storyboard; continuity sketch
Abbreviation of 絵コンティニュイティ. Used in film, TV, and animation pre-production to plan scenes visually.
See also: コンティニュイティ
The director drew a storyboard before starting filming.
In anime production, we first create a storyboard.
Standard spelling using 絵 (picture).
Variant using 画 (picture); less common but seen in some production contexts.
Abbreviation of 絵コンティニュイティ (e-continyuiti), from English 'continuity'. The 絵 (picture) prefix specifies a visual storyboard.