storyboard
noun
sto·ry·board
ˈstȯr-ē-ˌbȯrd 
: a panel or series of panels on which a set of sketches is arranged depicting consecutively the important changes of scene and action in a series of shots (as for a film, television show, or commercial)
storyboard
transitive verb
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Creating the character from scratch came through a collaboration between Spielberg, storyboard artist Ed Verreaux, and Rambaldi.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Cape Fear is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
For both the animated and live-action cinematic work, the storyboards can help the film team understand how to shoot the scenes, anticipate possible difficulties, and facilitate the actors in understanding their characters and the special settings.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
The visitor is guided through a sequence of drawings showing the different roles and functions that storyboards can assume: setting the sense of space or the mood but also outlining the protagonist's history and emotional sphere.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Cape Fear is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel The Executioners — which inspired the 1962 feature of the same name directed by J. Lee Thompson from storyboards devised by original director Alfred Hitchcock — and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
For both the animated and live-action cinematic work, the storyboards can help the film team understand how to shoot the scenes, anticipate possible difficulties, and facilitate the actors in understanding their characters and the special settings.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
The visitor is guided through a sequence of drawings showing the different roles and functions that storyboards can assume: setting the sense of space or the mood but also outlining the protagonist's history and emotional sphere.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Storyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storyboard. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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