Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Definitions: What is animation?; Animation: A Process Art; Animation vocabulary; Metamorphosis; Condensation; Anthropomorphism; Fabrication; Penetration; Symbolic Association; Sound illustration. Initial approaches: Initial ideas and starting points; Key themes; Core plots. Genres in animation: The animation matrix; Considering genre; Formal; Deconstructive; Political; Abstract; Re-narration; Paradigmatic; Primal. Story design: Script development and analysis: Charlie and Lola; Storyboarding - Narrative as problem solving: William's Wish Wellingtons. Writing styles: Writing emotionally: Shiri Anvi; Writing conceptually: Johnny Hardstaff; Writing character: Adam Elliot; Writing comedy: Van Partible; Writing Comedy: Kresten Anderson; Writing with sound: Uzi Geffenblad. Writing experimentally: Joan Ashworth. Animation in alternative contexts: Scriptwriting for the theatre; Scriptwriting for advertising; Scriptwriting for a planetarium. Glossary. Scriptwriters' advice. Conclusion. References and bibliography. Filmography and webography. Acknowledgements and picture credits.
Paul Wells is Professor of Animation at Loughborough University. His special interests are animation and broadcasting, and he is a regular contributor to publications in the field of animation. Paul has also lectured extensively in universities across the world on animation, and has spoken at animation festivals and events.
'This book is a must-have for the independent animator's bookshelf.' Melissa Piekaar, Stop Motion Magazine, June 2010. 'This is one of the best books about screenwriting to have been published in recent years ... I have used it in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ... and drawn on it myself in my practice as a writer and film-maker ... Highly recommended.' Kathryn Millard, Macquarie University, Australia. 'Packed full with information and examples on ways of approaching scriptwriting for animation. This will certianly be recommended to the students on our MA Animation course ... The author illustrates the information throughout the book using current examples and in-depth analysis.' Matthew Gravelle, University of Wales, UK. 'The book was very helpful for my Pre-production module. it is thoughtfully structured and the illustrations and layout are excellent and make it an interesting read for students.' Samantha Moore, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
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