What Makes an Engaging Story
The short animation format does not leave much room for traditional story development. Time is extremely limited, and, as we will see later in the chapter, costly. Therefore, the story must do its job quickly and without extraneous elements. You will, essentially, be creating a visual short story.
The late author, Roger Zelazny, a prolific writer of short stories, once said that his short stories were born either from a plot, a character, or an image. Sometimes an idea for a character is so resonant that you find yourself wanting to put him or her into every story line you can think of. Other times, the plot will come first—a situation of interest that you just can’t shake. And then, in a way that is probably already ...
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