Ideas for the Animated Short : Finding and Building Stories (Paperback, 2 ed)

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