Storyboard

The storyboard is the real script.

Core Principle

Each panel should carry one meaningful change:

• a new question
• a new obstacle
• a new visual metaphor
• a new piece of understanding

If two adjacent panels teach the same thing, one of them is wasted.

Panel Planning Format

Use this internal format:

## Page 1

### Panel 1

- purpose:
- what the viewer sees:
- what the character does:
- what text appears:
- teaching point:

### Panel 2

- purpose:
- what the viewer sees:
- what the character does:
- what text appears:
- teaching point:

Rules

• start with confusion, tension, or curiosity
• introduce the concept through action, not lecture
• keep on-panel text short
• let each page end on a small reveal, lesson, or resolved beat

Good Beats

• student encounters a problem
• mentor reveals a tool or metaphor
• concept becomes visible in the environment
• character tests an idea
• result shows why the concept matters

Bad Beats

• two characters standing and talking in empty space
• a whiteboard full of abstract explanation
• one panel carrying three separate ideas
• text so long it could have stayed an article

Compression Rule

If the storyboard feels long:

• merge repeated explanation beats
• keep the strongest visual metaphor
• move low-value nuance into captions or cut it