A comprehensive guide to visual storytelling from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), one of the worlds leaders in sequential arts instruction. Storyboarding is the process of graphically organizing a projecta motion picture, animation, motion graphic, or interactive media sequencein order to translate artists ideas from story to screen. Whether youre a filmmaker, animator, ad director, writer, or videogame artiststoryboarding is a skill that is absolutely critical. Storyboarding Essentials covers everything students and working professionals need to master the art of writing and formatting scripts, creating frames, and following visual logic to create a cohesive narrative.