Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch (Paperback)

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.

 

 

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
An Introduction and User's Manual

1. Introduction to Animation
2. The History of Animation
3. Finding Ideas
4. Human Development
5. Developing Characters
6. Development and the Animation Bible
7. Basic Animation Writing Structure
8. The Premise
9. The Outline
10. Storyboard for Writers
11. The Scene
12. Animation Comedy and Gag Writing
13. Dialogue
14. The Scripts
15. Editing and Rewriting
16. The Animated Feature
17. Types of Animation and Other Animation Media
18. Marketing
19. The Pitch
20. Agents, Networking, and Finding Work
21. Children's Media

Glossary
Index

描述：
《動畫寫作與開發》帶領學生和動畫專業人士進入創作原創角色、開發電視劇、電影或多媒體項目，並撰寫專業的前提、大綱和劇本的過程。本書涵蓋了開發演示資料和推銷原創項目的過程，以及對已經在播出的節目進行單集創意的想法。《動畫寫作與開發》還包括有關動畫歷史、兒童發展（為兒童寫作）和故事板的章節。它提供了在行業中尋找工作和市場營銷的建議。本書為學生提供了練習，並為專業人士提供了檢查清單，以提升他們的技藝。這是一本成為優秀作家和成功作家的指南。

目錄：
致謝
引言和使用手冊
1. 動畫簡介
2. 動畫歷史
3. 尋找創意
4. 人類發展
5. 角色開發
6. 開發和動畫聖經
7. 基本動畫寫作結構
8. 前提
9. 大綱
10. 作家的故事板
11. 場景
12. 動畫喜劇和搞笑寫作
13. 對話
14. 劇本
15. 編輯和重寫
16. 動畫長片
17. 動畫類型和其他動畫媒體
18. 市場營銷
19. 推銷
20. 經紀人、人脈和找工作
21. 兒童媒體

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