1. storyboard - Noun
2. storyboard - Verb
A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or series, especially an animated one.
Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.
storyboard (third-person singular simple present storyboards, present participle storyboarding, simple past and past participle storyboarded)
To create and arrange storyboard drawings.
Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract
When Hussainji narrated the script [on Gaja Gamini] to me, I couldn´t understand it. And I told him so. So, he worked out a storyboard and then I could visualize the whole film. You know the film is like a painting on celluloid. Madhuri Dixit
The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write all the dialog, and decide the mood, action, jokes, pacing, etc of every scene. Craig McCracken
After I script the movie, I have to storyboard it out, I have to budget it, and I have to understand if I can afford all those visual effects or not. David Twohy
I only storyboard scenes that require special effects, where it is necessary to communicate through pictures. John Boorman
I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films. Patrice Leconte
I write scripts in storyboard fashion using stick figures, and thought balloons and word balloons and captions. Then I'll write descriptions of what scenes should look like and turn it over to the artist. Harvey Pekar