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Write Your Way into Animation and Games
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Write Your Way into Animation and Games

by Christy Marx
November 2012
Beginner content levelBeginner
418 pages
12h 28m
English
Routledge
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CHAPTER 3 Basic Animation Writing Structure

 

 

Jean Ann Wright

 

DIFFERENCES IN STORY STRUCTURE

Structure exists to help you write a better story, but differences in the length of your story make a difference in the complexity of your structure. Differences in type (feature, kid’s cartoon, Internet short) or genre (action/adventure, comedy, preschool) can also make a difference in complexity and style. A feature script is longer and requires more structure to hold our interest. An Internet short or one-minute TV cartoon requires very little plot. In fact, structure may get in the way of the gags. Generally, action/adventure shows require more plot than gag-driven comedy shows. Primetime animated shows generally use a sitcom structure with more ...

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ISBN: 9780240813431