Starts on this apprenticeship are paused in the absence of an End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO). Starts will be permitted again once a suitable EPAO is in place.
To use storyboards to visualise the narrative, planning shots and drawing panels to demonstrate the staging/action, and maintain continuity between scenes of a production.
This occupation is found in the creative media industries. Storyboard artists will typically be employed by a range of small to large production companies working within the British and International animation, film, television, visual effects, games and advertising industries. A storyboard is a series of sequential art that conveys the story and character in a visual media such as film, television or games. Its purpose is to communicate the visual story to colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
The Storyboard Artist is a highly skilled and creative individual who is required during the first phase of production, called pre-production; storyboards are sequences from script/brief/screenplays translated into a series of illustrations. The broad purpose of the occupation is to use storyboards to visualise the narrative, planning shots and drawing panels to demonstrate the staging/action, and maintain continuity between scenes of a production. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for preparing storyboards for production, including indications of dialogue, character performance and camera moves, and they could be asked to produce their work either as rough drawing or cleaned-up (more defined) drawings. Traditionally storyboards are drawn on paper from pen or pencil, however, with the integration of computers these may be created digitally; with either method the Storyboard Artist has to conceptualise and imagine the scenes to be drawn.
A key duty of the role is presenting the drawings and storyboards to colleagues, clients and stakeholders. The presentation of a storyboard is part of the overall pre-production process, it is used to demonstrate the film or content before signed off to proceed to the next stage of production; and it moves through the workflow from pre-production to production.
Storyboard Artists need to know and understand how the camera moves, how to frame the subject, types of shot such as wide, extreme close up and worms eye view. They also need to know and understand the key errors to avoid, such as dead centre compositions, tilted oblique angles and splitting the screen in half with horizontal lines.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with the Director and, possibly, with the scriptwriter, Producer, client or Storyboard Supervisor, to visualise and tell the story. They are usually based in either an office environment, or work remotely from their own offices/place of work working on commercials, television series, games, short form work and feature films.
This role may include out of hours or irregular working patterns when collaborating on international projects.
Duties
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Duty 1 Manage story board work on designated projects |
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Duty 2 Analyse and interpret a creative brief or script to create storyboards within production parameters |
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Duty 3 Visualise the story and convey this in drawings |
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Duty 4 Prepare drawings for storyboards or other preparatory visualisations |
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Duty 5 Present storyboards to colleagues and clients |
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Duty 6 Work effectively with creative colleagues and clients |
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Duty 7 Manage own working practices in the creative industries |
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Duty 8 Manage the media content/assets created |
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Duty 9 Manage and market yourself and your services to productions |
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Duty 10 Manage own development |
K1: Understand the end-to-end production workflow and the process from pre-production to delivery, and how the stages of production and departments interact
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K2: Know and understand the language of film and story structure
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K3: Understand the importance of thumb nailing quick sketch layouts and choosing the appropriate elements from the script to focus on in each panel
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K4: Who to consult and work with to ensure that drawings meet design information whilst remaining within production limits
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K5: How to read, analyse and interpret a creative brief or script, usually provided by the director, production designer or department head
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K6: Understand and decode long-standing visual conventions - how and why we see things the way we do and the psychological & emotional impact on the viewer
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K7: Understand the technical requirements of the production, such as screen ratio and frame rate
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K8: Understand the process to scope the intended production process, assess and determine the resource requirements including outsourcing
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K9: Understand and consider the constraints applying to the production such as budgetary or design
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K10: Understand the conventions of the production pipeline such as complying with shot, naming protocols etc.
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K11: Understand the uses of shot composition, contrast, scale and perspective and how the camera moves
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K12: Understand how to show action succinctly and maintain continuity
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K13: Understand the key character poses and expressions that effectively illustrate the brief or script
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K14: Understand how to use false (forced) perspectives
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K15: Understand the use and effects of light, colour and shape to convey structural information and mood
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K16: Understand how to use simple symbols and lines to denote movement in the shot
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K17: Understand how to use expression and pose to portray emotion or motive, sometimes in exaggerated form
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K18: Understand the processes and art of a particular department throughout the production such as animation, camera and rigging
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K19: Understand the different types of method and medium for producing drawings and associated information
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K20: Understand the importance of different painting and drawing media styles, and how to use these appropriately and efficiently
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K21: Understand the importance of carrying out checks relating to content and presentation of drawings, associated graphical information and specifications
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K22: Understand how to effectively present storyboards, ideas and information to ensure that your proposals stand out
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K23: Understand the content and structure of effective proposals and presentations and which information clients/colleagues require
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K24: Understand the purpose and benefits of summarising important features and key points, and how to do this effectively in both a written and oral format
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K25: Understand the effect your voice tone, pace, volume and body language can have on your audience and their understanding of your key points during oral presentations
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K26: Know and understand the purpose, benefits and ways of evaluating the success of presentations
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K27: Understand the particular operational and technical standards of a department and the challenges they face, such as camera
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K28: How to manage conflict regarding creative suggestions e.g. between the director and Head of Story or the Storyboard Supervisor
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K29: How clear, timely communication can contribute to productive working relationships
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K30: Understand the implications of your decisions on the production budgets and resources with which you are involved
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K31: Understand how your role and responsibilities may need to change to handle the different requirements of different pieces of work
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K32: How to work within the constraints of a given production such as financial or resourcing constraints
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K33: How to adapt workflow or pipelines and plan solutions to deal with the unexpected; use technical and conceptual knowledge to create ways forward
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K34: Understand how to maintain record systems of drawings and associated information
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K35: Understand how to use the specialist technology and software used for production workflows; and how this varies from small to large companies, and studio to studio
