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.
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
There are rules of good artistic composition, good storytelling, good character development, good visual design.
电影五维度。二维：line, tone and color； 三维：space； 四维：time； 五维：content
对比。conventional story + unconventional character 或者 unconventional story + a conventional character.
二维：站在巨人的肩膀上 There are centuries of artistic reference and a whole world of physical reference. Draw from multiple sources in synthesizing a single vision.
五维：Every film really needs beginning, middle, and end, whether it is a short tone poem or a character-driven narrative.
主题元素 Key images. A great opening shot, signature lighting, a musical theme.
This tells us what the film is going to be about, about the world we are about to be immersed in.
Remember that you are communicating with your audience. For you to touch t... (查看原文)
character, goal, conflict
three forms of conflict:
· Character v.s. Character
· Character v.s. Environment
· Character v.s. Self
The other elements of story:
· Location: the place, the time
· Inciting Moment
· Story Question: The IM set up questions for audience that must be answered by the end
· Theme: e.g. man against nature, tech advances against man, love conquer all
· Need: Protagonists need to learn sth to achieve the goal
· Arc: When protagonist learn -- or doesn't learn -- there will be what is called an emotional arc or change in the character
· Ending/ Resolution: It must transform the audience or the character (查看原文)
0 有用 就不吃 2011-11-10 14:54:43
最合适的
0 有用 可乐螃蟹 2014-01-29 11:28:45
很好的书。
0 有用 吃不下 2015-01-20 14:40:48
大三花了一个学期在各种课上看完的。当时自己稍微坚持一下在找老师帮个忙这本书的中文版应该就是我译的了···挺基础但对于制作很有指导性，每节后边的采访都有点意思。
0 有用 吃不下 2015-01-20 14:40:48
大三花了一个学期在各种课上看完的。当时自己稍微坚持一下在找老师帮个忙这本书的中文版应该就是我译的了···挺基础但对于制作很有指导性，每节后边的采访都有点意思。
0 有用 可乐螃蟹 2014-01-29 11:28:45
很好的书。
0 有用 就不吃 2011-11-10 14:54:43
最合适的