Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects
The protagonist's construction
A course by Luigi Esparza Santa María , Audiovisual Communicator
Joined April 2019
Learn how to tell a story with simple sketches and prepare a pitch for investors
About the video: The protagonist's construction
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn that the characters have a life of their own but start with a spark that you must create with some basic indications. ”
In this video lesson Luigi Esparza Santa María addresses the topic: The protagonist's construction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects. Learn how to tell a story with simple sketches and prepare a pitch for investors.
Partial transcription of the video
“THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTAGONIST In this lesson we will begin to give it life who will give the face to your project, your protagonist. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTAGONIST Since we have advanced with all the ideas, we generate ideas, we have nurtured research, or we start to nurture research. In order to move this story forward, we will start producing the script itself, the story in writing. Do not worry because in this course the idea is not to write a script, the idea is that we have a well armed, cohesive and coherent story to be able to write a script later, if we know how to do it,...”
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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects
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Category
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Areas
Animation, Script, Storytelling

Luigi Esparza Santa María
A course by Luigi Esparza Santa María
Luigi Esparza is an Audiovisual Communicator and master in creative writing. He has been a university professor for ten years, as well as a screenwriter and animation director for fifteen.
He has his own animation company, Polirama, along with his partner Mauricio. He wrote an award-winning script in Peru and Spain, Mochica, which is still in production. He also developed a preschool series called Ciudad Jardín, the first one in Peru. He currently works on another called Babi and Maiki, and another for a teenage audience called Ultraviolet.
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