Build your skills in the development of story ideas that will command an audience for your 2-5 minute animated short. Packed with illustrated examples of idea generation, character and story development, acting, dialogue and storyboarding practice this is your conceptual toolkit proven to meet the challenges of this unique art form.
The companion DVD includes in-depth interviews with industry insiders, 18 short animations and an acting workshop to get your animated short off to a flying start! With Ideas for the Animated Short you'll learn about: Story Background and Theory, Building Better Content, Acting: Exploring the Human Condition, Building Character and Location, Building Story, Dialogue, Storyboarding and Staging
Chapter 1 Story Background and Theory
Chapter 2 Building Better Content
Chapter 3 Acting: Exploring the Human Condition Kate Alexander
Chapter 4 Building Character and Location
Chapter 5 Building Story
Chapter 6 The Purpose of Dialogue
Chapter 7 Storyboarding Gary Schumer
Chapter 8 Staging Gary Schumer
"Covers the concepts that propfessionals use everyday and the rest of us have to learn the hard way. For anyone that want to make an animated story...and have their audience want to see it more than once."
-- Professor Craig Caldwell --
Head of the Film School