Art of Writing Animation : Storytelling Craft for Writers & Animators

Is animation written with words or pictures? How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What's the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short films and web series launch your animation writing career? Writer and script...

How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What''s the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short films and web series launch your animation writing career? Writer and script editor Alizee Musson steps behind the scenes to find answers. From Hollywood and independent cinema to TV, meet the creators of Pixar and Walt Disney''s Inside Out, Brave and Ratatouille, Studio Ghibli''s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Peppa Pig, Wolfwalkers, Chicken for Linda!, Netflix''s Supa Team 4, Mars Express, American Dad! and many more. In over 25 case studies and interviews with writers, animators and producers - including an exclusive interview with Studio Ghibli''s Yoshiaki Nishimura, who produced Miyazaki''s Howls Moving Castle and The Boy and the Heron - discover all the storytelling tricks of the trade to write your own animated film or series and start your animation writing career.