Writing for Animation
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AlbakiReads Editorial A craft guide to writing for animated screen stories
A craft guide to writing for animated screen stories
Writing for Animation treats animation writing as a distinct screen craft, covering storytelling for feature films, television series, and short films. It begins with the question of why a story should be animated, then moves through foundational and more advanced principles intended to support script development. The scope also places writing in relation to the wider production process, making room for the perspectives of directors, storyboard artists, and animators as well as writers. With examples of animation spanning family-oriented and adult television and film, the book frames its subject across a range of formats and audiences.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Writers developing scripts for animated film, television, or shorts
- Animation students seeking a structured introduction to storytelling craft
- Directors, storyboard artists, and animators who want a writing-focused production perspective
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Book Overview Animation is one of the fastest growing mediums in the film and television world - whether it's Frozen or Paw Patrol, Family Guy or Rick ...
Animation is one of the fastest growing mediums in the film and television world - whether it's Frozen or Paw Patrol, Family Guy or Rick and Morty. This book is the definitive guide to storytelling for writers, directors, storyboard artists and animators. Suitable for both the student and the professional, it provides indispensable knowledge on the entire process of writing for animated movies, TV series and short films. The reader will be provided with all the tools necessary to produce professional quality scripts that will start, or further, their career in animation. Beginning with the fundamentals of 'why animation?' this book will lead the reader through a series of principles that will raise the level of their storytelling. These principles are tried and tested on a daily basis by the authors who have a twenty-year track record in the animation industry.
Many people are trying to break into the world of writing for animation and a lot of the people who are 'already in' would like to get more work. The reality is that writing for animation is a very specific craft that can be learnt like any other craft. This book will give the reader both the basic and advanced techniques that will put them ahead of the rest of the field.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 248 | Language: English | Publisher: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC | ISBN: 1501358669
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