Once a concept or script is written for a film or animation, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book.
Please click on the link Storyboards (http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/) to learn what a storyboard is, why you might make a storyboard, and how you use it. There is also some helpful vocabulary and examples to assist in the creation of a storyboard.