Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Animated Shorts
by by Wendy Milette, The MY HERO Project
Subject Arts - Media
Bring historical, literary and fictional heroes to life using moving images, illustrations and sound to tell your animated hero story.
Objectives:
Students will learn how to produce an animated short film about their hero or their concept of heroism.
In preparation for making your animated short film keep these simple guidelines in mind:
What fascinates you about your hero or your idea of heroism?
Choose the style of animation:
Stop Motion
Single Cell (drawing)
2D & 3D animation (advanced)
Flash animation
Clay animation
Begin with writing the SCRIPT - Keep it simple.
Outline the simple story you want to tell that is feasible for you to accomplish with animation (usually needs to be SHORT!).
Structure the beginning, middle, and end.
Write, re-write, and re-write some more.
STRUCTURE:
In structuring an animation project, you need to keep it simple. Visit the Web sites below for details about animation shorts. Sound is a big part of animation, so write it into the script. Allow plenty of time to work on the sound design so your story can come to life.
Related LINKS:
https://www.cateater.com/
https://www.animateclay.com/index.php/articles
https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Motion-Animation-Creative-Videos/dp/1438002556