Prepare to Board! Creating Story and
Characters for Animated Features
and Shorts by Nancy Beiman
Thorough And Entertaining.
Packed with illustrations that illuminate and a text that entertains and
informs, this book explains the methods and techniques of animation
preproduction with a focus on story development and character design.
Story is the most important part of an animated film-and this book delivers
clear direction on how animators can create characters and stories that
have originality and appeal. Learn how the animation storyboard differs
from live action boards and how characters must be developed
simultaneously with the story. Positive and negative examples of
storyboard and character design are presented and analyzed to
demonstrate successful problem-solving techniques. Artwork from an

international array of students and professionals supplement the authors
own illustrations. Three never-before-published interviews with well known
development artists and a comprehensive glossary are also included.
·Written and illustrated by a renowned animator with 30 years experience
as producer, designer, and story artist.
· Storyboard and character design examples from an international array
of students and professionals.
· Positive and negative examples illustrate the techniques.
Personal Review: Prepare to Board! Creating Story and
Characters for Animated Features and Shorts by Nancy Beiman
Prepare To Board! is a pre-production artist's dream come true, written by
one of the best in the "biz." It covers everything pre-production from the
"inklings" of a story to a refined and fully developed story-board ready for
the bright big screen or even the ambient glow of the small screen... either
way, you'd be set and ready to make sail with a collection of character
models, color keys and much much much more!
May I also mention the treasure trove of helpful hints and strategies you
will find in here to develop believable and great characters for any project
your vast imagination can create. If this wasn't enough, you also get
treated to many wonderful insider interviews with some of the best minds
in Animation History, interviewed and documented by Beiman, herself.
So go grab your compass, strap on those boots, dust off your best three-
point hat, don your favorite eye-patch and get ready! Cast-off onto new
horizons of creativity and just plain fun, as you explore and plot your
course in the exciting and vast world of pre-production animation. This is a
book written by a pre-production artist, for pre-production artists in a way
that everyone will understand and enjoy. I'm sure this will be a staple and
treasured classic amongst animation professionals and students alike for
many years to come.Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for
Animated Features and Shorts
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