storyboard

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

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noun

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.

Origin of storyboard

probably earlier than 1945–50; story¹ + board

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Related Words for storyboard

picture, sketch, layout, etching, study, depiction, design, graphics, likeness, painting, cartoon, representation, delineation, portrayal, doodle, outline, tracing, comp, storyboard

Examples from the Web for storyboard

Contemporary Examples of storyboard

Those outlines are handed over to one of four storyboard teams who have two weeks to visually outline the episode.
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December 19, 2013
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March 21, 2013
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British Dictionary definitions for storyboard

storyboard

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for storyboard

1942, from story (n.1) + board (n.1).