338 Indexdevelopment 39, 40, 41, 42, 59–
73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 85, 114, 276
dialogue 195–198, 263, 272, 273,
296
differences 59, 61–62, 67, 70–71,
78, 192, 262–263, 265, 267,
272
flaw 63, 66, 67, 68, 72, 112, 115,
119, 131, 262, 266, 267, 268,
270
icons 72
identifying with 45, 47, 48, 49,
62, 66, 67–68, 72–73, 78, 114,
115, 118, 156–157, 176, 267,
283, 290, 295, 311
in a feature 3–4, 62, 70, 153, 176,
267, 268, 275, 276, 277, 278,
279, 283
in a game 292, 293, 294, 295, 296
in a series 60–61, 62, 67, 68, 70,
80, 84, 111, 112–113,
117–120, 121, 130, 131–132,
205, 265–267
in a story 43, 64, 70–72, 112–115,
118–119, 121, 130, 131–132,
171–172, 177, 204–205,
262–263, 264–273, 290, 291
in a student film 86–87
in scenes 175–177
internet 298
marketing 301–306
motivations 63, 68, 71, 130, 176,
295, 329
on a storyboard 1, 153, 154, 155,
156–158, 163, 164, 165,
167–168, 170, 171–172
original 40, 43, 59–73, 77, 78, 79,
84, 85, 112–113, 118, 192,
197, 295, 301–306
personality 43, 62–65, 67, 70–71,
72, 79, 119, 121, 168, 172,
182, 192, 296
pitching 310, 311
popularity of 47–55, 67–68,
72–73, 78, 176, 266, 268, 273
preschool 48, 119, 266, 289–291
profile 62–65
protecting rights to 73, 87–77,
298, 304–305
recognition 71
relationships 63–65, 67–68, 70,
84, 85, 132, 172, 175–176,
195–196, 205, 267, 296,310
revealing 72, 131, 132, 156, 172,
195–196silhouetting 70, 157–158, 172
types of characters (realistic,
fantasy, etc.) 60–61, 62,
65–66
types of people 59–60
cheat sheet 166–167
checklists
comedy and gag writing 192–193
devices 184–189
dialogue problems 197–198
outline 132–133
revisions 133–134
structure planning 130
premise 121
scene 177–178
planning 175–176
script 205
complete structure and script
revision 264–273
structure planning 130
storyboard 171–173
children’s cartoons 2, 17–19, 45, 49,
51, 53–54, 80, 111, 119–120,
168, 184, 186, 287–291, 321
children’s media 119–120, 181–182,
187, 287–291, 292, 296, 299,
319–321
cinematography elements 9, 16,
129, 130, 133, 156, 159–162,
163–167, 168–169, 170,
171–173, 177, 201, 203–204,
276, 283
click track 7, 325
climax 111, 113, 114, 119, 121, 130,
132, 133, 168, 178, 183, 184,
193, 197, 262, 269, 270, 271,
280, 283, 288, 325, 332, 333
color 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 17, 46, 48, 70,
71, 72, 84, 158, 163, 188, 289,
294, 324, 325, 328
comedy 1, 111, 114, 118, 119, 132,
133, 153–154, 156, 166, 167,
168–169, 170, 172, 181–193,
195, 196, 204, 205, 266, 269,
270, 271–272, 324, 328, 329,
331, 333, 334
comedy characters 63, 66–67, 70,
117, 156, 182, 266
types 60–61, 66–67, 68
comedy devices 184–189
development 77, 84, 85, 87,
182–184, 189, 192
dialogue 114, 182, 183, 193, 195,
196, 197, 272, 276, 280, 288,
291feature 276, 279–280
funny sounds 183, 187, 193
in a series 1, 111, 114, 117, 118,
119, 132–133, 154, 155, 156,
164, 167, 168–169, 170, 172,
176, 177, 182–184, 192–193,
196, 205, 287–288, 289–290,
291–292, 315
internet 298
kinds of humor that kids like 48,
50, 53, 55
original 192
out of a character’s personality
60, 182, 192, 197
preschool 289–290, 296
punch line 183, 187, 197, 331
reactions 156, 182, 185
setup 132, 181, 183, 187, 193,
197
situations 39, 41, 60, 67, 70, 77,
118, 181, 183, 186, 189
storyboarding 154, 155, 156, 164,
167, 168–169, 170, 172
techniques 41, 42–43, 183,
184–189
conflict
character 59, 60, 66, 67, 68,
70–71, 130, 133, 182, 265,
270, 310
in a series 68, 77, 84, 85, 310
in dialogue 115, 193, 195, 196,
197, 198, 263, 268, 273
in the story 67, 70–71, 112–113,
114, 119, 120, 121, 130, 132,
133, 175, 177, 178, 198, 262,
266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271,
283
in values 70–71, 115, 283
contract/agreement 73, 84, 88, 305,
316, 326, 330
copyright 73, 85, 87–88, 202, 298,
304–305
core values 83
critical choice 72, 113, 121, 130,
132, 205, 266, 270, 283, 325
cutting
animation 156, 201, 273
budget 130, 156, 204, 272–273
edge 87, 319–320
editing film or video 201, 276
scene 176, 177, 178, 262, 271
scene transitions 156, 164, 165,
166, 167, 168, 170, 177, 203,
204, 205, 262, 325, 326, 327,
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