| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 239 pages :) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Story background and theory -- ch. 2. Finding ideas -- ch. 3. Acting : exploring the human condition -- ch. 4. Building character and location -- ch. 5. Building story -- ch. 6. Off the rails : an introduction to nonlinear storytelling -- ch. 7. The purpose of dialogue -- ch. 8. Storyboarding -- ch. 9. Staging -- ch. 10. Developing a short animated film with Aubry Mintz. |
| Summary |
This book is a conceptual toolkit for animators who wish to design 2-5 minute short films. Topics covered include creating a story, improving content, acting, characters, locations, dialogue, storyboarding, and staging. |
| Subject |
Animated films -- Authorship.
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Short films -- Authorship.
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Animators -- United States -- Interviews.
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Animateurs (Cinéma) -- États-Unis -- Entretiens. |
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Animated films -- Authorship |
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Animators |
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United States |
| Genre |
Interviews
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| Added Author |
Sullivan, Karen, 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ideas for the animated short. 2nd ed. Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2013 (DLC) 2012039668 |
| ISBN |
9780240818825 (e-book) |
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0240818822 |
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9780240818825 |
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0240818725 |
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9780240818726 |
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(pbk.) |
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9781136141973 (e-book) |
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1136141979 |
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