Class 1: Overview of Animation vs Live-Action, Physical Feats, Animation Concepts, Do's & Don't's of Cartoon Writing, the 7 Cartoon Genres, Cartoon Bibles, Basic Plots, Universal Appeal, Moral/Lesson, Central Idea, Series Loglines & Hook, and Brainstorming Tips Class 2: Creating Cartoon Characters, 4 Basic Heroes & 4 Basic Villains, Character Traits, The Character Trinity, Character Tags, Character Tics, and Sidekicks Class 3: Springboards (Story Central Idea, Road Flags) and Intro to Plot (Falling Rocks & Ticking Clocks) Class 4: Graphing, Cartoon Structure & Plot Points (7 minute format, 11 minute format, 22 minute format) & Outline Checklist Class 5: 25 Comedy Cones to Ehance Humor & Scenes (Construction, Rules, and Witty Scenes) Class 6: Dialog (Dialog Style, Dialog Rules, Dialog Devices, and Dialog Signposts) and Joke Mechanics (Setup, Punchline, & 9 Basic Types of Jokes) Class 7: Cartoon Prose & The Rewrite (Prose Signposts, Checklists for Structure, Character, Dialog, Scene, Jokes, Comedy, and Prose)

WRITING CARTOONS & ANIMATED SITCOMS

For creating an original series and pilot script OR for writing a sample script for an existing cartoon series Rewrite Checklists

copyrighted, 2005

At Home Course: CD is $25.00 U.S. dollars plus S&H (CD runs in MicroSoft Powerpoint or Viewpoint) Gardner's Guide to Animation Scriptwriting: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook. Online Course: Comes with CD and handouts. You set your own pace, but must complete course within 6 months. Fee is $225.00 U.S. dollars. Gardner's Guide to Animation Scriptwriting: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook.

WRITING ANIMATED FEATURES

Creating a saleable concept to completing your animated screenplay Checklists

copyrighted, 2005

At Home Course: CD is $35.00 U.S. dollars plus S&H (CD runs in MicroSoft Powerpoint or Viewpoint) Gardner's Guide to Feature Animation Writing: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook. Online Course: Comes with CD and handouts. You set your own pace, but must complete course within 9 months. Fee is $350.00 U.S. dollars. Gardner's Guide to Feature Animation Writing: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook. Seminars: Contact Marilyn Webber to set up a seminar or class at your local university, college, film school, or writer's group. Fee to be negotiated.

Class 1: Overview of Animation vs Live-Action, Physical Feats, Animation Concepts, the 6 Feature Genres, Basic Plots, Universal Appeal, The Premise, Central Idea, and Central Question Class 2: Creating Cartoon Characters, 4 Basic Heroes & 4 Basic Villains, Character Traits, The Character Trinity, Character Tags, Character Tics, and Sidekicks Class 3: Springboards (Story Central Idea, Road Flags) and Intro to Plot (Falling Rocks & Ticking Clocks, parallel stories) and Graphing Class 4: Act 1 (Preferred Start-Ups, Catalyst, Green Light, Story Signposts) and Feature Road Map (Outline) Class 5: Act 2 (Major Plot Points including Midpoint and Road of No Return) Class 6: Act 3 (Climax and Resolution) and Outline Checklist Class 7: Themes, 25 Comedy Cones to Ehance Humor & Scene Construction (Rules and Writing Witty Scenes) and 6 Song Functions in Animation Features Class 8: Dialog (Style, Rules, Devices and Signposts) and Prose (Prose Signposts) and The Rewrite (Checklists for Structure, Character, Dialog, Scene, Comedy, and Prose)

Seminars: Contact Marilyn Webber to set up a seminar or class at your local university, college, film school, or writer's group. Fee to be negotiated.