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K36: Understand the importance of organising and naming media asset files correctly
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K37: Understand the importance of maintaining data security and following your organisation’s guidelines and file structures
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K38: Know and understand the legal and regulatory requirements which apply to content production such as copyright, intellectual property rights, safeguarding
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K39: Understand how to market yourself and your services including making, following up and maintaining contact with potential clients
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K40: Know and understand how to maintain your professional ethics and practices, and keep abreast of new developments within the media industry and reputational risk
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K41: Understand the benefits of a professional online presence and the options to achieve this; including promotional websites, blogs and use of social media to manage and market yourself
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K42: Know how to recognise the difference between creative and business decisions
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K43: Understand the different theoretical and methodological perspectives that affect the Film, TV, Animation, Games and Commercials industries
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K44: Understand how to further develop own storytelling, live action and animation knowledge
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K45: Understand why it is important to seek feedback on own working practices
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S1: Determine and manage relevant aspects of a production which are part of the pre-production phase
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S2: Analyse and interpret a script or creative brief to identify the specifications for drawings and other visual information required during pre-production
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S3: Assess and select methods, media and the relevant scale for producing suitable drawings
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S4: Take and give direction and be able to implement feedback quickly and effectively
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S5: Design and plan the sequences, scenes, shots and action that are needed to communicate the narrative
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S6: Ensure that your plans take into account the following conditions; shot composition, timings, transitions, camera moves, sound track, scratch dialogue, music, sound effects, special effects, pacing and rhythm
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S7: Ensure that your visual story meets the proposed design constraints, technical requirements, facilities and production process for the production
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S8: Adapt narratives to meet the different design, technical and production requirements as required
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S9: Adapt style and make changes to drawings as required
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S10: Create tonal, atmospheric work that maybe required to generate a colour script
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S11: Use effective drawing techniques which meet the production style, and which convey artistic and technical requirements for others
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S12: Consult with appropriate experts when specialist skills are required to ensure the relevant technical information is clearly expressed in the drawings and other material
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S13: Visualise a 2D board into a 3D environment
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S14: Ensure the drawings and associated material are complete, accurate and comply with design information and industry technical conventions
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S15: Ensure that there are sufficient drawings to present to the decision makers for the production
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S16: Ensure that drawings clearly show the visual effect, at key stages, intended by the decision makers for the production; such as the director
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S17: Produce drawings that accurately relate to the associated graphical information and specifications
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S18: Present information in a way that emphasises the full range of benefits associated with your proposal and concept for the production
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S19: Include the information that is of most interest to your audience and which portrays your proposal and concept in the best way
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S20: Use language which clearly conveys the topic, and which is appropriate to the audience
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S21: Respond carefully to questions, making sure you provide the information the audience is asking for
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S22: Evaluate the success of your presentation and identify changes that will improve your presentation technique in the future
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S23: Work collaboratively to build rapport and trust with the production team to ensure the production is on schedule and on budget
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S24: Establish and manage complex relationships with multiple colleagues, customers, suppliers and professional networks
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S25: Liaise with the director and other colleagues at regular intervals to facilitate the creative process and delivery of required outcomes
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S26: Manage your own time and contribution making sure your work has a positive effect on others involved
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S27: Analyse and advise when changes requested by others will have an adverse effect on production budget, timescales, end result or other parts of the workflow and communicate this in an appropriate manner
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S28: Maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in line with delivery requirements for productions
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S29: Operate within and adhere to, agreed organisational policies, standards and procedures
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S30: Assess, select and use the industry standard software package required by the particular production
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S31: Prepare and store files in line with production requirements to enable the next stage of production to run efficiently
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S32: Undertake final archiving and subsequent data restoration from archives
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S33: Network and market yourself appropriately, keeping up to date with forecasted productions
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S34: Establish, follow-up and regularly maintain business contacts within the industry
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S35: Ensure that you have systems in place that help identify work opportunities at an early stage
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S36: Proactively develop and maintain own professional competence, with the willingness to learn new processes and technical skills, and manage own continuing professional development (CPD)
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S37: Seek constructive feedback from relevant people about your performance, evaluating the feedback to identify development needs
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S38: Evaluate own skills and knowledge to determine future development needs
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S39: Continue to update own skills relating to use of new tools, software, data and other related technology
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B1: Creative thinking- Initiative and innovation in the ability to analyses problems, problem solve, to provide creative solutions and opportunities for the production
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B2: Critically analyses, interprets and evaluates complex information, concepts and theories to produce modified conceptions
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B3: Adaptability- Adapts positively to changing work priorities and patterns, ensuring productions deadlines continue to be met
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B4: Flexibility - the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
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B5: Resilience - displays tenacity and proactivity in the way they go about their role
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B6: Integrity, honesty and reliability, with good time keeping and the ability to meet production deadlines
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Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeship’s English and maths minimum requirement is Entry Level 3. A British Sign Language (BSL) qualification is an alternative to the English qualification for those whose primary language is BSL.
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this apprenticeship will be reviewed in accordance with our change request policy.
| Version | Change detail | Earliest start date | Latest start date |
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| 1.0 | Approved for delivery | 03/02/2020 | Not set |
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