This document provides a brief history of animation from ancient depictions of goats leaping in 3000 BC to the first fully computer generated feature film in 1995. It discusses early animation devices like the magic lantern, thaumatrope, phenakistoscope, and zoetrope. Milestones in animation history included the first animated film in 1906, the first use of keyframe animation in 1911, the first film combining live action and animation in 1914, and the first Disney cartoon with synchronized sound in 1928. The document also provides guidance on elements that make a good story, including conflict, characters, setting, point of view, and style. It outlines common story types and character roles.

1. AFT201 STORY DEVELOPMENT

2. Cave to computer
(Animation history)
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SHAHR-E SUKHTEH
3,000 B.C.
A bronze-age pottery bowl depicts
goats leaping

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VITRUVIAN MAN
1500 A.D.
Leonardo da Vinci’s
Vitruvian Man.

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MAGIC LANTERN
Earyly 16 C

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THAUMATROPE
Earyly 18 C

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PHENAKITOSCOPE
Earyly 18 C

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ZOETROPE
MID 18 C

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Flip Book
Post 18 C

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In1906 J. Stuart Blackton made
the First animated film
Humorous
Phases of
Funny Faces

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In 1911 Winsor McCay is the first to
use a process called
Keyframe Animation
Little Nemo

14. .
In 1914 First film to combine live
action footage with hand drawn
animation
Gertie the Dinosaur

15. .
In 1928 The first Disney cartoon is
released which features
synchronised sound effects
Steamboat Willie

16. .
In 1937 The first ever cel-animated
full length, full- colour feature is
released by Disney
Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs

17. .
In 1995 First ever full-length
CG feature film
Toy Story

18. .
In 2001 The film is the first to
attempt photo-realistic synthetic
humans in CG
Final Fantasy
The Spirits Within

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The way of
story telling

20. The way of story telling
Have an Enemy and a Hero
Stories need a good guy and a bad guy.
Conflict Situations
Conflict is how the friction between the enemy and hero
manifests.
Mine your personal experiences
Whether or not you are telling a real story directly based on
personal experience, you can always look to your life for
inspiration when coming up with new stories.

21. The way of story telling
Add Surprise
A story with no surprises is boring.
Engage your audience
Great storytelling requires you to connect with your audience,
but much of how you captivate your audience depends upon
the mode of storytelling you’re using.
Visual connection
There’s a reason children’s storybooks are mostly pictures,
and that so many of the greatest stories ever told have been
made into movies.

22. What makes a good story?
Dramatic content (Conflict, Tension, Surprise, Extraordinary
characters or character behaviour, Controversy, Mystery
Suspense)
Theme: central topic, Subject.
Plot
Plot is most often about a conflict or struggle that the main
character goes through.
Story Structure
At the beginning, jump right into the action. At the end, wind
up the story quickly.

23. What makes a good story?
Characters
Before you start writing, know your characters well.
Setting
Set your story in a place and time that will be interesting or
familiar.
Point-of-view
To figure out point-of-view, ask yourself "Whose story is it?"
Style and Tone
Use language that feels right for your story.

24. Story types
Fiction stories
Fiction stories are based on made-up or imaginary events.
• Fairy tales
• Folklore
• Mythology
• Legends
• Epics
• Dramas
• Adventure stories
• Historical fiction
• Fantasy
• Science-fiction
• Love stories
• Horror stories
• Bedtime stories

25. Character Roles in Stories
• Protagonist: The main character of the story is the protagonist.
• Antagonist: The villain of the story is the antagonist
• Love interest: The love interest is the protagonist’s object of desire.
• Confidant: This type of character is the best friend or sidekick of the
protagonist.
• Deuteragonists: These characters often overlap with confidants. A
deuteragonist is close to the main character, but the story’s main plot
does not directly correspond with their own character arc.
• Tertiary characters: Tertiary characters populate the world of the story
but do not necessarily link to the main storyline.
• Foil: A foil character primarily exists to bring the protagonist’s qualities
into sharper relief.