Term for rough draft of movie? at DVinfo.net

Michael Wisniewski · June 10th, 2004, 03:52 PM

Is there an official term for the rough draft of a movie that you put together before the real production?

Keith Loh · June 10th, 2004, 04:00 PM

Previz?

Charles Papert · June 10th, 2004, 04:45 PM

depends what you mean by "rough draft"...is this a down and dirty version that you shot on video? In the commercial world they call such an assembly a "ripomatic" or "videomatic".

As Keith says, "previz" is the current term that's used for features, generally digitally generated images.

Michael Wisniewski · June 10th, 2004, 05:02 PM

Thanks for the replies.

Yes I'm thinking of the down and dirty version using the actors minus props or special f/x, to work out blocking, camera moves/angles, and editing cuts.

Keith Loh · June 10th, 2004, 06:18 PM

I've wondered before if doing a 'ripomatic' and then releasing this in some way or another is a good way of protecting the intellectual property of a movie. Any opinions on that?

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Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	depends what you mean by "rough draft"...is this a down and dirty version that you shot on video? In the commercial world they call such an assembly a "ripomatic" or "videomatic". As Keith says, "previz" is the current term that's used for features, generally digitally generated images. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

June 10th, 2004, 06:18 PM	#5
Keith Loh Air China Pilot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 2,389	I've wondered before if doing a 'ripomatic' and then releasing this in some way or another is a good way of protecting the intellectual property of a movie. Any opinions on that? __________________ -- Visit http://www.KeithLoh.com \| stuff about living in Vancouver \| My Flickr photo gallery

June 10th, 2004, 05:02 PM	#4
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Thanks for the replies. Yes I'm thinking of the down and dirty version using the actors minus props or special f/x, to work out blocking, camera moves/angles, and editing cuts.