Published by Focal Press, Elsevier Inc, 2008. Ideas for the Animated Short. As human beings, we live in story all the time. Story is as natural and essential to us as breathing.

Published by Focal Press, Elsevier Inc, 2008. A mother singing a lullaby. A man yelling at the top of his lungs. Children telling jokes, playing, and laughing. A bank teller counting money. What mother would sing Heavy Metal to her newborn? Is the man yelling HELP! What does he need and will he get it? .

Published by Focal Press, Elsevier Inc, 2008. The definition of story, why all stories and characters seem the same, why conflicts and themes seem similar, originality in story, and the difference between feature films and the animated short. Themes are often based on human needs. Identify the story elements of this short film.

Published by Focal Press, Elsevier Inc, 2008. Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading. Knowing your character well allows you to construct believable reactions to conflicts. These reactions are what will move your audience through the story. What is a fully developed character? .

Published by Focal Press, Elsevier Inc, 2008. You should begin with a basic premise, one or two sentences describing your character, situation and conflict. It is the basic setup for what happens in the story. Who is your character? Often when begi.

Go back to front page. Memories in Threes due 1. Elephant in the Room due 6. Focusing on Image and Focal Point.

Storytelling Writing Assignments and Due Dates. Go back to Storytelling Front Page. Due Friday, Aug 22. 8594; Memories in Threes. Reflect on a memory of an event from your life. Think about why the memory stays with you. Perhaps something changed for you afterward. Maybe the incident was unusual and never happened again; or maybe it was so ordinary as to represent a long chain of moments in your life. Due Tuesday, Aug 26.

EN 235 03C, Fall 2014. Go back to Storytelling Front Page. Ringling College of Art and Design. Understand essential elements of good storytelling. Understand and use elements of scene building. The ability to think, read and write clearly and effectively.

Because we are people, and stories are about people, and we draw from our own experiences, dreams, and observations, frequently our first ideas have characters that are people and situations that initially are better for live action than animation. You have to play with these ideas and find exaggerations, metaphor, analogies that push the ideas outside the boundaries of live action or communicate what you what to say in another form.