"Professor Craig Caldwell's Story Structure and Development: A Guide for Animators, VFX Artists, Game Designers, and XR Creators offers a clear approach to the essentials of story. It lays out the fundamental elements, principles, and structure for animators, designers, and artists so they can incorporate these concepts in their work. As a practical guide it includes extensive insights and advice from industry professionals. Readers will learn the universal patterns of story and narrative used in today'smovies, animation, games, and VR. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition features new film and animation examples. With over 200 colorful images, this book has been designed for visual learners, and is organized to provide access to story concepts for the screen media professional and student. Readers will discover the story fundamentals referred to by every director and producer when they say, "It's all about story""--
Professor Craig Caldwell’s Story Structure and Development provides a clear and practical approach to understanding the essentials of storytelling. This book distills fundamental elements, principles, and structures, explicitly tailored for animators, game designers, VFX artists, and XR creators, so they can seamlessly integrate these concepts into their work. It is a comprehensive guide, enriched with extensive insights and advice from industry professionals.
The thoroughly revised and updated Second Edition introduces new film and animation examples alongside over 200 vibrant images designed with today’s digital content creators in mind. Organized to enhance accessibility, this edition offers a structured approach to the story fundamentals critical to today’s movies, animation, games, and XR. Readers will gain valuable insights into the universal patterns of narrative, gaining a deeper understanding of the core story concepts that directors and producers often emphasize with the phrase, "It’s all about story."
Key Features:
- Comprehensive Story Structure: This approach consolidates universal story frameworks across the digital media industry into a single, accessible text
- Visual Learning: Features a wealth of illustrations and visuals that reinforce and clarify key concepts for visual learners
- Flexible Organization: It is structured to allow readers to access sections in a non-linear manner, either for individual reference or adaptation to various teaching methodologies
This book provides a clear and practical approach to understanding the essentials of storytelling. This book distills fundamental elements, principles, and structures, explicitly tailored for animators, game designers, VFX artists, and XR creators, so they can seamlessly integrate these concepts into their work.
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