Animation Writing and Development From Script Development to Pitch

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.
* Filled with writing exercises that will challenge your writing limits
* Understand inspiration, idea gathering, and story development
* Tips on how to write for kids and why certain stories appeal to different ages
* The how and why of dialogue-what works, and what doesn't

AcknowledgementsAn Introduction and User's Manual1. Introduction to Animation2. The History of Animation3. Finding Ideas4. Human Development5. Developing Characters6. Development and the Animation Bible7. Basic Animation Writing Structure8. The Premise9. The Outline10. Storyboard for Writers11. The Scene12. Animation Comedy and Gag Writing13. Dialogue14. The Scripts15. Editing and Rewriting16. The Animated Feature17. Types of Animation and Other Animation Media 18. Marketing19. The Pitch20. Agents, Networking, and Finding Work21. Children's MediaGlossaryIndex

Jean Ann Wright serves as an animation pre-production consultant, specializing in writing and development, design, storyboard, casting, and voice-overs. Jean worked at Hanna-Barbera for eight years as an assistant animator. Her animation training included classes in writing and development, voice-overs, storyboard, layout, character design, and animation. She took voice-over classes from Michael Bell, a well-known voice-over professional. Professionally, she's worked as an animation writer, assistant animator, dancer, model, and television production assistant. She's worked for television networks, animation companies, and assorted television production companies.

This book 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.