Storyboards
Your script drawn frame by frame, so everyone agrees on the video before money is spent filming or animating.
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Founded 2014·Built and operated in Europe·3 days to 3 weeks
About this service
A storyboard turns a script into pictures: what is in each shot, where the camera is, what moves and what text appears. It lets you, your team and the production crew agree on the video before anyone films or animates, when changes cost an eraser rather than a reshoot. We draw at the level of finish your project needs.
Cheap changes on paper, expensive ones on set
Every change to a video gets more expensive the later it happens. On a script, it costs a few minutes. On a storyboard, an hour of drawing. On a shoot day, it costs the crew's time and possibly a second day. In animation, it can mean redoing weeks of work.
A storyboard is where most of those changes should happen. When everyone sees the frames, problems surface quickly: a scene that needs a location you cannot afford, a transition that does not make sense, a product shot that is missing, a section that runs far longer than the script suggested. Fixing them on paper is the cheapest moment you will get.
How finished should a storyboard be
Not every project needs polished frames. For an internal team agreeing on the flow of a short video, rough thumbnails with clear notes do the job. For pitching an idea to a client or stakeholder who is not used to reading storyboards, cleaner greyscale frames make the idea easier to grasp. For animation, colour frames and an animatic lock the look and timing before production.
We match the level of finish to what the board needs to do, and that is reflected in the three packages. Whatever the finish, every frame carries camera framing, action, dialogue or voice-over and timing, so the director or animator can work from it without another briefing.
What you get
Everything below is in the price. Nothing here is an upgrade.
- Storyboard frames with notes
- Timing per frame
- PDF board for review
- Animatic in the largest package
What changes
- Every scene of the script shown as frames with action and camera notes
- Timing per frame, so the board matches the target length
- Problems spotted on paper: missing shots, unclear transitions, scenes that will not fit the budget
- A board the director or animator can work from without a separate briefing
How it runs
Break down
Script split into shots, with timing estimated per shot.
Thumbnail
Quick rough frames to agree flow and framing.
Draw
Frames drawn at the agreed finish, with camera and action notes.
Review
Board walked through with you and the production team.
Compare the sizes
The standard price for each size. Extras are priced beside it, not hidden behind a call.
| Included | Rough board€2903 to 5 working days | Presentation board€5001 to 2 weeks | Colour board and animatic€1,0502 to 3 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 12 rough frames | Included | Included | Included |
| Camera and action notes | Included | Included | Included |
| One round of revisions | Included | Included | Included |
| PDF board | Included | Included | Included |
| Clean drawn frames in greyscale | Not included | Included | Included |
| Timing per frame | Not included | Included | Included |
| Two rounds of revisions | Not included | Included | Included |
| Colour frames in the project's style | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Animatic with temporary voice and music | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Shot list for the production team | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Order | Select | Select | Select |
Add what you need
Choose the size
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Your total€500
ContinueThe standard price, plus whatever you add. Confirmed in writing before anything starts; nothing is charged until you accept it.
Questions
Do we need a storyboard for a short video?
For a talking-head clip, rarely. For anything with several scenes, locations or animation, a board saves more than it costs.
What is an animatic?
The storyboard frames timed to a temporary voice-over and music. It shows whether the pacing works before animation or filming begins.
Can you write the script too?
Yes, through the video script writing offer. The two work best together.
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Standardised enough to order on its own. The price is confirmed in writing before anything starts.