previsualization en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + visualization.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.
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.
2007 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “Sony Said to Be Pondering Partial Sale of Movie Units”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| previsualizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |