Writing for an animated film is like painting on an infinite canvas—there are literally no bounds. You don’t have to worry about expensive or dangerous stunts, keeping your sets small for the sake of budget, or other constraints. So if you have a wild imagination and good writing skills, you might consider becoming an animation writer.However, you can’t move a story easily between the two forms of screenplay. If you already have a live-action script and are thinking of pitching it as an animation project (you know, as a fallback option), then think twice. Writing for live-action and writing for animation are two distinct businesses and require different considerations and approaches.Who Is the Right Candidate for Writing Animated Movies?Assuming you have the basic requirements—i.e., creativity, storytelling skills, passion for animation, and the technical knowledge of screenplay writing—you will still need to cross off some must-haves to be a good animation writer.You can say you have the makings of a good animation writer if…1. You Are an AnimatorThis isn’t necessarily a requirement, since we know plenty of animation screenwriters who have never picked up a sketchpad or learned Unreal Engine, but animators are often involved during the story development process. Good animators have good animation skills and creativity, but they are also good storytellers. So, consider learning animation to get a sense of how it all works.2. You Have Experience Working With an Animation StudioEven if you are not an out-and-out animator, but you have the experience of working under one...
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