Producing Animation

by Catherine Winder, Zahra Dowlatabadi

Drawing heavily from the authors' twenty years of combined experience, Producing Animation offers a clear overview of this exciting industry and a comprehensive guide to the process of developing a project from conception to final delivery. Written from the perspective of a producer, this book offers the foundation of how a project is created in addition to describing the role of the producer at each phase. Answers are provided to many of the most commonly asked questions about animation ranging from how to enter the business to the average cost and schedule for a prime-time animated series.

Producing Animation has the first-of-its-kind comprehensive chart of accounts for animation, named the Animation Budget Builder, which can be individually tailored for each project. Visit www.MovieMagicProducer.com for more details. Students, aspiring producers, investors, television and studio executives, artists, film line producers wishing to branch into animation, and legal advisors will find this an invaluable tool. The chapters specifically geared to the pre-production, production and postproduction processes offer animation producers a wealth of practical advice. Numerous illustrations outline the different steps of production. Forms the authors have devised to help streamline the process are also included.

Observations from a wide range of industry professionals such as; studio heads, creators, directors, producers, writers and members of the production crew, give the reader insight into what it takes to be successful in this business. The authors' personal anecdotes at key process checkpoints relay firsthand experience, illustrating some of the pitfalls a producer must learn to circumvent. Detailed information on preparing a thorough production plan including the budget, schedule, and crew plan can also be found in this book.

Complete guide to identifying, pitching, selling, developing,and producing an animated show Provides comprehensive information on production planning, budgeting, scheduling and tracking your project Includes a detailed description and flow charts of the production process for traditional (2D) and 3D CGI

Genres: Canon, Nonfiction, Education, Art

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Ani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an amazing no-bullshit & no-water book with invaluable information on Animation Production. I only wish it offered more information in the Marketing and PR part.

[Kenneth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very clear, well-organized, and complete guide, with links to a project website that covers many of the same subjects.

[Philip Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a very useful resource for anyone wanting a strong overview of the entire production pipeline for tv and feature animation. I would have enjoyed more visual guides (charts/images/breakdowns/graphs) to break up all the text and provide more clarity on things, but otherwise no big complaints.

[Toby · Rating 4 out of 5]

reading again

[Lookman Lookman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most useful books in the field.

[Wahyu Adhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book will give you general gist on the managerial side of producing animation.
definitely have to be read by animation producers, investors, and studio owners