Independent Animation. Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Author Biography
1 Introduction
	What Exactly Is “Independent Animation”?
2 Story Development
	The Character-Driven Approach
	Character Development
	Telling the Harder Truths
	Note
3 The Visual Storyteller
	Branching Out
	Nightmare Worlds
	Idea Generation
	Returning to the Scene
	Pleasing Abstractions
	Note
4 Consider the Source
	Standing Tall
	Like Mindedness
5 The Beat of a Different Drum
	Going Solo
	From Scratch
	Playing with the Majors
6 Going Webisodic
	A Life in Webtoons
	Different Worlds
	The Virility of Virality
	Instant Gratification
	Notes
7 The Animated Documentarian
	Anecdotal Value
	Introspection
	Self Reflection
	Sticking Points
	The Animation Advantage
	Notes
8 Going Long
	The Commitment Factor
	Story Development’s Greatest Ally: Feedback
	Staying Visible, Keeping Afloat
	Notes
9 Funding
	The Snowball Effect
	Selling Yourself
	Digging Deep
	A Collective Effort
	Customer Etiquette
	Combined Resources
10 Keeping It Real
	Manual Labor
	Outside Assistance
	Work Ethic
	Wisdom in Hindsight
	Notes
11 Getting Comfortable
	The Comfort of Discomfort
	Odontophobia
12 Casting and Performance
	Going It Alone
	Going Pro
	Note
13 Thinking Outside the Lightbox
	The “That’ll Do” Attitude
	The “Nailed It!” Attitude
	Programmers’ Perspectives
	The Online Crowd
	Notes
14 Keeping Up
	Group Effort
	New Perspectives
	Notes
15 Combining Your Efforts
	Duality
	Splintering Off
16 Audience Interaction
	Adventurous Spirit
	To Defy the Laws of Tradition
	Notes
17 Reinventing the Wheel
	Rising High
	Retro Vertigo
	Late Nights
	Notes
18 Perseverance
	Staying Power
	Hurdles to Overcome
19 Your Two Most Important Characters
	Outsourcing
	Composers’ Roundtable
	Being Selective
	Self Sufficiency
	Approaches to Sound Construction
	Out in the Field
	The Hiss Factor
	The Pop Factor
	The “Oh God, My Ears” Factor
	Notes
20 Putting Yourself Out There
	Why Submit Your Film to Festivals?
	Rejection: How to Deal
	Film as Discourse
	Notes
21 Distribution: A Brave New World
	Tips for an Effective Online Release: A Q&A with Director’s Notes and Short of the Week Managing Editor Rob Munday
	Book Smarts
	Partnering Up
	Unexpected Developments
	Notes
Recommended Further Reading
Index