Professional Storyboarding Services

Few markets rival Japan for storyboard depth. Tokyo's Suginami ward alone holds dozens of studios feeding Toei Animation, Madhouse, and the wider anime supply chain.

Our previs roster pulls from this talent pool. We also draw on live-action board artists trained at Toho and NHK. The result is shot planning that serves the visual style of global directors and the careful layout work Japanese shoots are known for. Each frame is precise enough to hand straight to a DP, gaffer, or VFX supervisor on day one of prep.

Each board job starts with a script breakdown and a director's intent session. Artists then deliver step-by-step passes, from thumbnails through colour boards or animatics, based on the brief. We plan revisions around the rhythms of Japanese shoot calendars, including Obon and Golden Week.

Cloud-based review tools let global partners in mixed time zones sign off fast. The job might be a Shinjuku-set car commercial, a doc recce in Okinawa, or a feature-length sequence shot in Kansai's industrial zones. In each case, our boards become the link between writing, site, and camera teams across the Japanese shoot.

Our boards carry the technical detail each department needs. Camera angles, lens choices, and movement notes sit beside the art. The DP reads framing for a RED V-Raptor package straight off the panel. The gaffer plans HMI and LED placement from the lighting cues we mark. For VFX-heavy beats, we flag plate needs and clean-frame passes early. That detail cuts guesswork on the floor and shortens the talk-through at the start of each setup.

When a sequence calls for it, we move from still boards to animatics. We cut the panels to a rough timing track, so the director can judge pace before the shoot. Action beats, chase blocking, and complex VFX joins all read clearly in motion. Final files ship as digital boards and shot lists, matched to the schedule. The package then hands cleanly to camera, art, and post teams across the Japanese shoot.