Storyboard template, 16:9
Empty frames at true 16:9 with ruled note lines beneath each, for shot descriptions, dialogue or camera moves.
Opens with these settings already loaded. Change anything you like, then download as PDF, PNG or SVG.
Draw in the right aspect ratio
Storyboarding in the wrong shape is worse than not storyboarding, because compositions that work in one ratio fall apart in another. 16:9 is standard for television, streaming and most online video. 2.39:1 is anamorphic widescreen for feature film. 4:3 is archival and some art projects. 9:16 is vertical for phone-first content, and composing for it is genuinely different — faces dominate and wide shots barely function.
What goes under each frame
The note lines are for anything the drawing cannot convey: shot size, camera movement, lens, dialogue, sound, duration. A common convention is one line for the action, one for the camera, one for audio. Boards without notes are much harder to hand to someone else and expect them to shoot.
Frames per page
Two across is the usual working size — big enough to draw properly, and roughly a scene per page. Drop to one for key frames you want to work up in detail, or three to four for a quick beat board where you are blocking sequence rather than composition.
Printing it accurately
This only measures correctly if your printer doesn't rescale the page. In the print dialog set Scale: 100% — not "Fit to page" or "Shrink oversized pages". If you're not sure it worked, print the calibration page, measure the ruler on it with a real ruler, and it will tell you exactly what your printer is doing to the page.