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My method is simple: instead of creating a traditional screenplay in standard format, I draw a quick comic version of the story to test it \u2014 not only from a narrative perspective, but also from a staging and visual standpoint.<\/p>\n
This approach helps me in several ways: I can test the humor with a target group even before producing an animatic; I get an early sense of the required scenes and backgrounds; I gain a preliminary idea of layout and visual composition; and I can begin shaping the direction.<\/p>\n
Of course, a comic is a different medium from an animatic, so it needs to be adapted. For example, dialogues can be longer in a comic, while they may need to be shortened for an 11-minute episode like this one.<\/p>\n
For comparison, you\u2019ll find below an excerpt from the animatic, based on the latest comic story that you can download from the link below.<\/p>\n
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Download the Comic-Style Synopsis.<\/p>\n
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Watch an excerpt from the animatic.<\/p>\n
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Experience the pitch with voice acting included.<\/p>\n
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Created, designed, illustrated, and \u00a9 by Gaetano Leonardi.<\/p>\n
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