Animated Storytelling

Author : Liz Blazer
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780134133775

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Animated Storytelling by Liz Blazer Pdf

Animation is a limitless medium for telling stories. Artists can create worlds, defy gravity, flip from factual to fantasy, and transport audiences to places they never imagined. The challenge is having the discipline to reel it in and be intentional about your storytelling choices. This book shows you how. In Animated Storytelling, you’ll learn how to create memorable stories using animation and motion graphics by following 10 simple guidelines that take you through the stages of concept development, pre-production, storyboarding, and design. Award-winning animator Liz Blazer uses clear examples and easy-to-follow exercises to provide you with the instruction, encouragement, and tools you need to get your designs moving. Whether your goal is to create exciting shorts for film festivals, effective messaging for broadcast or online, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of the medium, Animated Storytelling simplifies the process of creating clear and engaging stories for animation and motion graphics so you can get started easily. In Animated Storytelling, you’ll learn how to: Write a creative brief for your project Find and communicate your story’s big idea Create a tight story using linear and nonlinear story structures Use color to clarify and enrich your story Define the rules for your animated world, and commit to them Ease into the challenging task of animation Make the work you want to be hired to do Share your work with the world!

Author : Liz Blazer
Publisher : Peachpit Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780135660416

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Animated Storytelling by Liz Blazer Pdf

Animation is a limitless medium for telling stories. Artists can create worlds, defy gravity, flip from factual to fantasy, and transport audiences to places they never imagined. The challenge is having the discipline to reel it in and be intentional about your storytelling choices. This book shows you how. In Animated Storytelling, learn how to create memorable stories using animation and motion graphics by following 10 simple guidelines that take you through the stages of concept development, pre-production, storyboarding, and design. Explore traditional linear storytelling and learn different processes for creating successful nonlinear animated stories, and also discover the wonders of experimental filmmaking. Award-winning filmmaker, educator, and motivator Liz Blazer uses clear examples and easy-to-follow exercises to provide you with the instruction, encouragement, and tools you need to get your designs moving. Whether your goal is to create exciting shorts for film festivals, effective messaging for broadcast or online, or simply to gain a deeper understanding of the medium, Animated Storytelling simplifies the process of creating clear and engaging stories for animation and motion graphics so you can get started easily. Animated Storytelling teaches you how to: • Write a creative brief for your project • Find and communicate your story’s Big Idea • Create tight stories with linear and nonlinear structures • Explore experimental filmmaking techniques • Use storyboards to communicate your visual story • Use color to clarify and enrich your story • Define the rules for your animated world • Ease into the challenging task of animation • Make the work you want to be hired to do • Share your work with the world! “Equal parts inspiring and practical, Animated Storytelling is a step-by-step guide that takes aspiring storytellers from raw idea to final render to distribution. –Justin Cone, Co-founder, Motionographer “This book is the instruction manual for navigating the complex world of animated storytelling. It's informative, inspirational, and extremely entertaining to read. Anyone working (or hoping to work) in the field of animation needs to read this. –Joey Korenman, CEO & Founder, School of Motion

Author : Francis Glebas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136138690

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Directing the Story by Francis Glebas Pdf

Francis Glebas, a top Disney storyboard artist, shows how to reach the ultimate goal of animation and moviemaking by showing how to provide audiences with an emotionally satisfying experience. Directing the Story offers a structural approach to clearly and dramatically presenting visual stories. With Francis' help you'll discover the professional storytelling techniques which have swept away generations of movie goers and kept them coming back for more. You'll also learn to spot potential problems before they cost you time or money and offers creative solutions to solve them. Best of all, it practices what it preaches, using a graphic novel format to demonstrate the professional visual storytelling techniques you need to know.

Author : Jasmine Katatikarn,Michael Tanzillo
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781317699934

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Lighting for Animation by Jasmine Katatikarn,Michael Tanzillo Pdf

Lighting for Animation is designed with one goal in mind - to make you a better artist. Over the course of the book, Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo (Senior Lighting TDs, Blue Sky Studios) will train your eye to analyze your work more critically, and teach you approaches and techniques to improve your craft. Focusing on the main philosophies and core concepts utilized by industry professionals, this book builds the foundation for a successful career as a lighting artist in visual effects and computer animation. Inside you’ll find in-depth instruction on: • Creating mood and storytelling through lighting • Using light to create visual shaping • Directing the viewer’s eye with light and color • Gathering and utilizing reference images • Successfully lighting and rendering workflows • Render layers and how they can be used most effectively • Specific lighting scenarios, including character lighting, environment lighting, and lighting an animated sequence • Material properties and their work with lighting • Compositing techniques essential for a lighter • A guide on how to start your career and achieve success as a lighting artist This book is not designed to teach software packages—there are websites, instructional manuals, online demos, and traditional courses available to teach you how to operate specific computer programs. That type of training will teach you how to create an image; this book will teach you the technical skills you need to make that image beautiful. Key Features Stunning examples from a variety of films serve to inspire and inform your creative choices. Unique approach focuses on using lighting as a storytelling tool, rather than just telling you which buttons to press. Comprehensive companion website contains lighting exercises, assets, challenges, and further resources to help you expand your skillset.

