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 Finding and Building Stories
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By
Karen Sullivan, Teaches story and visual development at Ringling School of Art and Design specialized for the needs of the animator. Former cover editor
for SIGGRAPH?s Computer Graphics Journal, and the 2002 chair of the SIGGRAPH Art Gallery. Lectured in the US and Taiwan on story development
for the animated short and written articles and guest-edited SIGGRAPH issues on concept development for animation.
Gary Schumer, Animation Professor at Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL. Worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1996-2004.
Kate Alexander, Associate Director Education and Touring, Florida Studio Theatre. 27 years professional theatre experience.
Description
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
Audience
Animation students, Faculty members, independent animation filmmakers, and professional animators working in advertising.
Contents
Foreword: John Tarnoff, Dreamworks
Chapter 1: Story Background and Theory
The Ideas behind Gopher Broke: An Interview with Jeff Flower,
Blur Studios
Chapter 2: Building Better Content
Making the Animated Short: An Interview with Andrew Jiminez, Pixar Animation Studios
Chapter 3: Acting: Exploring the Human Condition
Visual Design: Interviews with Kendall Cronhkite and Kathy Altieri, DreamWorks Feature
Animation
Chapter 4: Building Character and Location
Character Design: Tom Bancroft, Funnypages Productions, LLC
Chapter 5: Building
Story
Story and Humor: An Interview with Chris Renaud and Mike Thurmeier, Blue Sky Studios
Chapter 6: Dialogue
Pitching Story: Sande
Scordes, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Chapter 7: Storyboarding
Storyboarding: An Interview with Nathan Greno, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Chapter 8: Staging
Appendix A: What?s on the DVD
Glossary
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 280 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80860-4
ISBN-10: 0-240-80860-6
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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| Price and Ordering |
Price:
EUR 24.95
USD 29.95
GBP 17.99
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Last update: 27 Sep 2008
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