Pre-production · storyboards · concept art
Storyboards, concept art and scripts, before the camera rolls
Storyboard services, 3D previsualisation, character and location concepts, screenplays and video scripts, by a director who has storyboarded and designed for Disney’s Zokkomon and the Government of Assam’s 3D tourism campaign.
Part of film and series production · Also in this family: documentaries · trailers and teasers · Related: writing and research
Disney · Zokkomon (2011)
Zokkomon: storyboards, character and location concepts for Disney
For Zokkomon, Disney’s first live-action feature film made in India, Tarunabh Dutta worked as visualiser and concept designer in 2009. The work ran from hand-drawn first-draft storyboards to 3D previsualisation, through location concepts, day-for-night conversions, the superhero’s character designs and concept frames for the visual effects.
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Directorate of Tourism, Government of Assam · 2009–11
Assam Tourism: characters, scenes and storyboards
For the 3D animated campaign Assam: Nature’s Hidden Secret, directed by Jahnu Barua and animated by Reliance Animation in Pune, Tarunabh Dutta was chief assistant and project coordinator. He designed the animal characters (the rhino, the elephant and their friends) and drew them into scenes across Assam: the tea gardens, the Brahmaputra, Kamakhya Temple, a village home, Bihu and the Satras.
See the final 3D frames and the campaign on the commercials and corporate films page.
Early work · 2008
Storyboards, previsualisation and set design
Before the studio began, a portfolio of storyboards and previsualisation for films in development: hand-drawn concepts and 3D storyboards for Loving Days, an action sequence for Hourglass, the full storyboard of Redemption, and a 3D set design for a stage and light show.
Our own films
From storyboard to screen
Every TD Film Studio film is boarded before it is shot. For the horror short Accident Prone, the whole film was drawn into a storyboard book, and the making-of film shows the boards beside the finished shots.
Out of the Blue (2015) shows the same process carried through to its visual effects.
What we write and draw
Script writing services and storyboard services
The cheapest place to fix a film is on paper. These are the pre-production services we offer.
Screenplays
Feature and short-film screenplays, from treatment to final draft.
Video scripts
Scripts for brand films, explainers, commercials and corporate videos. For a complete film from script to delivery, explore our explainer video service.
Series writing
Series bibles, episode outlines and scripts for web and broadcast series.
Storyboards
Shot-by-shot storyboards for films, commercials and animation.
Treatments and pitch decks
The documents that win commissions and finance.
Script doctoring
A director’s notes and rewrites for a script that is not yet working.
What script writing services include
Script writing services cover more than dialogue. A shootable script sets the structure, the scenes, the locations and the budget shape of a film. Storyboards then turn that script into shots, so everyone on the production sees the same film before the camera rolls.
Scripts here are written for features, series, commercials, brand films and explainers, by a Screenwriters Association member who has also directed eight features. Ownership is set out in writing and passes to you on full payment.
On the record
Storyboards and writing on the record
- Screenwriters Association member, with screenplays registered
- Storyboards, previz, character and location concepts for Disney’s Zokkomon (2009)
- Character and scene concepts and storyboards for the Government of Assam’s 3D tourism campaign (2009–11)
- Eight feature films directed, from 2008 to 2025
- Trained as an architect, so space and staging are planned precisely
How we work
Written by someone who directs
A script written by a director is a script that can be shot. Every scene is written with the camera, the budget and the schedule in mind.
Storyboards are drawn by the same hand, so what you approve on paper is what the camera will see.
How it runs
How a script or storyboard is made
- Brief: the story, the audience and the format.
- Outline: the structure, agreed before drafting.
- Draft: the script or storyboard, with one consolidated round of notes.
- Revision: the agreed changes, then a final version.
- Delivery: formatted files, ready for production or registration.
Every stage has a named review gate. See the full process.
Questions
Working with a storyboard artist in pre-production
A storyboard artist turns a script into the shots a camera or an animator will make. In pre-production that drawing is the cheapest place to solve a scene: where the camera stands, what the audience sees first, how long a moment lasts and which shots need effects.
To start, send the script or a scene list, the format (live action, animation or a mix), the running time, and any reference films, locations or character designs you already have. If the film will be shot, say how many shoot days are planned, so the boards are drawn for a schedule that can actually be met.
What you receive depends on the project:
- Storyboard panels, shot by shot, with framing, camera movement and timing noted beside each frame.
- An animatic, the boards cut to timing with temporary sound, so you can feel the pace of the film before it is made.
- 3D previsualisation for complex scenes, built in tools such as FrameForge 3D, where lens, height and movement must be exact.
- A shot list drawn from the boards, ready for the shooting schedule or the animation plan.
Because the boards are drawn by a director, every panel is a shot that can be filmed or animated. They carry straight into visual effects planning and animated video production. Start a project with your script.
Questions about scripts and storyboards
Do you write scripts for brand and corporate videos?
Yes. We write video scripts for brand films, explainers, commercials and training videos, as well as features and series.
Can you storyboard a script someone else wrote?
Yes. We storyboard your script shot by shot, for live action or animation.
Who owns the script?
Ownership is set out in writing before work starts and passes to you on full payment, unless we agree a co-writing arrangement.
How much does script writing cost?
It depends on the length and format, and how much research it needs. You receive clear options with a written quote.
How long does it take to write a script?
A short video script can be ready in days; a feature screenplay takes months of drafts. The schedule is agreed in writing at the start, with fixed points for your notes.
Can you storyboard a script we already have?
Yes. Storyboards can be drawn from your script for a shoot, an animation or a pitch, shot by shot, with framing, camera movement and timing noted, so everyone on the production sees the same film before it is made.
What is a storyboard, and do I need one?
A storyboard is the film drawn shot by shot before anything is filmed or animated. It fixes framing, movement and timing while changes still cost nothing. Commercials, animation and any shoot with effects, action or a tight schedule need one; a simple interview film may only need a shot list.
Can you design characters and concept art?
Yes. Character designs, location concepts and key frames, as made for Disney’s Zokkomon and for the Government of Assam’s 3D tourism campaign.
Related services
- Feature films, web series and short films: development to delivery
- Animated video production: brand, explainer and story films
- Post-production: editing, colour, sound and motion graphics
- All services: the full list, from animation to teaching
- The studio on YouTube: films, song-films and devotional cinema
Start with the page
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