Storyboard artist
Art and Design, English Language and Drama at GCSE, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 1 standard and 8 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Art and Design leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: media, creative process, colour, interpretation.
All subjects and shared ideas8
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Art and Design | 1.00 | media, creative process, colour, interpretation |
| GCSE English Language | 0.69 | content selection, emotional impact, presentation |
| GCSE Drama | 0.68 | creative process, interpretation, self-evaluation |
| GCSE Geography | 0.59 | scale, presentation, resource management, reliability |
| GCSE Media Studies | 0.51 | audience response, interpretation |
| GCSE Physics | 0.50 | light, colour |
| GCSE History | 0.39 | continuity, reliability |
| GCSE Modern Foreign Language | 0.37 | register, accuracy |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Art and Design, English Language and Drama, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Storyboard artists draw out the scenes of a motion picture or television series according to the script in order to see what will be possible during production. They work together with the producer and video and motion picture director.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.