Manuscript vs Storyboard - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between manuscript and storyboard

is that manuscript is a book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced while storyboard is a series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film, especially an animated one.

As an adjective manuscript

is handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

As a verb storyboard is

to create and arrange storyboard drawings.

manuscript

English

(wikipedia manuscript)

Adjective

(-)
  • handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
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  • A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.

    • Abbreviations

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    Derived terms

    * manuscriptal * manuscription

    Synonyms

    * handwrit * autograph * handwriting

    Related terms

    * script

    storyboard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film, especially an animated one.
    • The storyboard process helps promote brainstorming, highlights missing tasks, and allows the team to incorporate changes prior to traveling too far down a particular path. — By Cheryl A. Malloy & William Cooley, NASA & SAIC here
  • Any sequence of drawings or diagrams which illustrate a sequence of events, e.g. in an accident or as a flowsheet for computer programming.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To create and arrange storyboard drawings.
    • Storyboarding allows students to work together as they generate ideas and eliminates the territorial defensiveness that often occurs when new ideas are suggested. — "Using Storyboarding to Determine components of Dellness for University Students" J Am Coll Health. 1996 Jan;44(4):180-3 Abstract