# Frame / panel

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A frame (or panel) is one picture on a storyboard. On a shooting board it means the picture plus its shot data, not just the drawing.

Last updated: 2026-09-13

A **frame** or **panel** is one picture on the board. “Frame” is closer to camera language; “panel” is closer to comics. On a shooting board they should mean the same thing: the picture **and** its shot data.

One [beat](/glossary/beat) may need several frames of [coverage](/glossary/coverage). Do not merge them to keep the page pretty.

Related: [storyboard](/glossary/storyboard), [shot size](/glossary/shot-size).

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