Sweat box
Encyclopedia
"Sweat box" is the animation
industry's equivalent to rushes, or dailies
. Nowadays, when an animated scene has been approved by the animation lead, it is sent to the edit suite
. The editor inserts the scene into the reel for viewing in context with other scenes. The director views the reel and calls for changes or approves the scenes.
As it is important for the entire crew to be up to date on changes or approvals made by the director, a sweat box session will typically be attended by producers, production staff and department heads. Quite often the animator
responsible for a scene may be called into the meeting to take specific instructions from the director on the changes to be made.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
industry's equivalent to rushes, or dailies
Dailies
Dailies, in filmmaking, are the raw, unedited footage shot during the making of a motion picture. They are so called because usually at the end of each day, that day's footage is developed, synched to sound, and printed on film in a batch for viewing the next day by the director and some members...
. Nowadays, when an animated scene has been approved by the animation lead, it is sent to the edit suite
Video editing
The term video editing can refer to:* Linear video editing, using video tape* Non-linear editing system , using computers with video editing software* Offline editing* Online editing...
. The editor inserts the scene into the reel for viewing in context with other scenes. The director views the reel and calls for changes or approves the scenes.
As it is important for the entire crew to be up to date on changes or approvals made by the director, a sweat box session will typically be attended by producers, production staff and department heads. Quite often the animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
responsible for a scene may be called into the meeting to take specific instructions from the director on the changes to be made.
Origin of the term
From Producing Animation by Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi, Focal Press 2001, ISBN 0240804120:
The origin for the term "sweat box" is said to date back to when Walt Disney would view the scenes completed through rough animation with his animators and critique their work. Some attribute the word "sweat" to the fact that screenings took place in a small theater and it got hot, while others believe that the animators would actually sweat in response to how Disney might react to their work. Either way, the same wording is used today when a scene is ready to be approved by the director in stages of rough animation, clean up and effects animation, and final color.