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previsualization

previsualization noun: any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.

Noun

previsualization (countable and uncountable, plural previsualizations)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    previs, previz

Synonyms of previsualization

Forms of previsualization

pluralprevisualizations

Origin of previsualization

From pre- + visualization.

Questions about previsualization

What does previsualization mean?
Previsualization means any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.
What part of speech is previsualization?
Previsualization is a noun.
What is the plural of previsualization?
The plural of previsualization is previsualizations.

Words near previsualization in the dictionary

  1. previsited
  2. previsiting
  3. previsits
  4. previsive
  5. previsual
  6. previsualization
  7. previsualizations
  8. previsualize
  9. previsualized
  10. previsualizes
  11. previsualizing

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