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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Anaheim Public Library’s massive team effort, consisting of directorial vision, storyboards, cinematography and much more, competed for the first time in the 15 million-plus operating library budget category that included international submissions.
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Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
Shooting without storyboards, filming in black and white during the winter in Poland, doing away with expensive camera equipment and using real locations, Schindler’s List showcased a side of Spielberg nobody had seen before.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard!
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
The Lucasfilm partnership followed a similar arc — a pitch, storyboards, original music written and approved, until Lucasfilm trusted the brand enough to ask for their name on the finished film.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
Shooting without storyboards, filming in black and white during the winter in Poland, doing away with expensive camera equipment and using real locations, Schindler’s List showcased a side of Spielberg nobody had seen before.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The snowy first look released by Apple back in March honestly bares some cursory resemblance to the snowy, period, Eastern European setting that the AI prompt manages to generate — which again is just for a storyboard!
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 June 2026
The Lucasfilm partnership followed a similar arc — a pitch, storyboards, original music written and approved, until Lucasfilm trusted the brand enough to ask for their name on the finished film.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Storyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storyboard. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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