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In the industry, the storyboarding process can go through a number of stages: the artists start out with initial rough sketches which are often drafted on post-it notes. These sketches are then attached to a wall or board (hence the term ''story-board'') so they can be easily swapped and rearranged during pitching. Once the drafts are approved, the artists will produce a much cleaner version of the full board, ready to be used as a guide for the designers, timers, and animators. Although storyboards were originally drawn on paper, the emergence of computer software has now allowed artists to produce their boards digitally. Revisionists are brought in to tidy up any loose ends.

In the industry, the storyboarding process can go through a number of stages: the artists start out with initial rough sketches which are often drafted on post-it notes. These sketches are then attached to a wall or board (hence the 'board') so they can be easily swapped and rearranged during pitching. Once the drafts are approved, the artists will produce a much cleaner version of the full board, ready to be used as a guide for the designers, timers, and animators. Although storyboards were originally drawn on paper, the emergence of computer software has now allowed artists to produce their boards digitally. Revisionists are brought in to tidy up any loose ends.

Storyboards can range from very simple sketches to extremely detailed layouts; Creator/HayaoMiyazaki has been known to sit down and draw all the storyboards for his films himself, in order, playing back the movie that already exists in his head. If the storyboard drawings are arranged as a timed slideshow synced to the audio track (recorded first in most WesternAnimation) it forms a crude Animatic, and this might show up in the DVD bonus features as a deleted scene; most scenes are cut before final animation is done for either story or budget reasons.

In the industry, the storyboarding process can go through a number of stages: the artists start out with initial rough sketches which are often drafted on post-it notes. These sketches are then attached to a wall or board (hence the 'board') so they can be easily swapped and rearranged during pitching. Once the drafts are approved, the artists will produce a much cleaner version of the full board, ready for design and animation. Although storyboards were originally drawn on paper, the emergence of computer software has now allowed artists to produce their boards digitally. Revisionists are brought in to tidy up any loose ends.

Can range from very simple to extremely detailed; Creator/HayaoMiyazaki has been known to sit down and draw all the storyboards for his films himself, in order, playing back the movie that already exists in his head. If the storyboard drawings are arranged as a timed slideshow synced to the audio track (recorded first in most WesternAnimation) it forms a crude Animatic, and this might show up in the DVD bonus features as a deleted scene; most scenes are cut before final animation is done for either story or budget reasons.

Can range from very simple to extremely detailed; Creator/HayaoMiyazaki has been known to sit down and draw all the storyboards for his films himself, in order, playing back the movie that already exists in his head. If the storyboard drawings are arranged as a timed slideshow synced to the audio track (recorded first in most WesternAnimation) it forms a crude Animatic, and this might show up in the DVD bonus features as a deleted scene; most scenes are cut before final animation is done for either story or budget reasons.

Can range from very simple to extremely detailed; Creator/HayaoMiyazaki has been known to sit down and draw all the storyboards for his films himself, in order, playing back the movie that already exists in his head. If the storyboard drawings are arranged as a timed slideshow synced to the audio track (recorded first in most WesternAnimation) it forms a crude Animatic, and this might show up in the DVD bonus features as a deleted scene; most scenes are cut before final animation is done for them for budget reasons.

Can range from very simple to extremely detailed; HayaoMiyazaki has been known to sit down and draw all the storyboards for his films himself, in order, playing back the movie that already exists in his head. If the storyboard drawings are arranged as a timed slideshow synced to the audio track (recorded first in most WesternAnimation) it forms a crude Animatic, and this might show up in the DVD bonus features as a deleted scene; most scenes are cut before final animation is done for them for budget reasons.