Title: Explain the storyboard.
Course: Digital Visualization (11153) > Section: Exploring Storyboards

Explanation should include

- defining the term storyboard (i.e., a preliminary graphic outline of the animation sequence, a visual blueprint)
- stating the purpose of a storyboard
- stating the reason that a storyboard should be the initial step in the animation process
- listing the components of a storyboard (e.g., frame, script, setting, camera movement, actions, audio, timing) and their functions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a thumbnail drawing?
- How is the storyboard used as a tool when working through the animation process?
- What role does storyboarding have in animation?
- What might be the consequences of skipping the storyboard?
- What other fields use storyboards?