Sweatbox

Sweatbox is a Disney animators' term for the screening room where directors and producers approve or reject animated scenes in pencil test form, as well as for this process itself, also sometimes called sweatboxing. It originates from the beginning of Walt Disney Animation, where those tests where shown to Walt Disney on a Moviola in a non-ventilated, small room. The animators, awaiting a verdict, perspired both because of the climate and fearing a possible negative reaction. When the animation studio relocated to Burbank and much more comfortable screening rooms were installed, the name still stuck.

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Disney: Disney may refer to:...

Walt Disney: :For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. For other uses, see Walt Disney (disambiguation)....

Moviola: The Moviola was the first self-enclosed editing system when it was invented by Mark Surrier in 1924. It allowed editors to view a cut without having to load the film into a projector. The upright machines were the standard for film editing until the 1970s when flatbed systems became more common....