Animation Writing & Development: From Script Development to Pitch

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.

* Filled with writing exercises that will challenge your writing limits
* Understand inspiration, idea gathering, and story development
* Tips on how to write for kids and why certain stories appeal to different ages
* The how and why of dialogue-what works, and what doesn't

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction to Animation
2. Animation History
3. Getting Ideas
4. Child Development
5. Developing Characters
6. Animation Development and the Bible
7. The Premise
8. General Animation Structure and Sub Plots
9. The Outline
10. Storyboard for Writers
11. The Scene
12. Gags and Comedy Writing
13. Dialogue
14. The Script
15. The Feature
16. Genres and Other Media
17. Editing and Rewriting
18. Marketing
19. The Pitch
20. Agents, Networking and Finding Work
21. Children's Media