Storytelling Through Animation

Great animation starts with a good story. The entertainment industry is bursting with films and games that immerse viewers and players into a great story.

Storytelling through Animation teaches the principles, real-world techniques, tricks, tips, and creative and visual fundamentals that are key to great animated storytelling.

The book guides animators, filmmakers, and game creators through every step of the production process, and teaches them how to infuse their story, and develop emotional connections in every decision they make.

It provides techniques, systems, and checks and balances that can make projects smoother and storytelling better at any level or budget.

The book explores visual theory and motion, animation techniques, and their live-action counterparts.

It dissects character animation, composition, production, lighting, rendering, editing, and compositing to cover the concepts and techniques crucial for animation.

As readers work through the book, they'll create their own short animated story to help them truly learn the theory, techniques, and tools covered.