Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
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Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories
Ideas for the Animated Short is a second-edition guide to finding and building stories for animated short films. This digital PDF edition is available as an instant download after purchase.
Written by Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander, Aubry Mintz and Ellen Besen, the book combines instruction, interviews, analysis, and production-focused discussion. It covers the creative decisions that shape an animated short, from the first idea through story development and presentation.
Published by Focal Press in 2013, this 354-page reference is suited to readers studying animated film authorship, animation storytelling, and short-film development.
Book Overview
Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories examines how filmmakers develop an idea into a coherent animated short film. Its chapters address story theory, character, location, visual design, dialogue, music, storyboarding, staging, and nonlinear structure.
The book includes interviews and contributions involving Andrew Jimenez, Bill and Sue Kroyer, Mike Cachuela, Jack Canfora, Tom Bancroft, Kendal Cronkhite, Kathy Altieri, Brandon Oldenburg, Adam Volker, Deanna Morse, Ginny Kopf, Perry La Marca, Nathan Greno, Steve Hickner, and Sande Scoredos. The contents also include a foreword by John Tarnoff, a preface by Karen Sullivan, and the short work “Bee Sting” by Demetri Martin.
Category: Education. Authors: Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander, Aubry Mintz and Ellen Besen.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Story background, theory, and methods for finding ideas.
- Approaches to acting, character design, location building, and visual design.
- Ways to build stories and explore nonlinear storytelling.
- The purpose of dialogue, voice, dialects, and music in animation.
- Storyboarding, staging, shot analysis, and visual communication.
- Guidance on developing and pitching a short animated film.
- An appendix covering web resources and an index.
Why This Book Matters
Animated short films bring together visual art, cinematic time, sound, design, and narrative content. This book focuses on how those elements can support a concise and affecting film.
Its interviews connect creative principles with professional perspectives from animation studios, filmmakers, designers, a playwright, and a composer. The result is a focused reference for understanding authorship and story development in animated short filmmaking.
Book Details
| Title | Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander, Aubry Mintz and Ellen Besen |
| Edition | Second edition |
| Publisher | Focal Press |
| Imprint | Focal Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business |
| Publication Date | First published 2013 |
| Publication Locations | 70 Blanchard Road, Suite 402, Burlington, MA 01803; 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN |
| Copyright | © 2013 Taylor & Francis |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-240-81872-6 (Paper Back) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780240818726 (pbk) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780240818825 (ebk) |
| Library of Congress Classification | PN1997.5.S85 2013 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 808.2′3–dc23 |
| Library of Congress Control Number | 2012039668 |
| Subjects | Animated films–Authorship. Short films–Authorship. Animators–United States–Interviews. |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 14.3 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 14966433 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 354 |
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FAQ
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The PDF can be used with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and compatible reading apps.
Download this digital edition to consult its coverage of animated short film stories, visual development, and production planning.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Publisher location | 70 Blanchard Road, Suite 402, Burlington, MA 01803 |
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| UK publisher location | 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN |
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