Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to PitchThe 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. |
Contents
1 Introduction to Animation | 1 |
2 The History of Animation | 13 |
3 Finding Ideas | 39 |
4 Human Development | 45 |
5 Developing Characters | 59 |
6 Development and Animation Bible | 77 |
7 Basic Animation Writing Structure | 111 |
8 The Premise | 117 |
13 Dialogue | 195 |
14 The Script | 201 |
15 Editing and Rewriting | 261 |
16 The Animated Feature | 275 |
17 Types of Animation and Other Animation Media | 287 |
18 Marketing | 301 |
19 The Pitch | 309 |
20 Agents Networking and Finding Work | 315 |
Other editions - View all
Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch Jean Ann Wright Limited preview - 2005 |
Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch Jean Ann Wright Limited preview - 2013 |
Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch Jean Ann Wright Limited preview - 2013 |
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