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By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com

Storyboard view, iMovie

Storyboard view, iMovie

Definition:

A storyboard shows a video production as a set of scenes laid out in the order of the film plot. Storyboards can be used in preproduction to plan the shoot.

Also refers to the screen view in iMovie and Movie Maker that displays the edited sequence as individual scenes.

Alternate Spellings: story board
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