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protecting your 73, 87–88, 202,

298, 304–305, 311–312

time lapse 164

title page 202

TV animation 2, 111–115,

117–126, 129–150, 153–155,

175–178, 182–184, 192–193,

195–198, 201–258, 261–263,

264–273, 287, 291

sequels 276, 277, 304

sequences 131, 168, 172, 177, 271,

273

animation 7

feature 3, 4, 276

game 295, 327

storyboard 168, 170, 171, 172

shipping 5, 7, 8, 9

short cartoon 61, 77, 86–87, 111,

114, 118, 119, 129, 154, 176,

183, 193, 196, 288

short film 10, 70, 77, 86–87, 111,

114, 298–299, 303, 312

showrunner 291

sitcom 111, 114, 185, 202, 291, 315

popularity 53, 55

slugging 3, 169

slug line 129, 329, 332

spec

premises 2

scripts 275, 333

spine 63, 333

springboards 118, 324, 333

stinger 183, 333

stop-motion 9, 13–14, 17, 25

story arcs 276, 333

storyboard 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 86, 129,

153–173, 174, 201, 291, 301,

323, 333

characteristics of outstanding

boards 170–171

cheat sheet 166–167

for features 2, 3, 153, 168, 276,

280, 283, 329

format 159–162, 169, 190–191,

241–242

history 153, 276

illustrations 157–162, 164,

166–167, 190–191, 232–233,

235–238, 241–242, 246–247,

248–249, 251–255

in pitching 84

labeling 169–170

opening 1, 168

story editor 2, 114, 117, 118, 120,

121, 129, 130, 133, 134, 155,

183, 201, 202, 205, 262, 291,

315, 316, 317, 333

for story editors 263–264

story reel 3

structure 111–115, 129, 130,

131–132, 133, 205, 261, 262,

263, 264–271, 288

check list of elements 130,

264–271

comedy 111, 114, 119, 132, 133,

183–184, 204

ending 111–115, 119, 121, 131,

132, 133, 134, 189, 262, 270

feature 111–115, 130, 264–271,

280–283

games 115, 295, 296, 327, 334

leapfrog method 114, 183

middle 111–115, 131–132, 133,

262, 269–270

opening 111–115, 119, 132, 176,

203, 262, 266, 268–269

outline 129, 130, 131–132, 133

premise 118–119, 120, 121,

131–132

teaser 112, 134–135, 176,

206–207, 283, 288

twists 112–113, 119, 121, 131,

132, 134, 176, 178, 189, 262,

269, 270, 283, 288

student films 10, 43, 77, 86–87, 303,

312

subplot 113–114, 118, 132, 265, 271,

280, 290, 323, 324

subtext 176, 195–196, 272, 273

symbols 65, 66, 71, 177, 189, 265,

268

table read 2, 291, 332, 333

teaser 112, 134–135, 176, 206–207,

283, 288

technology considerations 8–9, 10,

72, 294, 297–299

teens 19, 53–55, 56, 72, 81, 115, 278,

284, 288, 292, 297

television animation 287–292,

301–302, 319–321

budget considerations 2, 10–11,

79, 84, 119, 130, 153, 154, 155,

156, 168, 171, 189, 201, 204,

263, 272–273, 287, 291, 292

development 45, 49, 51, 53–54,

55, 61, 77–108, 186, 263,

304–305, 326

getting work 315–317

practical concerns 10–11, 61

prime-time 2, 17, 78, 81, 111,

114, 195, 202, 287, 291, 320,

328, 332, 333

production 2–11

script 2, 111–115, 153–154, 155,

175–178, 182–184, 192–193,

195–198, 201–258, 287, 291,

328, 332, 333

acts 111–113, 130, 132,

135–150, 205, 208–258,

266, 268–270, 323

format 155, 202–203

length 1, 155, 201, 202, 203,

291

number of scenes needed in

half-hour episode 132

outline 129–150

premise 117–126

television feature 277

storyboard 153–173

U.S. history 17–19

tension 119, 166, 175, 177, 178, 184,

196, 270, 273

in comedy 181, 183, 193

theme 71, 77, 78, 87, 112, 113, 115,

118, 121, 130, 131, 196, 198,

262, 264–265, 268, 270, 280,

283, 334

ticking clock 133, 270, 288, 334

time lapse in story 164

timing 323, 334

animation 1, 183, 188, 189, 334

board 155, 156, 168–169, 172

comedy 182, 183, 188, 189, 193,

197

director/sheet timer 3, 7, 155,

323

recording 3

script 1, 156, 168–169, 182, 183,

188, 189, 193, 197, 334

title 79, 121, 182, 277, 294

pages 73, 85, 87–88, 202

toy companies 2, 17, 82, 129, 304,

305, 320

trademark 73, 85, 88, 304–305

transitions

in a script 202, 203, 326, 327, 335

in a story 134, 164, 165, 177, 205,

262, 329

scene hookups 9, 156, 165,

172–173, 299

treatment

feature 2, 3, 86, 117, 153, 276,

284, 334

games 296, 333, 334, 335

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