Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects
The backbone of the story
A course by Luigi Esparza Santa María , Audiovisual Communicator
Joined April 2019
About the video: The backbone of the story
Overview
“Here we will mark the wishes of your protagonist to know where your story is going and how the viewer will follow it. ”
In this video lesson Luigi Esparza Santa María addresses the topic: The backbone of the story, 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 VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF HISTORY In this lesson you will learn what kind of desire Your protagonist must have to make the story interesting. There are several types of wishes and let's see which one we give each one. THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN OF HISTORY What are the stories about? The stories are about a big complication which a character faces. This is a very difficult problem formed at the beginning of the story. Here something happens to him, which forces him to work very hard in all this way until reaching the summit of its objective. He is a protagonist who engages in a fight To achieve or a...”
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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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