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Storyboard Artist

Draws storyboards and beat boards for Director/PD (often art-attached or freelance on UK shows).

Duties

• Read the call sheet and sides before arriving
• Maintain radio/set etiquette and H&S
• Hand over notes/kit status at wrap
• Board sequences to brief
• Revise with Director/DoP
• Deliver frames for previz and departments

Reports to

Director / Production Designer (as engaged)

Works with

Director, DoP, AD team, VFX Supervisor when relevant

Career path

Illustrator / concept → Storyboard Artist

Day to day

Take Director brief; board sequences; revise after recce; deliver numbered frames for AD/VFX use.

Call times

Prep is office/workshop-led. On shoot days, dress/reset cover is often pre-call; night dress and strike around stages is normal UK studio practice.

What to wear

Smart-casual in prep/office; blacks and boots on set/stage; PPE on construction liaison days.

Tools & kit

Laptop, measuring tools, sample bag, radio on set days; drawing tools for draughting grades.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap and kit fee on the deal memo before accepting. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk ratecards / your branch.

Software

• Storyboard Pro / Photoshop / Procreate
• Frame.io
• ChatGPT for shot-list scaffolding (verify creatively)
• Vectorworks / AutoCAD / SketchUp / Rhino
• Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign
• PureRef / Milanote moodboards
• Excel / Google Sheets budgets
• Midjourney / Firefly for early concepts only (IP/clearance)

Related roles

Production Designer, Art Director

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