13
The Big Picture: Creating Story Sequences
It's now time to start refining your story by breaking it down into sequences. Chapters in books indicate a new location or story point. Sequences are like chapters in a film. They break the narrative into manageable sections or modules, making it easier for a group of artists to complete production on a project. Sequential structure makes it easier for solo artists to complete a film as well, as we will see in this chapter.
Sequences are sometimes defined by location. The ‘balcony scene’ in Romeo and Juliet, if filmed, would be regarded as a sequence since all the shots would take place in the same location. But you can't define all sequences by their location because:
- An action sequence (for example, ...
Get Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animation Features and Shorts, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
