One of the key opportunities in animation can be found in story revisionist and/or storyboarding work.

The following are key foundational skillsets looked for in Storyboard portfolios:

• Storytelling & Story Structure. The importance of visual storytelling & story structure is connecting with your audience to make them feel something! Do your panels clearly communicate to the audience the important ideas being expressed through the action of each scene? Are your boards intentionally conveying the story through each shot, frame, and scene transition? Can you tell a story that is dynamic, memorable, and fun?

• Strong understanding of character acting. Do your characters read clearly and convey emotions through their expressions and posing? Understanding anatomy and facial expressions are key to acting and performance.

• Strong understanding of cinematic staging and cutting. Do your boards show an understanding of film language? Are you thinking about how you position your characters in each scene to capture emotional moments? Is there clear readability of actions? How are you directing the audience's attention and making it clear what is of greatest importance in a scene? Are you conveying what is happening and what is about to happen?

• Composition. Are your scenes framed like a camera? Are you thinking through where you position your characters and other elements within their relationship to the camera?

• Understanding perspective. Understanding where your characters and objects are in space and how each object is viewed in relation to other objects will create a sense of depth and size relationship that will make the shot seem real.

• Versatility. Do your boards show a range of story sequences showcasing a variety of genres and emotions (e.g. comedy, action, heartfelt, suspense, drama, musical)?

• Draftsmanship. Does your work show strong gestural drawing? Do you possess the ability to draw very loosely and roughly yet with clarity in character appeal and acting? Do you draw with intent and confidence? Can the audience connect with your characters, ie. emotions, expressions, and gestures? Are you confident in your acting with your gestures, expressions, and lines? Do you understand composition, shot variety, and staging/layout (ie. how characters sit within their environments/backgrounds, perspective, angles)?

• Your unique and authentic voice/style. Does your portfolio showcase your unique storytelling voice? Are they stories you want to see on screen and share with audiences around the world?