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How To Make An Animation Pitch Bible That Sells Itself

By Chris Oatley

People are always asking me how to pitch their ideas for animated TV shows.

Although it’s not 100% necessary depending on your reputation as a content creator, for those starting out it is absolutely vital to have a GREAT animation pitch bible.

So I have compiled the best content from all across the web and posted and/or linked to it here.

Here you’ll find the best advice on animation pitch bibles that I’ve ever heard as well as an awesome sample animation pitch bible available as a free download!

Basically, this is the animation pitch bible motherload. [Read more…] about How To Make An Animation Pitch Bible That Sells Itself

How To Write A Comic Book Script and Other More Important Things

By Chris Oatley

notecards for a comic scriptA plethora of resources both online and offline will teach you exactly how to write a screenplay but good luck trying to learn how to write a comic book script.

Though comic writers who work for the big publishers typically format their comic book scripts similarly to screenplays, there is still no official industry standard.

And if you write your own independent comics—either webcomics or print—you have even more freedom with your script’s format. After all, you are the only one who ever has to use it.

Working with separate members of a team requires a tighter, more standardized approach if the writer’s intent is to be fully realized by the artists.

We’ll begin with a pseudo-standard approach to comic book script writing. Then we’ll share our own crazy approaches to give you an idea of how flexible this process can be.

And to show you what this looks like, we (Lora and Chris) provided samples of our comic scripts via the links below.

Our regular readers won’t be surprised to hear us say that there is no point in starting a comic script unless you have addressed these 5 things.

So if you are sure that you have a cast of compelling characters, a brilliant, surprising idea and a solid plan for the story you want to tell, read on…

[Read more…] about How To Write A Comic Book Script and Other More Important Things

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