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Have you included a big turning point toward the end of Act II? Is there a major crisis? In a feature this major crisis will p ...

The subplot If the story is feature length, is there a subplot? The subplot may mirror the main action plot, but it’s seen th ...

Does the humor fit the story? Have you set up your gags, milked them, topped them, and paid them off? Will the humor work int ...

Could you cut traditional animation costs by avoiding walking and other unneces- sary and expensive action? Animation Does t ...

Exercises Take a script that’s already been produced and try to make it better. Start with the struc- ture and take it from the ...

CHAPTER 16 The Animated Feature 275 Concerns in Greenlighting an Animated Feature A major animation feature is very expensive to ...

average roughly one page per minute of screen time. Normal length varies from about 75 to about 110 pages. Most theatrical anima ...

already out there. High quality will pay off later. As a rule, the script is still initially written in master scene format. The ...

mation about the film might help build an audience as well. Potentially successful sound- tracks or toys on a website can help a ...

Writing an original feature is much more fun and more challenging than writing for TV animation. Of course, the script must be w ...

280 Animation Writing and Development Figure 16.2 The Wild Thornberrys, Copyright © 2002 by Paramount Pictures and Viacom Intern ...

Figure 16.3 The Wild Thornberrys, Copyright © 2002 by Paramount Pictures and Viacom International, Inc. All rights reserved. Nic ...

Figure 16.4 The Wild Thornberrys, Copyright © 2002 by Paramount Pictures and Viacom International, Inc. All rights reserved. Nic ...

script starts slower than a television animation script. The actual plot may take ten minutes or so to really get going. But rem ...

Some writers suggest that you write a novel first and then try to sell the book for a feature. It’s probably easier to sell a fe ...

Exercises Take the idea that you’ve been developing for television and develop it instead for a feature film. Remember to add a ...

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CHAPTER 17 Types of Animation and Other Animation Media 287 Genres Different types, or genres, of animation set up different exp ...

The Action/Adventure Cartoon What is typical of the action/adventure genre? These cartoons often appeal more to boys. The action ...

Preschool Animation The preschool audience is usually defined as children from two to five years of age. Pro- gramming is likely ...