342 Index
183, 193, 195, 196, 203, 262,
264, 265, 268–271, 288, 290,
323, 324, 325, 331, 333
A and B 113–114, 118, 132, 265,
271, 280, 290, 323, 324
analyzing 117–118, 131–132
characters in 70–72
comedy 111, 114, 119, 183, 193
feature 276, 280–283
game 295, 296
history of developing 14, 153
ideas for 40, 41, 42, 43
preschool 197, 290
plot point 118, 175, 177, 197, 269,
295, 331
polish 114, 198, 263, 273, 276, 291,
331, 333
post-production 9, 87, 276, 278
premise 2, 84, 117–126, 264–265,
278, 316–317, 331, 333
check list 121
feature 264–265, 278, 334
length 118, 121, 331
planning 118–120, 192
storyline/notion 118–119, 192,
264–265
using to write an outline 129,
130, 131–132, 324, 330
writing 120, 121
preschool 21, 79, 81, 86, 111, 119,
176, 196, 197, 287, 289–291, 296
characters 81, 119, 289, 290, 291
curriculum 86, 289–290, 291, 331
dialogue 196, 197
games 292, 296
pitches 289, 290–291
preschooler’s development
47–48, 291
program development 81, 86, 87,
111, 119, 289–291, 331
segment length 290
prime-time animation 2, 17, 77, 78,
81, 111, 114, 195, 202, 287, 291,
320, 328, 332, 333
games based upon 293, 296
script format 111, 291
script length 291
producer 2, 9, 21, 24, 30, 85, 118,
120, 129, 154, 155, 165, 169,
171, 204, 263–264, 312, 316,
332, 333
production process 2–9, 10–11,
205, 263–264, 276, 278, 291,
323–336
changes 10–11
games 9, 10
history 14, 17, 153
stop motion 9
storyboards 153, 154, 155–156,
165, 169, 276
student 10
TV and feature 2–9, 10–11, 153,
154, 155–156, 165, 169,
263–264, 276, 278, 291
programming 45, 51, 56, 61, 78,
80–81, 82–84, 86, 87, 287–292,
301–302, 305, 319–321
executives 2, 3, 4, 9, 56, 82–84,
85, 120, 129, 134, 154, 155,
177, 201, 203, 262, 263–264,
289, 301–302, 305, 309, 311,
317
routines 301–302
time slots 19, 81, 291–292, 309
U.S. history 17–19
props 3–4, 41, 42–43, 85, 114, 133,
155, 156, 158, 163, 164, 165,
167, 203, 204, 310
design 3–4,
needed for gags 41, 119, 133,
167, 172, 182, 183, 188
puns 87, 182, 187
recording 2–3, 165, 169, 197, 202,
203, 204, 276, 291, 305, 306,
323, 325, 333, 335
resolution 111, 113, 121, 130, 132,
262, 270, 295, 332
rewriting 183, 203, 261–273, 276,
291
at storyboard stage 154, 155,
156, 167
cutting 154, 205, 262, 263, 271,
272
dialogue 197–198, 272
first rewrite 262, 291
games 295
outline 133–134
polish 198, 263, 272, 273, 276,
291, 331
premise 120–121
second rewrite 262, 291
sample script
average script from series 118,
130, 195, 201, 202, 203,
206–258, 316–317, 332
your sample script 117, 118, 133,
203, 315, 316, 317, 332
scene planning (job category) 7–8
scenes 71, 133, 134, 156, 165, 166,
167, 168, 171, 175–178, 182,
195, 196, 197, 203, 262, 271,
332, 333
cutting 177, 205, 262, 263, 271
format 202–203, 277, 291, 325,
326, 329, 332
in a feature 276, 277, 280–283,
334
in a game 295, 296
length 166, 167, 176, 177, 178,
204, 280
number of (in a half-hour script)
132
placement of 114, 177, 178, 262,
269
in an outline 129, 130,
131–132, 133, 324, 330
staging for budget 204, 272
script 111–115, 119, 163, 164,
175–178, 192–193, 195–198,
201–258, 261–263, 264–273,
323, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329,
331, 332, 333, 334
actor’s 2
cast list 202
development 3, 11, 61, 67, 70–72,
84, 87, 88
ending 111–115, 119, 121, 130,
131, 132, 133, 189, 202, 262,
270
feature 2, 3, 86, 111–115, 130,
153, 195, 202, 261–263,
264–273, 275–276, 277,
278–283, 334
first draft 203–205
format
feature 202, 275, 277, 329
TV 155, 202–203, 206–258,
273
game 295–296, 327, 333, 335
history 14, 16, 153, 276
independent shorts 86–87
in production 2, 3, 10–11,
153–155
length 1, 155, 201, 202, 203,
275–276, 291
acts 112, 130
middle 111–115, 131–132, 262,
269–270
opening 71, 111–115, 119,
131–132, 175, 176, 203, 262,
266, 268–269, 273, 283
prime-time 195, 202, 287, 291,
328, 332
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