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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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!
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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
Items include storyboards, visual development materials and extensive production records from every feature film Brooks directed, along with photographs documenting him at work throughout his directing career.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Vanderstine presented Brown with a storyboard for the spec and asked for her input on everything else – casting, wardrobe, production design.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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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
Items include storyboards, visual development materials and extensive production records from every feature film Brooks directed, along with photographs documenting him at work throughout his directing career.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Vanderstine presented Brown with a storyboard for the spec and asked for her input on everything else – casting, wardrobe, production design.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Storyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storyboard. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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