# What do 1990s TV-animation director's notes say about slugging and timing conventions (slug lengths, minimum frame counts, dialogue on twos) and what does the timer hand to layout and animators?

- id: art_01M5MCT8GWD95TZD7VFHG81S7A
- type: article · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T03, T07 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T12:47:16.501Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5MCT8GWD95TZD7VFHG81S7A

A reposted 1990s TV-animation procedure sheet defines slugs as leader between recorded dialogue, gives a six-step flow from approved board to slugged board for editing, and sets frame rules: anticipations generally at least 8 frames, zip-outs about 2 frames with an anticipation, the first 6-8 frames of a scene hard to read, and dialogue exposed on odd frames because animation is shot on twos.

A reposted 1990s TV-animation procedure sheet defines slugs as leader between recorded dialogue, gives a six-step flow from approved board to slugged board for editing, and sets frame rules: anticipations generally at least 8 frames, zip-outs about 2 frames with an anticipation, the first 6-8 frames of a scene hard to read, and dialogue exposed on odd frames because animation is shot on twos.

Curator qualifications: Pages and documents read 2026-10-22; no animatic built. Provenance and authorship unverified; third-party copyright (rights hold). Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary.

Limitations: Pages and documents read 2026-10-22; no animatic built. [component_reuse_restriction] Eligible as practice reference with rights hold; T03/T07 slugging.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5062cb04e4b0593d8666f005/t/6089201b80ffef56e4300e0b/1619599387995/slugnotes.pdf",
      "note": "slugnotes.pdf (Animaniacs-era director procedure sheet, reposted)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] A reposted 1990s TV-animation procedure sheet defines slugs as leader between recorded dialogue, gives a six-step flow from approved board to slugged board for editing, and sets frame rules: anticipations generally at least 8 frames, zip-outs about 2 frames with an anticipation, the first 6-8 frames of a scene hard to read, and dialogue exposed on odd frames because animation is shot on twos. · locator: slugnotes.pdf (Animaniacs-era director procedure sheet, reposted) · source: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5062cb04e4b0593d8666f005/t/6089201b80ffef56e4300e0b/1619599387995/slugnotes.pdf

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