Appendix:Glossary (Production): Difference between revisions

'''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.  

''A list of Genga uploaded to Bulbapedia can be found [[a:Category:Genga|here]].''

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.'''

A '''sprite''' is a two-dimensional bitmap image in a game that is part of an otherwise larger scene. Regarding Pokémon, the term '''sprite''' was often equated with pixel-art until the release of [[Pokémon X and Y]], where the series made a transition to full 3D. Nevertheless, sprites persist in the games to this day, usually in the form of UI objects or other two-dimensional game assets. An asset is still considered a sprite even if it is a 2D interpretation of a 3D model, so long as the asset itself is two-dimensional.

| {{pcolor|Spiritomb|000}}'s menu sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}

| {{pcolor|Spiritomb|000}}'s {{color2|000|Pokédex}} sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Legends: Arceus|Legends: Arceus}}

| {{pcolor|Spiritomb|000}}'s model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}

[[File:Evolutions E07 Storyboard.jpg|thumb|200px|A part of [[PE07]]'s storyboard drawn by [[Tetsuya Wakano]], depicting a [[Kimono Girl]] and her {{p|Espeon}}]]

'''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.'''

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

The term '''prototype''' is the most general term used to refer to material of this nature, and covers any and all content prior to a game's release. This can include, but is not limited to; completely unreleased games, such as {{OBP|Pokémon Picross|Game Boy Color}}, publicly playable demos prior to the release of the final game, such as the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo]], physical production material that later goes unused (concept art, unreleased settei etc.) or private source code, even including entire development repositories.

'''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.