Storyboarding & Scripts

Planning clear, compelling narratives for your videos and animations.

Effective video starts long before the camera rolls.

We shape your message, structure your narrative and plan each scene so your final film or animation is engaging, clear and commercially focused.

What is is Storyboarding & Script writing?

Storyboarding and scriptwriting define the structure, flow and messaging of your video or animation before production begins. The script sets the narrative, voice and pacing; the storyboard visualises each scene, showing how the story will unfold on screen.

This planning phase removes ambiguity, aligns stakeholders early and ensures that everyone — from directors to animators to subject-matter experts — is working to the same clear idea. It reduces production risks, keeps costs under control and leads to a stronger, more effective final film.

Why Storyboarding & Scripts matter

Video is one of the most powerful ways to communicate — but without planning, it can easily become unclear, unfocused, too long or too short. Storyboards and scripts give your project structure, clarity and purpose, ensuring the final outcome feels polished and intentional.

Good storyboarding and scriptwriting help you:

Clarify your message before production

Making decisions early avoids confusion, late changes and unnecessary filming or animation work.

Align teams and stakeholders quickly

Clear scripts and frames help technical experts, marketers and suppliers understand the same story.

Control production time, scope and costs

A predefined plan means your creative team knows exactly what to shoot or animate — reducing overruns.

Improve viewer engagement and retention

A well-structured narrative holds attention and delivers your message efficiently and memorably.

Storyboarding & Scripts – What you’ll get

We provide structured narrative planning that strengthens your video or animation before production begins.

You’ll receive:

Creative narrative direction

Shaping the core message, storyline and structure of your video.

Full scriptwriting

Dialogue, narration and scene descriptions crafted for clarity, tone and purpose.

Storyboards and frame plans

Visual walkthroughs of each scene showing composition, pacing and transitions.

Production-ready guidance

Notes for directors, animators and editors to ensure consistency in execution.

Why choose Herron

We’re an experienced design team with deep expertise across brand, digital and marketing — bringing big-agency capability with the accessibility of a close, collaborative partner based in Sheffield. Our work is grounded in clarity, craft and commercial understanding, shaped by years of delivering for ambitious B2B organisations.

Proven in complex B2B sectors

We help industrial and professional service brands turn technical subjects into clear, engaging narratives that audiences understand quickly.

Senior expertise, hands-on delivery

You’ll work directly with senior creatives who understand how to communicate complex products and processes in simple, effective ways.

Partners for the long term

Clients stay with us because we help them evolve their content over time — updating scripts, refining narratives and developing new stories as their offer grows.

Joined-up design across every channel

Our scripts and storyboards are tightly aligned with your brand, your website and your wider marketing — ensuring consistent messaging and visual style.

Who We Work With

Our sweet spot is industrial and manufacturing B2B — where videos often need to explain complex products, processes or engineered systems clearly and accurately. Storyboards and scripts help ensure this technical detail is communicated effectively.

We also work with professional services firms — consultancies, financial specialists and knowledge-led organisations — where precision, clarity and tone are essential for credible video content.

Testimonials

Everything’s increased since we commissioned Herron – customer enquiries, how much we export, the productivity of our staff and profit. Our website & marketing materials have never worked harder – and the sales figures prove it.

Keith Stewart
HEROSE UK

The service from the team at Herron has been second-to-none. We get compliments on the website all the time — it really showcases what we can do and has led to gaining new clients in the UK and overseas.

Josh Kershaw
Furniss & White

Having Paul and Herron on the journey with us and working collaboratively with our team has been invaluable — and hopefully we can continue that relationship going forward.

Ryan Lockwood
Fernco

Today’s casting industry is modern and dynamic — we need to reflect our members as vital solution providers to global advanced manufacturing. Working with Paul and his team helped CMF overhaul the way we communicate.

Dr. Pam Murrell
Cast Metals Federation

Our approach

We follow a structured, collaborative process that gives your video project clarity prior to production.

Here’s how we do it:

1. Discover

Understand your goals, audiences and the message you want to communicate.

2. Define

Shape the narrative, key messages and tone, agreeing the core structure.

3. Design

Create scripts, storyboards and detailed scene direction for production teams.

4. Deliver

Refine the narrative with your feedback and supply production-ready documentation.

Frequently asked questions

Got a few questions about how we work or what to expect? You’re not alone — here are some of the most common things we get asked about our Storyboarding and Script writing process:

Can you create both scripts and storyboards?

Yes. We can provide either service individually or deliver both together for a complete narrative plan.

Do you work with external video teams?

Absolutely. We frequently collaborate with external videographers and animation studios, providing them with scripts and storyboards that guide production.

How detailed are your storyboards?

We create clear, production-ready storyboards with scene descriptions, frame composition, pacing notes and transitions — enough for any production team to follow confidently.

How long does this process take?

Smaller projects typically take one to two weeks. More complex scripts or detailed animations may require additional time. We'll agree clear timelines upfront.

What if we already have a rough idea or outline?

We can develop and refine your existing narrative, turning early notes into a polished script and visual plan.