Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index.

Chapter one: The Narrative Short. Genres of animation ; Creating the narrative -- Chapter two: The Story Idea. How to come up with ideas: The creative process ; Brainstorming ; The idea notebook or file ; Developing story around: Genre ; Developing story around: Theme ; Developing story around: Characters ; Developing story around: Locations ; Developing story around: Events ; Developing story around: Music -- Chapter three: Creative Obstacles. Money ; Time ; Limiting elements for animation ; Fear ; Distractions ; Intended audience ; Independent vs. collaborative filmmaking -- Chapter four: Development of an Idea. Creating interest, setting mood ; Why animation? ; Developing character ; Creating the environment ; Writing a treatment ; Story beats and the beat board ; Creating a shot list -- Chapter five: Scriptwriting. Writing a script -- Chapter six: Cinematographic Visual Techniques. Cinematography rules ; Camera lenses ; Camera motion ; Camera position ; Camera angle ; Revising the shot list

Chapter seven: Art Direction, Storyboarding, and Screen Design. Art direction ; Choosing and developing a style ; Creating a style guide ; Framing (aspect ratios) -- Chapter eight: Animatics and Editing. Story reel ; Live action reference reel ; Acting reference reel ; Scene transitions and editing ; Sound -- Chapter nine: Getting Feedback, Making Revisions, and Production Planning. Revisions to the story, storyboards, and animatics ; Revising the shot list, adding characters, effects, and animation details ; Creating the workbook ; Creating the color script ; Production scheduling ; The pitch -- Chapter ten: The Making of an Animated Short Film: Dreamweaver. Initial treatment and final treatment for Dreamweaver ; Character development ; Environment research ; Identifying premise and theme ; Identifying story beats ; Script final draft ; The shot list ; Exploring art direction ; Storyboard ; Workbook ; Beat board color script.

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Whether you're a novice making your first film or a more advanced animator looking to strengthen an existing concept, Animating Short Stories provides practical techniques to bring your story to life. Each technique is clearly and beautifully illustrated covering different animation mediums; including 2D, 3D and stop-motion.

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