storyboarders
Visual sequence planners
Storyboarders are artists who create storyboards—sequences of drawings that map out scenes for films, animations, commercials, or video games before production begins.
They translate scripts into visual narratives, sketching key moments, camera angles, and character positions to guide directors and production teams: The storyboarders worked closely with the director to visualize the chase sequence.
One who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- shotQuick liquor serving
preproduction · animatic · blocking · continuity · producer · editing · sequence · camera
Hasty informal drawing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- thumbnailReduced preview image
- panelDistinct flat section
frame · layout · composition · rendering · perspective · anatomy · gesture · cleanup
Storyline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
pacing · storyline · climax · exposition · conflict · resolution · transition · continuity
director
One who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
shot · preproduction · animatic · blocking · continuity · producer · editing · sequence · camera · framing
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
panel · frame · layout · composition · rendering · perspective · anatomy · gesture · cleanup · tablet
plot
Storyline or land parcel
beat · pacing · storyline · climax · exposition · conflict · resolution · transition · continuity · episode
concept
Abstract mental construct
- envisionPicture in thought
- previsualizeMentally picture beforehand
- depictRepresent through art
imagine · blueprint · mockup · draft · layout · keyframe · establishing · mood · tone · reference
storyboardersanimators
Artists creating moving pictures
compositors · colorists · finishers · inkers · editors
storyboardersscreenwriters
Authors of film scripts
animators · scriptwriters · showrunners · directors · producers