Author : Karen Sullivan,Kate Alexander,Aubry Mintz,Ellen Besen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780240818726

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Ideas for the Animated Short by Karen Sullivan,Kate Alexander,Aubry Mintz,Ellen Besen Pdf

Learn how to generate and develop successful story ideas that fulfill the unique storytelling challenges of animation shorts between 2-5 minutes in length.

Author : Mike Wellins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1584503947

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Storytelling Through Animation by Mike Wellins Pdf

Learn the skills and techniques needed to tell your own great visual stories/ explore story modes, emotional connection development, and all the animation techniques needed/ find valuable insights and tips from industry pros and view a variety of film clip examples.

Author : Liz Blazer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Animation (Cinematography)
ISBN : 0134133811

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Animated Storytelling by Liz Blazer Pdf

Author : Jo Witek
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781647008284

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In My Heart by Jo Witek Pdf

Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

Author : Austin Shaw
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317607779

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Design for Motion by Austin Shaw Pdf

Plumb the depths of core motion design fundamentals and harness the essential techniques of this diverse and innovative medium. Combine basic art and design principles with creative storytelling to create compelling style frames, design boards, and motion design projects. Here, in one volume, Austin Shaw covers all the principles any serious motion designer needs to know in order to make their artistic visions a reality and confidently produce compositions for clients, including: Illustration techniques Typography Compositing Cinematography Incorporating 3D elements Matte painting Concept development, and much more Lessons are augmented by illustrious full color imagery and practical exercises, allowing you to put the techniques covered into immediate practical context. Industry leaders and pioneers, including Karin Fong, Bradley G Munkowitz (GMUNK), Will Hyde, Erin Sarofsky, Danny Yount, and many more, contribute their professional perspectives, share personal stories, and provide visual examples of their work. Additionally, a robust companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/shaw) features project files, video tutorials, bonus PDFs, and rolling updates to keep you informed on the latest developments in the field.

Author : Dean Movshovitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-04
Category : Animated films
ISBN : 1717736408

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Pixar Storytelling by Dean Movshovitz Pdf

PIXAR STORYTELLING is the first book to offer an in-depth analysis of the screenwriting techniques that make Pixar's immensely popular films so successful and moving. Learn what Pixar's core story ideas all have in common, how Pixar creates compelling conflict and stakes, and what makes their films' resolutions so emotionally satisfying.

Author : Philip Carrera
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780763784157

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Adobe Flash Animation by Philip Carrera Pdf

DVD-ROM contains: "video-recorded tutorials so readers can follow along at their own pace."

Author : Chris Jackson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136030505

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Flash Cinematic Techniques by Chris Jackson Pdf

Apply universally accepted cinematic techniques to your Flash projects to improve the storytelling quotient in your entertainment, advertising (branding), and educational media. A defined focus on the concepts and techniques for production from story reels to the final project delivers valuable insights, time-saving practical tips, and hands-on techniques for great visual stories. Extensive illustration, step-by-step instruction, and practical exercises provide a hands-on perspective. Explore the concepts and principles of visual components used in stories so you are fluent in the use of space, line, color, and movement in communicating emotion and meaning. Apply traditional cinematography techniques into the Flash workspace with virtual camera movements, simulated 3d spaces, lighting techniques, and character animation. Add interactivity using ActionScript to enhance audience participation.

Author : Floyd Norman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136126376

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Animated Life by Floyd Norman Pdf

A well designed, well written animated film has warmth, humor and charm. Since Steamboat Mickey, animators have been creating characters and films that are charming, warm and humorous, allowing people to connect with the animated medium. Animaton fans love the characters for a lifetime. This is the legacy of the countless animators and artists who created the classic characters and fun stories and the legacy of Disney Legend, Floyd Norman. Written with wit and verve, Animated Life is a guided tour through an entire lifetime of techniques, practical hands-on advice and insight into an entire industry. A vital tutorial in animation's past, present and future for students who are now poised to be part of another new generation in the art form. Apply artistic magic to your own projects and garner valuable insight and inspiration from a True Disney legend. With valuable advice, critical comment, and inspiration for every student of the arts, Animated Life is a classic in the making with completely relevant techniques and tools for the contemporary animation or fine arts professional.

Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524739553

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Pdf

The all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? For the first time, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now available in e-book format, perfect for storytime anywhere. As an added bonus, it includes read-aloud audio of Eric Carle reading his classic story. This fine audio production pairs perfectly with the classic story, and it makes for a fantastic new way to encounter this famous, famished caterpillar.

Author : Julia Donaldson
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Fishes
ISBN : 9781443148986

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Tiddler by Julia Donaldson Pdf

This colourful undersea adventure from the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man is now available in board book format! Tiddler is late to school every day, and he always has an elaborate excuse for his teacher. One day, as Tiddler is thinking up his next story, a net sweeps him up and hauls him far away from his school. How will Tiddler find his way home? All he has to do is follow the trail of his biggest, fishiest story yet! Full of bright colour and bouncy repetition, this engaging book makes a fun introduction to the wonders of story-telling!