# Storyboard

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A storyboard is stills in story order with shot data. It is the document a director, DoP and client argue about before the shoot — not a comic and not the edit.

Last updated: 2026-09-13

A **storyboard** is a sequence of stills in story order, each carrying enough camera data to shoot from: size, often lens and movement, duration, audio, notes. It is a production document. If it cannot become a [shot list](/glossary/shot-list), it is a moodboard.

Software: [storyboard software](/storyboard-software). How to make one: [7-step workflow](/blog/how-to-make-a-storyboard).

## What a panel must include

Picture plus footer. Picture without footer is art. Footer without picture is a list. You need both. [Template](/storyboard-template).

Related: [frame](/glossary/frame), [animatic](/glossary/animatic), [shooting board](/glossary/shooting-board).

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