards interchangeably, including use of the term '''animatic.'''

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==Sakuga==

Often, the settei officially released by [[The Pokémon Company]] in various art books are slightly different than the original settei, as can be seen below with [[Hapu]] from [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]].

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* '''<span style="color:#000000; background:#fffdbc">Yellow</span> Fills''' denote areas that serve as highlights.

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==Sprites==

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==Storyboards==

'''Storyboards''' are the one of the earliest types of minimal production material used for various media to allow artists to better visualize scenes that are going to be developed further, typically by background artists, modelers, animators or a compositing team.<ref name=SakugaBlog></ref><ref name=SakugaBooruTags></ref> They often, though not always, come after settei in the production line. With productions that involve 2D animation, they precede the layout phase as part of the '''E-konte''' (Japanese: '''絵コンテ''' lit. ''"drawing continuity"'') which is a sequenced series of storyboards that include specific details to assist with the process further down the production line, including planned dialogue and acting instructions.<ref name=SakugaBooruTagStoryboards>[https://sakugabooru.com/post?tags=storyboard SakugaBooru tag showing various storyboards drawn by animation staff.]</ref>

Additionally, the context of what defines a storyboard may change depending on where the production is held. For instance, western artists may refer to storyboards and layouts interchangeably, including use of the term '''animatic.'''

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==Unreleased game material==

A variety of terminology is used to describe various states of unreleased game material.

'''Beta''' is a term used to describe a significant period during a game's development in which a game's overall functionality is included, (and to a lesser extent, optimized) prior to the final debugging phase. It is not used to refer to unreleased game material from every instance of development prior to the release of the final game.