2nd Edition
Ideas for the Animated Short Finding and Building Stories
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
Biography
Karen Sullivan is faculty at Ringling College of Art and Design, teaches courses in history, concept development, and preproduction practices for animation. She has lectured internationally on story development for the animated short, written articles and guest-edited SIGGRAPH issues on concept development for animation.
Gary Schumer, faculty at Ringling College of Art and Design, teaches courses in traditional animation, storyboarding and concept development for animation. He worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1996-2004, as Effects Animator, Assistant Animator, Manager of Training and Training Coordinator. He also worked on Brother Bear, Mulan, Tarzan, and Lilo & Stitch.
