1. Does Your Story Idea Suit Animation?

Make sure animation is the best form your story could take. There needs to be a distinct purpose behind the choice of writing an animated film. Embrace the freedom of imagination that an animated film can offer, utilising it to shape the tone, style, narrative and characters of your screenplay.

2. How Do You Write an Animated Film Script?

Be detailed in your descriptions. Remember that you are creating a unique and specific world and that your screenplay is the first step in a process encompassing teams of animators and designers. Let your imagination run wild but be efficient and clear in how you convey that imagination.

3. What is the Importance of Storyboarding?

An animated film is a long, exhaustive process and storyboarding is key to this process as it breaks down the screenplay into visual steps. As a screenwriter, this won't necessarily be your responsibility. But it's an important step to remember when writing a screenplay for an animated film, as how you write will affect the storyboarding process.

4. How do You Keep Your Audience in Mind?

Keep focused on the core message and purpose of your story and trust in any audience. Don't patronise a younger audience but don't cloy after an adult one. Moreover, think of the bigger picture. An animated film has the potential to reach out easily across the world. Try, where possible, to prime you script for such an eventuality.

5. What is Writing an Animated Film Like for a Screenwriter?

Because a screenwriter is just one cog of many in putting together an animated film, it can often feel like they are sidelined in the process. If embarking on writing an animated film, don't be naive as to the overall process of making an animated film and the hierarchies that exist. Writing an animated film might seem like the easy option, removing the complications of live action filmmaking. But the complexities of bringing a screenplay to life remain whether you're working with humans or cartoons.

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Have you always had an affinity for animation? Do you have a story idea that you think would be perfect for an animated film? Are you simply finding that your live-action project can’t move forward, and want to see if it could be a match for animation?Animation is incredible in that it isn’t just another genre of film (in fact, it really shouldn’t be considered a film genre at all) but it is an entirely different medium through which to

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