Thumbnail boards
Fast rough frames for internal sequence planning.
Creative illustration
Storyboard illustrations
Storyboards exist to find problems before they get expensive. A shot that does not cut, a location that cannot hold the camera move, a sequence that runs twenty seconds long — all cheaper to discover on paper.
Overview
What this service covers
We draw storyboards for commercials, film and television, animation, explainer video and corporate production, from rough thumbnails through to presentation boards for client approval.
Speed matters here more than polish. Preproduction boards need to arrive while decisions are still being made, so we work at whatever level of finish the stage actually requires.
What we provide
Everything included in the scope
Presentation boards
Finished frames suitable for client and agency approval.
Shot direction notes
Camera movement, framing, transitions and duration marked per frame.
Animatic-ready frames
Numbered frames prepared for timing and edit assembly.
Character and location keys
Reference designs that keep frames consistent across a sequence.
Revision passes
Boards updated as the script changes, which it will.
Process
How the work runs
01
Script breakdown
The script is broken into shots and a frame count is agreed.
02
Thumbnails
Rough frames for sequence and pacing decisions.
03
Board production
Approved thumbnails worked up to the required finish.
04
Delivery
Numbered frames as PDF and image sequences, ready for the edit.
Benefits
What you get out of it
Problems found early
Sequence issues surface on paper rather than on a shoot day.
Fast turnaround
Boards that arrive while the decisions are still open.
Clear direction
Camera and transition notes that a crew can actually work from.
Built for animatics
Numbered, timed frames that drop straight into an edit.
Portfolio
Related work from the studio
A sample of studio work in this category.
Who it suits
Typical clients for this service
Briefs come from single projects and from teams commissioning at volume.
Advertising agencies
Film and video production companies
Animation studios
Corporate video teams
Game and interactive studios
Questions
Before you brief us
Anything not answered here, ask directly and you will get a straight answer.
Ask a questionA thirty-second commercial at thumbnail level is often one to two days. Presentation-finish boards take longer; tell us the deadline and we will tell you honestly what fits.
Usually greyscale for internal boards, colour for client presentation and for anything where colour carries a story point. Colour costs more and is not always worth it.
Yes, from a treatment or a conversation. Expect more revision, since boards drawn against a moving script move with it.
We supply numbered, timed frames ready for assembly. The edit itself is usually handled by your post team.
Ready to brief this project?
Send the details and a scope, schedule and fixed quote come back within one working day.