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Ideas for the Animated Short

Autor Karen Sullivan, Kate Alexander, Aubry Mintz, Ellen Besen
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 apr 2013
Editor's note: there has been an issue with the book's companion site. Focal Press is fixing the issue.  In the meanwhile, please visit http://www.routledge.com/cw/sullivan-978024081872/ for all the material promised in the book.
From demo reel creation to festival shorts, students and professionals alike are creating animated shorts that are dynamic and eye catching but the time constraints of these shorts are challenging in their own right. The unique format of the animated short of two to five minutes in length presents a practical and aesthetic challenge that is rarely addressed in the classroom. Ideas for the Animated Short is a comprehensive and practical blueprint for creative and unique animated short creation with a focus on the strength of a compelling story. A comprehensive guide to the animated short, this title is an invaluable asset for aspiring animation professionals, students and independent filmmakers. Explore the process of developing a short from conception to final delivery and adapt the industry's best practices in your own workflow. Written by four leading animators, artists and professors, Ideas for the Animated Short is written from the unique perspective of a professional animator adapting creative stories into incredible animated shorts.

Follow from start to finish the creation of an animated short from the pre-production thought process to story development and character design. Explore the best practices and avoid the common pitfalls of creating two to five minute shorts. Watch a specially created animated short, demonstrating the core techniques and principles at the companion website! 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 website includes in-depth interviews with industry insiders, 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 all NEW content on script writing, acting, sound design and visual storytelling that further enhance your animated shorts and apply the industry best practices to your own projects.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780240818726
ISBN-10: 0240818725
Pagini: 259
Ilustrații: 240 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, 60 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 188 x 244 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.7 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Focal Press

Public țintă

Animation students, Faculty members, independent animation filmmakers, and professional animators working in advertising.

Cuprins

Foreword: John Tarnoff, DreamWorks Animation
Preface
Acknowledgments
"Bee Sting" by Demetri Martin
Chapter 1: Story Background and Theory
Making the Animated Short: An Interview with Andrew Jimenez, Pixar Animation Studios
Chapter 2: Finding Ideas
The Ideas Behind Technological Threat: An interview with Bill and Sue Kroyer
The Ideas Behind Moongirl: An Interview with Mike Cachuela
Chapter 3: Acting: Exploring the Human Condition
The Importance of Play: An Interview with Jack Canfora, Playwright
Chapter 4: Building Character and Location
Personality, Goals, Shapes and Variance in Character Design: Tom Bancroft, Funnypages Production, LLC
Visual Design: Interviews with Kendal Cronkhite and Kathy Altieri, DreamWorks Feature Animation
Chapter 5: Building Story
Making It Visual: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. An interview with Brandon Oldenburg and Adam Volker, Moonbot Studios (excerpt)
Chapter 6: Off the Rails: An Introduction to Nonlinear Storytelling
An Interview with Deanna Morse
Chapter 7: The Purpose of Dialogue
The ABCCCs of Voice and Dialects for Animators: Ginny Kopf
Creating Music to Support Narrative: An Interview With Perry Lamarca
Chapter 8: Storyboarding
Storyboarding: An Interview with Nathan Greno, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Chapter 9: Staging
On Staging: An interview and shot analysis with Steve Hickner, Dreamworks Animation Studios
Chapter 10: Developing a Short Animated Film with Aubry Mintz
Pitching Stories: Sande Scoredos, Sony Pictures Imagesworks

Notă biografică

Karen Sullivan, Faculty/Media Arts Coordinator, Department of Computer Animation, Ringling College of Art and Design
Kate Alexander, Associate Director Education and Touring, Florida Studio Theatre
Aubry Mintz, Professor of Art, Illustration/Animation, California State University Long Beach
Ellen Besen, Animation filmmaker/mentor; author of Animation Unleashed published by MWP