previsualization

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ visualization.

Noun

previsualization (countable and uncountable, plural previsualizations)

1. (film) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.
   • 2007 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “Sony Said to Be Pondering Partial Sale of Movie Units”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 February 2023:

     What became Imageworks began at Sony Pictures in 1992 with five people using computers to help plan complicated live-action scenes — a practice that has since become known as previsualization.

Synonyms

• previs
• previz

Related terms

• previsualize

Translations

any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins