storyboarded

Drew scene sequences

Storyboarded is the past tense of storyboard, meaning to plan out a visual sequence by sketching key scenes in order.

The technique originated in film and animation production, where directors map shots before filming: We storyboarded the chase scene before shooting began.

The practice has spread to advertising, video games, and any project requiring visual planning.

filmmaking

script

Written words for performance

shots · frames · cinematography · animatic · preproduction · production · editing · camera · angles · transitions

visualization

sketched

Drew roughly, briefly

depicted · drafted · thumbnailed · roughed · pictured · visualized · framed · composed · designed · mocked up

narrative

plotted

Schemed or graphed

structured · arced · developed · episodic · serialized · chaptered · chronicled · storied · dramatized · adapted

planning

outlined

Traced the edges of

arranged · scheduled · sequenced · plotted · charted · diagrammed · laid out · prepared · coordinated · staged

Opposites
production planning

storyboardedimprovised

Created without prior planning

ad-libbed · unscripted · spontaneous · unplanned · winged

production stage

storyboardedfilmed

Captured on video

shot · produced · completed · finished · rendered

Phrases
Family

storyboard, storyboards, storyboarding, storyboarders, storyboarder

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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