Animated Storytelling: Simple Steps For Creating Animation and Motion Graphics (Paperback)

Animation is a limitless medium for telling stories. Artists can create worlds, defy gravity, flip from factual to fantasy, and transport audiences to places they never imagined. The challenge is having the discipline to reel it in and be intentional about your storytelling choices. This book shows you how.

In Animated Storytelling, you’ll learn how to create memorable stories using animation and motion graphics by following 10 simple guidelines that take you through the stages of concept development, pre-production, storyboarding, and design. Award-winning animator Liz Blazer uses clear examples and easy-to-follow exercises to provide you with the instruction, encouragement, and tools you need to get your designs moving.

Whether your goal is to create exciting shorts for film festivals, effective messaging for broadcast or online, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of the medium, Animated Storytelling simplifies the process of creating clear and engaging stories for animation and motion graphics so you can get started easily.

In Animated Storytelling, you’ll learn how to:

• Write a creative brief for your project
• Find and communicate your story’s big idea
• Create a tight story using linear and nonlinear story structures
• Use color to clarify and enrich your story
• Define the rules for your animated world, and commit to them
• Ease into the challenging task of animation
• Make the work you want to be hired to do
• Share your work with the world!

動畫是一個無限的媒介，用於講述故事。藝術家可以創造世界，打破重力，從事實轉向幻想，並將觀眾帶到他們從未想像過的地方。挑戰在於有紀律地控制並有意識地選擇故事講述方式。本書將向您展示如何做到這一點。

在《動畫故事講述》中，您將學習如何使用動畫和運動圖形創作難忘的故事，遵循10個簡單的指南，引導您完成概念開發、前期製作、故事板和設計的各個階段。屢獲殊榮的動畫師Liz Blazer通過清晰的示例和易於跟隨的練習，為您提供所需的指導、鼓勵和工具，讓您的設計動起來。

無論您的目標是為電影節創作精彩的短片，為廣播或在線傳達有效的信息，還是僅僅為了更深入地了解這個媒介，《動畫故事講述》都能簡化創作清晰而引人入勝的動畫和運動圖形故事的過程，讓您輕鬆入門。

在《動畫故事講述》中，您將學習如何：

- 為您的項目撰寫創意簡介
- 找到並傳達您故事的核心思想
- 使用線性和非線性故事結構創作緊湊的故事
- 使用顏色來澄清和豐富您的故事
- 確定您動畫世界的規則並堅守它們
- 輕鬆應對具有挑戰性的動畫任務
- 創作您想要被聘請做的工作
- 與世界分享您的作品！