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4 4.7
To make a series of drawings that plan the scenes of a film or animation
  • verb
  • /ˈstɔːrɪbɔrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hacer un guion gráfico
  • He doesn't seem to think he's made high art, but he still approached the film with far more care and thought than I'd assume of any Asylum production, including storyboarding the entire movie and working with actors to create better dynamics among the characters.
  • storyboard the movie
  • storyboarded each scene

From day one before they go into pre production, they storyboarded the entire script first.

Examples

  • This is one of the first sections I storyboarded, and I got very excited about the potential of intercutting these staccato rhythms.

  • From day one before they go into pre production, they storyboarded the entire script first.

  • 4 Powerful Reasons to Storyboard Your Business Ideas

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  • It's hard to storyboard a scene like this, because so much of it is about the kinetic energy of things.

  • By the time we got home, I had the whole plot storyboarded in my head.

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  • Musso worked closely with director Jonathan Frakes to storyboard these scenes, a valuable tool for planning.

  • Before we shoot, we need to storyboard every scene to visualize the film's flow.

  • The director asked me to storyboard the crucial chase scene to ensure it was filmed correctly.

  • In our meeting, we decided to storyboard the entire presentation to keep it organized.

Synonyms

to chart
vsto storyboard
79 3.5

To make a picture or table that shows information clearly

plans a sequence of images aimed at scenes rather than data arrangement
to sketch
vsto storyboard
45 3.0

To make a quick rough drawing to plan an idea

is used to plan a sequence of images for scenes
to whiteboard
vsto storyboard
  • Jargon
4.1

To plan and explain ideas by writing or drawing on a whiteboard with others

focuses on creating a planned series of images to map scenes

How Detailed

to animate
24 4.2
to storyboard
  • Specialized
4 4.7
to draft
138 3.7
to sketch
45 3.0

Surface Forms

storyboard infinitive
storyboarded past participle
storyboarding present participle
storyboards third person singular

Etymology

Storyboard began as the action of putting story ('a tale') drawings on a board ('a flat surface') to plan a movie; that's why to storyboard something means to plan it by making a sequence of images.