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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Rather than take a documentarian approach to photography, which tends to be more reactive and spontaneous, Aldridge’s process can be compared to that of a film director — starting with a storyboard, then the casting and set design.
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
There are stills and storyboards from media adaptations, fashions, a replica art studio (both digital and traditional) and an interactive feature that allows visitors to control the actions of an onscreen mech robot using poses and gestures.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Creating the character from scratch came through a collaboration between Spielberg, storyboard artist Ed Verreaux, and Rambaldi.
—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
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Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
There are stills and storyboards from media adaptations, fashions, a replica art studio (both digital and traditional) and an interactive feature that allows visitors to control the actions of an onscreen mech robot using poses and gestures.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Creating the character from scratch came through a collaboration between Spielberg, storyboard artist Ed Verreaux, and Rambaldi.
—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
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“Storyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storyboard. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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