Job Description
Mainframe Studios WANT YOU (and your mad skills)!
On a CG animated production, the Storyboard Artist’s role is to work with the Director or Head of Story to translate the script into a visual medium.
In this role you will:
- Draw story sequences that reflect the emotional, action, and or comedic intent of a scene/sequence.
- Actively participates in brainstorming sessions to develop story, emotional, and comedic ideas.
- Strong abilities to use staging, shot composition, screen directio,n and cutting for effective storytelling.
- Focuses on continuity from shot-to-shot in their assigned sequence in addition to collaborating with other story artists to ensure continuity from sequence to sequence.
- Depending on the project’s requirements, the Storyboard artist generates artwork ranging from thumbnails to digitally enhanced final storyboard panels.
- Collaborates with editorial to provide materials to be cut into the story reel.
- Collaborates with pre-visualization artists to ensure a smooth transition into 3D.
Software you will use:
- Storyboard Pro
- Photoshop
- Blender
Requirements
- Strong drawing skills with the ability to capture character action, emotion and attitude through storyboard panels.
- Excellent storytelling skills.
- Solid knowledge of film grammar, shot composition and cinematographic tools and their use for optimal storytelling.
- Ability to adapt to a variety of styles ranging from cartoony to realistic.
- Experience with digital storyboarding tools.
- Experience using the following software : Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, Blender.
- Nice to have: 2+ years of experience working in a professional environment within their discipline.
- Nice to have: Degree and/or diploma in fine arts, animation, Game Development or equivalent experience is preferred.
Offer includes
Salary
$55,000 - $90,000
