Exercises
- What genre of stories do you have a passion for now? Which stories did you like as a
child? Why did you love those stories? - What themes interest you or move you? Why?
- Find a design style that you particularly like. Bring in pictures that the class can see, or
draw something in a style that is uniquely your own. Discuss. - Using the characters you developed earlier, start development on a television series and
a presentation bible. - If you’re an artist, design the primary locations for your series, put your characters in
action within the settings, add the character drawings you finished earlier, and include
the artwork with your bible. - Start development on a concept for a feature film, using the characters you developed
earlier. First see the section on feature films. - Work on the basic idea for a short film using your own original characters.
- Develop the concept for an Internet short. See the section on the Internet.
- Create a video game or wireless concept, and work on the concept proposal. See the
section on games or wireless first. - Go to a legal library and research copyrights and trademarks.
- Research contracts.
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