The Art of Writing Animation

Name: The Art of Writing Animation
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780857306173
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Storytelling Craft for Writers & Animators

By Alizée Musson

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Is animation written with words or pictures? How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What's the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short films and web series launch your animation writing... Read More

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Description

Is animation written with words or pictures?

How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What's the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short films and web series launch your animation writing career? Writer and script editor Alizée Musson steps behind the scenes to find answers.

From Hollywood and independent cinema to TV, meet the creators of Pixar and Walt Disney's Inside Out and Brave, Peppa Pig, Wolfwalkers, Chicken for Linda!, Netflix's Supa Team 4, Mars Express, American Dad! and many more. In over 25 case studies and interviews with writers, animators, and producers, including an exclusive interview with the producer of Studio Ghibli's The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, discover all the storytelling tricks of the trade to write your own animated film or series and start your animation writing career.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857306173

Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Creative Essentials

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Alizée Musson Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alizee Musson is a script & development consultant, writer and translator working internationally in French and English. Based in London, she develops films and TV projects with emerging and established talents in live-action and animation. Alizee grew up between France and the Netherlands and later moved between the UK and Czechia to study film production at the Arts University Bournemouth and FAMU. After graduating in 2015, she went on to work on various projects with independent production companies and studios such as Thierry Ardisson's Ardimages, Entertainment One, Amazon Studio, Ubisoft and Walt Disney as a freelancer. An alumna of the MIDPOINT Feature Launch and the TorinoFilmLab Extended script consulting labs, she also mentors writers through international labs and residencies such as IFFR's Boost NL, Screen Yorkshire's FLEX Storytelling, and DYSPLA's Storymaker Residency.