Synopses & Reviews
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 (many with accompanying animatics, character designs and environment designs) 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 * Staging
* This unique creative toolkit for idea generation and refinement is short and to the point, focused on the basic principles you need to know
* The companion DVD contains professional and student animations (including preparatory sketches and storyboards) to demonstrate effective techniques and imaginative results
* Packed with inspirational interviews and behind-the-scenes work from top professionals from Sony, Pixar and Disney
Synopsis
Develop your skills in the search, rescue and development of story ideas that will command an audience for your 2-5 minute animated short.
Packed with practical techniques and illustrated examples of idea generation, concept development, dialoging and preproduction practices that help to put it all together. You get a conceptual toolkit proven to meet the challenges of this unique form.
* A focus on the 2-5 minute short that is essential to the student and commercial (advertising) audience
* A concise, illustrated guide with practical techniques that can be put into practice
* Illustrations and digital media examples of student and professional work that demonstrate results
About the Author
Karen Sullivan is faculty at Ringling College of Art and Design, teaches courses in history, concept development, and preproduction practices for animation. She has lectured internationally on story development for the animated short, written articles and guest-edited SIGGRAPH issues on concept development for animation.Kate Alexander is Associate Director at Florida Studio Theatre. She developed an acting method for youth which serves as the foundation for the FST School, pioneered the highly-regarded Write A Play program that has reached over one million young people internationally, and designed master classes on The Art of Gesture. She is the recipient of numerous acting, directing, and public service awards.Gary Schumer, faculty at Ringling College of Art and Design, teaches courses in traditional animation, storyboarding and concept development for animation. He worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1996-2004, as Effects Animator, Assistant Animator, Manager of Training and Training Coordinator. He also worked on Brother Bear, Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo & Stitch.
Design, Sarasota, FL. Worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1996-2004.
Table of Contents
Why read this book; Telling Stories; Where do Ideas Come From?; Building Stories; Building characters and Locations; The purpose of dialogue; Acting; Staging; Storyboarding; Animatics; Case Studies; Glossary