New tool analyzes storyboards shot by shot to identify complexity drivers and improve production planning; release follows company’s Script Analytics module debut in 2025.
Canadian tech company ForgeVision Technologies has announced the launch of Storyboard Analytics, a new module designed to help animation and film studios gain earlier insight into their production complexity.
Storyboards play a central role in shaping how a production will be executed, yet reviewing them for production complexity has traditionally been a manual and time-consuming process. As a result, many challenges only become visible later in the pipeline once animation begins.
Storyboard Analytics analyzes storyboards shot by shot to highlight complexity drivers such as character density, camera movement, crowd scenes, and visual effects. By surfacing these elements earlier, the system helps producers and directors better anticipate production demands, plan more effectively, and reduce time spent on manual storyboard review.
"Many production challenges begin long before animation starts," said Nabil El Jisr, CEO of ForgeVision Technologies. “Storyboard Analytics gives creative and production teams a shared view of storyboard complexity so they can align earlier and make more informed decisions.”
The new module builds on ForgeVision’s broader production analytics platform, which is designed to replace fragmented workflows with connected insights that provide studios with greater clarity and control over productions.
ForgeVision’s first module, Script Analytics, launched in 2025 and enables studios to upload scripts and generate detailed breakdowns in minutes, identifying characters, locations, props, and other elements required for production planning.
Storyboard Analytics represents the next step in the company’s rollout of connected production analytics tools, with additional modules in development to extend insights across further stages of production.
Source: ForgeVision
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
