# Animation Studios

Source: https://www.kloudboard.com/solutions/animation-studios

Shot-based boards and frame-accurate review for motion work

Track every shot through boards, animatic, and render on its own card, and collect notes that land on the exact frame. kloudboard keeps your shot pipeline, review rounds, and freelance animators in one workspace — so retakes stop living in scattered threads.

- A card per shot, with stages that match your pipeline
- Frame-accurate comments on animatics and renders
- Draw-on-frame notes for arcs, poses, and comps
- Contract and pay freelance animators in-app

## A pipeline board where every shot has a card

An animation project is really forty small projects wearing a trenchcoat. Give each production a board where every shot is a card moving through your stages — boards, animatic, layout, animation, comp, final render. Custom fields hold shot number, duration, assigned animator, and retake count, so your production lead sees the whole episode at a glance instead of maintaining a spreadsheet on the side.
- Custom stages that mirror your actual pipeline
- Custom fields for shot number, frames, and assignee
- Save the setup as a board template for the next production

## Notes on the frame, not "around 12 seconds in"

A retake note that says "the arm looks off in the middle" costs an animator twenty minutes of scrubbing before the work even starts. In kloudboard, directors and clients leave comments pinned to the exact frame of the animatic or render, and can draw directly on it — trace the corrected arc, circle the broken pose, mark the comp artifact. The note and the fix reference the same frame.
- Timestamped, frame-accurate comments on video
- Draw-on-frame annotations for arcs and poses
- Every version reviewed in one place, so notes never target a stale render

## Run a freelance bench without the admin drag

Most studios flex up with freelance animators per production — which usually means contracts over email, WIPs over WeTransfer, and invoices chasing you at month end. In kloudboard, freelancers sign in-app, work from their assigned shot cards, and get paid via PayPal, Payoneer, or international bank transfer when shots are approved, with the invoice auto-generated on every payout.
- In-app contracts and e-signatures per freelancer
- Payouts worldwide for roughly $1 flat plus a small percentage
- Scoped access — freelancers see their shots, not the whole production

## FAQ

**Can reviewers comment on a specific frame of an animatic?**

Yes. Comments are timestamped and frame-accurate, and reviewers can draw directly on the frame — so a note about a pose or arc points at the exact drawing it refers to.

**Can clients and directors review renders without an account?**

Yes. Invite them as free guests with a review link — they can watch, comment, and annotate without signing up, and guests never count toward your seat bill.

**How do I pay freelance animators in other countries?**

kloudboard payouts support PayPal, Payoneer, ACH, crypto, and international bank transfer for roughly $1 flat plus a small percentage, with an invoice auto-generated on every payout.

**Does kloudboard handle large render files?**

Yes. Drive is built for large video files, with previews and secure delivery links — so ProRes renders and image sequences have a home that isn't a transfer link that expires.