Scriptwriting

Thanks daivanati! It's good to see another animator who cares about storytelling instead of just beefing up their demo reel! Those kind of animators are everywhere. Some make more than others because they can operate a pencil a little better or know who to suck up to, but they're all basically going to sit in a cubicle and animate exactly what they're told to. They'll spend their whole professional lives drawing in the style that some imaginary corporate sponsor would find least offensive. Story talent makes a huge difference.

ve the audiobook version of Story by Robert McKee. I've read the book, and I like the audio version better. It started as a seminar, so it works well in that form. McKee's pretty pompous in tone, and I doubt if he's that good of a screenwriter himself. But the theories in Story predate him. He mentions some of the writing instructors he used as reference. And the book's about three quarters solid advice on dramatic structure and pacing. And even if you plan to do satire (like me) and turn a lot of the conventions on their heads, you have to know what they are first.

I'll go check out those links, now...