Creating story ideas

Creating story ideas Creating initial story ideas is the first thing that should be done when creating a animation. The story idea will effect everything in the animation , from character designs, background music and the general animation style. you can create story ideas in many different ways. personally i find it easiest to use mind maps and brainstorms.













I would start with one very open idea, for example fairy tales, and break it down into many different sections and themes. there are many other ways to help create story ideas,such as peoples personal experiences , recreating stories from books, and using the 'What if?' method. There are normally several different people that work together to create the story, as you can see in this screenshot from the movie UP's credits: