WRITING FOR ANIMATION

Paper Code: 
BMA 301
Credits: 
3
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Understand the basic concepts and techniques of modern script writing. Comprehend, analyze and produce original creative writing. Develop a sense of storytelling, particularly through cinematic techniques. Develop an appreciation of the goals and practices of writing for American television and film

Unit I: 

Introduction to story telling. Difference in storytelling in different medium, Theatre-cinema-television, storytelling from behind the screen. Introduction to writing-development of story, subject, theme & plot, role of language in writing, fiction vs non- fiction.

Unit II: 

Experimenting with techniques for visual storytelling, structure, story building, writing for animation. Examining indigenous narratives, both contemporary, and traditional to gain an understanding of storytelling methods pertinent to our culture.

Unit III: 

Creating dramatic flow, planning, pacing, sequencing, organizing visual flow and continuity in storyboards, Co-ordinating character, scene length, pace of action, Choreographing scene change and camera movement, Planning, examining, analysing and, pacing character behaviour, An exposure to various animation techniques.

Unit IV: 

Basic Overview, How To Write A Premise, Developing Your Story Beats, How To Write An Outline, How To Write A Script, Writing Description. Writing Dialog, How To Write Funny Stuff, Feature, Internet & Sample Scripts, Creating an Animated Series. Writing a Presentation, Bible & Pilot.

Unit V: 

Case Studies:- The Rope by Alfred Hitchcock.
Arjuna- The Warrior Prince by Arnab Choudhari.
Avatar by Steven Speilberg
Roadside Romeo by Jugal Hansraj
Jumbo by Kompin Kemgumnird

Essential Readings: 

1. Directing The Story: Professional Storytelling And Storyboarding Techniques For Live Action And Animation
2. The Tools of Screenwriting, Howard & Mabley
3. The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters, Vogler How to Write for Animation, Jeffery Scott, Kindle Edition.