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

According to THR, Pixar Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter informed Molina after a separate screening for company executives that storyboard artist Madeline Sharafian would be promoted to co-director.

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Lyonne even referenced using concept storyboard artists to “build out a world” in the Marey model.

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Rumi is named after Kang’s daughter with storyboard artist/character designer Radford Sechrist, creator of Netflix’s acclaimed series “Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.”

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Pressed for time, he put together a storyboard in a few hours in his apartment.

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“Doing a comic book is like doing a film or TV show but with more details. Everything on the panel is intentionally put there, just like you do in a film or TV show. If you’ve done it right, you pretty much have laid out a storyboard that anyone should be able to follow. We want to build a world for others to create stories in as well.”

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Related Words

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