Animating Short Stories: narrative techniques and visual design

Abstract

This poster will present an overview of the work-in-progress of a forthcoming book that is currently under contract and in manuscript review with Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

This book provides the theory and methodology of how to develop a story idea for the animated short film, from initial ideas to fully developed visual story concept, ready for production. This book provides practical techniques to cultivate and improve stories so that the intended audience can visually understand them. The reader will be able to develop a visually appealing story, complete with all of the items necessary for a successful pitch.

Illustrated using various case studies from both professional and student award winning films, these examples provide a clear understanding of every aspect of each chapter with actual successful applications. In addition, the full materials for several short films currently under production are provided as a thorough real world example, to show exactly how a story evolves over time and with creative input and illustrate the context of the book with a real world example.