Francis Glebas, a top Disney storyboard artist, shows how to reach the ultimate goal of animation and movie making by showing how to provide audiences with an emotionally satisfying experience. Directing the Story offers a structural approach to clearly and dramatically presenting visual stories. With Francis' help you'll discover the professional storytelling techniques which have swept away generations of movie goers and kept them coming back for more. You'll also learn to spot potential problems before they cost you time or money and offers creative solutions to solve them. Best of all, it practices what it preaches, using a graphic novel format to demonstrate the professional visual storytelling techniques you need to know. This title uses the classic story of '1001 Arabian Nights' to show how to storyboard stories that will engage an audiences attention and emotions. It features 1001 drawings in graphic novel format plus teaching concepts and commentary. All of the storyboarding examples have a real project context rather to engage a very visual audience on their own terms and teaches through demonstration.

Enhance your animated features and shorts with this polished guide to channeling your vision and imagination from a former Disney animator and director. Learn how to become a strong visual storyteller through better use of color, volume, shape, shadow, and light — as well as discover how to tap into your imagination and refine your own personal vision. Francis Glebas, the director of Piglet's Big Day, guides you through the animation design process in a way that only years of expertise can provide. Discover how to create unique worlds and compelling characters as well as the difference between real-world and cartoon physics as Francis breaks down animated scenes to show you how and why to layout your animation. This title helps to find your own personal vision for your animated shorts and feature films with the help of Disney animator and director Francis Glebas — by using color, shape, line quality, and the other elements of the visual structure. Inspirational recipe book helps you generate ideas for stories, style, approaches — harness the power of your imagination by using visual elements to convey your story without words. It is filled with scene breakdowns, practical tips, and how-to guidance to create professional quality animation and includes a companion website with real video examples from a man that helped bring Aladdin, The Lion King, and Pochahontas to life.