Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rough, pictorial outline of the different scenes, camera angles, or perspectives in a movie or interactive sequence, such as a video game.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film, especially an animated one.
- noun Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which to illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.
- verb To create and arrange storyboard drawings.
Etymologies
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Examples
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These scenes were never animated and are shown in storyboard form.
Princess and the Frog Animation Roundtable » DVDs Worth Watching 2010
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In the cases where I only have charts, I still clearly get the central themes of what it is they are trying to get at - in storyboard fashion.
Gen Y Participatory Exploration Presentation - NASA Watch 2008
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The storyboard is the halfway-point between the script and the finished comic book.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Storyboard a Comic Book 2008
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In the cases where I only have charts, I still clearly get the central themes of what it is they are trying to get at - in storyboard fashion.
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I do like PowerPoint because I visualize structure best in storyboard form, and it helps me organize my thoughts.
Son of a Preacher Man Roger Sutton 2007
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Wait! if your description of a storyboard is right, isn’t it the same as the script?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Storyboard a Comic Book 2008
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There are also 7 deleted scenes, including the film’s original opening in storyboard form.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2003
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Hey, eff off - some of us "no-name storyboard artists" are actually very good at our job. enzomoran
The Losers Director Sylvain White Talks About His Potential Ronin Adaptation | /Film 2009
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He digs Zach for replicating frames yet forgets that Frank Miller is one of the great artists of his time and he'll just hire some no-name storyboard artist to "re-interpret" an amazing composition.
The Losers Director Sylvain White Talks About His Potential Ronin Adaptation | /Film 2009
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A larger than usual turnout at tonight's membership meeting, and lots of animated discussion on written outlines disguised as premises, too-long storyboard tests, and the amazing shrinking storyboard aka "production board" schedules...
Archive 2007-05-01 Steve Hulett 2007
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