Basics Animation 01: Scriptwriting

AvPaul Wells

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PDF, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Basics Animation: Scriptwriting addresses the full range of approaches to scripting and developing for animated films.It details the issues faced by the animation scriptwriter, and the techniques to overcome them. It also seeks to promote the unique qualities of animation as a form of expression, using many images to illustrate and emphasise points made in the text.This book looks at genres in animation as a starting point for scripting, employing a range of case studies from feature films to public relations work to independent productions, in order to reveal a range of approaches to writing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-08-13
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:184
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9782940439829
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Serie:Basics Animation

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Mer om författaren

Paul Wells is Professor of Animation at Loughborough University. His special interests are animation and broadcasting, and he is a regular contributor to publications in the field of animation. Paul has also lectured extensively in universities across the world on animation, and has spoken at animation festivals and events.

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This book is a must-have for the independent animator's bookshelf.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Definitions: What is animation?; Animation: A Process Art; Animation vocabulary; Metamorphosis; Condensation; Anthropomorphism; Fabrication; Penetration; Symbolic Association; Sound illustration. Initial approaches: Initial ideas and starting points; Key themes; Core plots. Genres in animation: The animation matrix; Considering genre; Formal; Deconstructive; Political; Abstract; Re-narration; Paradigmatic; Primal. Story design: Script development and analysis: Charlie and Lola; Storyboarding - Narrative as problem solving: William's Wish Wellingtons. Writing styles: Writing emotionally: Shiri Anvi; Writing conceptually: Johnny Hardstaff; Writing character: Adam Elliot; Writing comedy: Van Partible; Writing Comedy: Kresten Anderson; Writing with sound: Uzi Geffenblad. Writing experimentally: Joan Ashworth. Animation in alternative contexts: Scriptwriting for the theatre; Scriptwriting for advertising; Scriptwriting for a planetarium. Glossary. Scriptwriters' advice. Conclusion. References and bibliography. Filmography and webography. Acknowledgements and picture credits.