Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects
The arc of transformation
A course by Luigi Esparza Santa María , Audiovisual Communicator
Joined April 2019
About the video: The arc of transformation
Overview
“In this lesson you will define an initial and final point for your protagonist, in addition to some (or some) antagonistic forces that help him achieve it. ”
In this video lesson Luigi Esparza Santa María addresses the topic: The arc of transformation, 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 TRANSFORMATION ARCH A story should not be stagnant, the protagonist must grow. How to make it grow? This is what we will learn in this lesson. THE TRANSFORMATION ARCH We have raised what the character has to learn To grow and be a better person. How do we get from not knowing something until we know it? Through an arc of transformation. Many call it a growth curve. It is essentially the same. This is your protagonist and these are the forces of antagonism. Sometimes he is an antagonistic character who is his enemy, say. Sometimes they are a lot of small or self challenges. The same char...”
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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling for Animation Projects
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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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