storyboard

[stawr-ee-bawrd, stohr-ee-bohrd]

noun

1. a panel or panels on which a sequence of sketches depict the significant changes of action and scene in a planned film, as for a movie, television show, or advertisement.

storyboard

/ ˈstɔːrɪˌbɔːd /

noun

1. (in films, television, advertising, etc) a series of sketches or photographs showing the sequence of shots or images planned for a film

Word History and Origins

Origin of storyboard¹

Probably earlier than 1945–50; story ¹ + board

Example Sentences

There, López Mari presented his storyboard drawings and location ideas for the video and listened to the song “like 20 times,” he said.

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Students typed prompts into Dzine, an AI image editing platform, which seconds later displayed images of polar bears and arctic explorers for use in a nature documentary storyboard.

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“That’s a storyboard. Shooting was a re-creation of those still images in moving pictures.”

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“Or will this be a problem in a particular corner of the space? But ultimately, I trusted the storyboard that I laid out.”

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The two met working as storyboard artists on Mark Osborne’s “The Little Prince.”

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Related Words

• cartoon 
• depiction 
• design 
• etching 
• graphics 
• layout 
• likeness 
• painting 
• picture 
• sketch 
• study 
• work of art