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storyboard

storyboard

18 3.8
A series of drawings that show the main scenes of a film or animation
  • noun
  • /ˈstɔːrɪbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : guion gráfico
  • During the animation class, students learned how to develop a storyboard before starting their projects.
  • storyboard and script
  • create a storyboard
  • students design their storyboards

And John is a really talented illustrator and animator, and he also does our storyboard artwork.

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Examples

  • Making a digital book trailer requires a storyboard or script, actors, and time for practice.

    Academic text (2013)
  • After these items are understood, students then present their storyboards to the client.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And this is a storyboard from one of these little stories.

  • So this is the original storyboard of this actor signed by him.

  • This was almost exactly like the storyboard that I originally drew of this moment.

  • The final step for initial planning activities is to have students develop a storyboard.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And here's an example of a storyboard that a student created in a human computer interaction class.

  • During that session, student teams present their storyboards and pitches to experts from the real world of film and television advertising.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Joseph Musso's storyboards played an essential role in designing this set.

  • And John is a really talented illustrator and animator, and he also does our storyboard artwork.

How Detailed

storyboard
  • Specialized
18 3.8
sketch
150 2.5
thumbnail
  • Texting
18 3.4

Surface Forms

storyboard singular
storyboards plural

Morphology

storyboard = story + board (transparent) = story + board

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'story' + 'board' meaning a board used to arrange or display story frames, which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Storyboard comes from joining story ('a tale') and board ('a flat surface'); early film artists pinned a series of drawings to a board to plan scenes, so a storyboard is a set of pictures that shows the order of a film, animation, or app.