Book description
The art. The craft. The business. Animation Writing and Development takes students and animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters, developing a television series, feature, or multimedia project, and writing professional premises, outlines and scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles and pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air. Animation Writing and Development includes chapters on animation history, on child development (writing for kids), and on storyboarding. It gives advice on marketing and finding work in the industry. It provides exercises for students as well as checklists for professionals polishing their craft. This is a guide to becoming a good writer as well as a successful one.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction and User’s Manual
- 1. Introduction to Animation
- 2. The History of Animation
- 3. Finding Ideas
- 4. Human Development
- 5. Developing Characters
- 6. Development and the Animation Bible
- 7. Basic Animation Writing Structure
- 8. The Premise
- 9. The Outline
- 10. Storyboard for Writers
- 11. The Scene
- 12. Animation Comedy and Gag Writing
- 13. Dialogue
- 14. The Script
- 15. Editing and Rewriting
- 16. The Animated Feature
- 17. Types of Animation and Other Animation Media
- 18. Marketing
- 19. The Pitch
- 20. Agents, Networking, and Finding Work
- 21. Children’s Media
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Animation Writing and Development
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2013
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136144059
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