Script Writing for Illustrated Books
Write a picture book
A course by Ana Pavez , Children’s Author
About the video: Write a picture book
Overview
“To begin this unit, I will explain the similarities and differences between a picture book and an informational book, and I will also explain how text and image can be related in a picture book. ”
In this video lesson Ana Pavez addresses the topic: Write a picture book, which is part of the Domestika online course: Script Writing for Illustrated Books. Learn how to write children's books and spread joy through good stories for young readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Write a picture book In this lesson I will show you different types of picture children's books: books, albums and informational books. In this course we will develop a project which will be the writing of a picture book. You can or illustrate it yourself or if not, look for an illustrator to complement your writing. The project will start from a mother idea. I will teach you how to look for that idea, how to develop it and then how to translate it into a script for a picture book for children. We will see how to develop this script, how to write it, how to make a "storyboard" and, finally,...”
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Course summary for: Script Writing for Illustrated Books
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Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Narrative, Script, Storyboard, Storytelling, Writing

Ana Pavez
A course by Ana Pavez
Children's author Ana María Pavez has a diverse résumé. She studied Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and went on to receive a master's in archeology from Yale University. This wide range of interests is what gives her work its unique perspective. For Ana, telling stories to children through books and other media is what has driven her throughout the past twenty years.
She is cofounder and current general editor of the Amanuta publishing house, and coauthor of various books including Sabores de América (2009) and 1, 2, 3, ¿cuántos ves? (2009).
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