Storyboard Revisionist - Elevate Storytelling & Timing

Comunidade Metodista; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits per CBA

Job summary

Sony Pictures Animation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Storyboard Revisionist to collaborate with the Supervising Director and editors during storyboarding and editorial phases, revising panels to improve action, humor, continuity, and pacing.

You will draw from scripts, deliver on-model panels, pitch revisions, and ensure the show's vision and style are maintained, with deadlines and close work with directors. Proficiency with Cintiq, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Photoshop is required.

Qualifications

• Robust draftsmanship with a sense of design, appeal, and composition.
• Ability to work on a range of projects (action, comedy and drama sequences) and in a variety of styles from comic to realistic and highly stylized.
• Strong character acting sensibilities; able to convey personality, emotion, and movement.
• Strong staging, composition and cinematography skills.
• Capable of drawing characters and environments on model within show style.
• Ability to write clear and specific directions on storyboards to communicate with the team.
• Can manage time efficiently and work independently.
• Work creatively in a fast paced production environment.
• Must be open to direction and able to embrace change.

Responsibilities

• Working from script descriptions and supervisor direction, revise storyboards that improve upon the action, clarity, camera placement, and acting of scenes.
• Draw everything from quick sketches to finished, detailed, on model storyboard panels.
• Pitch new storyboard revisions to the Supervising Director, Director, and Show Producers.
• Discover and create innovative ideas with performance, action, and humor.
• Revise, edit, and modify storyboard artwork as many times as needed during the episodic revision phase.
• Ensure that the vision and style of the show is consistently adhered to through execution of action, staging, dialogue and camera.
• Work closely with the Director(s) to discuss objectives of the storyboard revisions - ask questions, clarify notes, and to ensure storyboard revisions are completed per the feedback provided
• Ensure deadlines are consistently met and communicate progress of work to supervisors and to appropriate production staff.

Skills

Draftsmanship

Character acting

Staging & cinematography

Time management

Collaboration

Direction interpretation

Tools

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Photoshop

Cintiq

Job description

Sony Pictures Animation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Storyboard Revisionist to collaborate with the Supervising Director and editors during storyboarding and editorial phases, revising panels to improve action, humor, continuity, and pacing.

You will draw from scripts, deliver on-model panels, pitch revisions, and ensure the show's vision and style are maintained, with deadlines and close work with directors. Proficiency with Cintiq, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Photoshop is required.