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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Whisper of the Heart, directed by the late Yoshifumi Kondo and based on Aoi Hiiragi’s manga with a screenplay and storyboards by Miyazaki, remains one of the studio’s most cherished coming-of-age stories.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Without spoken language to narrate, relying only on vocal reactions, noises, and music to mark atmospheres and culminating moments, we were challenged from pre-production to find more graphic narrative solutions, starting with the storyboards, character design and background art.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Without giving anything away, the scale of the sequence in which the heroes finally confront the AI force that threatens to destroy them is massive, and lighting and planning shots for the enormous set — which had the largest LED installation ever built in South Africa — required 600 storyboards.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
At the soundstage, frames from Rose’s animatic were pinned up like storyboards, and a table was stacked with books on American Victorian furniture and the Indianapolis automobile industry.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Without spoken language to narrate, relying only on vocal reactions, noises, and music to mark atmospheres and culminating moments, we were challenged from pre-production to find more graphic narrative solutions, starting with the storyboards, character design and background art.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Without giving anything away, the scale of the sequence in which the heroes finally confront the AI force that threatens to destroy them is massive, and lighting and planning shots for the enormous set — which had the largest LED installation ever built in South Africa — required 600 storyboards.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
At the soundstage, frames from Rose’s animatic were pinned up like storyboards, and a table was stacked with books on American Victorian furniture and the Indianapolis automobile industry.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Storyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storyboard. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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