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Tag: animation writing
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #25 Creating an animated series
Instead of writing a sample cartoon script with the hope of getting work on someone else’s…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #24 Writing a sample script
Despite the difficulty of selling a spec script, you won’t be wasting your time if you…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #23 The screenwriter’s bookshelf
I am often asked for writing tips by aspiring writers. The first tip I give them…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #22 Writing animated features
Writing animated features is pretty much the same as writing live-action features. There are several good…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #21 Feature budgets
There’s one especially significant subject I always stress writers should consider first before starting a screenplay.…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #20 Feature animation
Since Disney’s The Lion King was produced in 1994, feature animation production has exploded around the…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #19 Sight gags
Visual comedy is often called sight gags. A dignified man’s pants falling down is a sight…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #18 How to write funny stuff
Why did the animated chicken cross the road? Because there was a big truck coming and…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #17 Assuming the point of view of your audience
This is going to be my shortest post yet. But probably the most important. One of…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #16 Writing Dialogue
Good dialogue is harder to write than good description. Once you figure out how a scene…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #15 Pacing
Pacing is the speed at which a scene or story plays out. You could also call…
