How Do You Create A Good Animated Film?
• Figure it out what type it will be. Will it be packed with action and “cartoon violence” or full of comedy? Brainstorm your characters and develop a plot for your story. • You may want to create a storyboard, but if your film is shorter, this may not be necessary. The storyboard drawings don’t have to be of good quality. • Write a script. Be sure to include everything, especially dialogue. Every detail counts. • Write character profiles to further develop the stars of your animated film. Include lots and lots of details. You can even include traits about your character. Is your character the comedian of the movie or is your character something else? • Animate your film. You should have decided what animation technique you will use by this point. Flipbooks are cheap and funny, but have several downsides (no sound, limited film length). Traditional animation has great quality, but takes a long time, is not very efficient, and is quite costly. You could always use animation software as
