Story and World Building
By: Matthew Gatdula
Breakdown the story structure of a short animation
Notes on story structure
Creating a short story
Story title: Just one wish away
Once a upon a time there was a young boy who was poor, with only his parents with him and small home across big houses.
Everyday he would do the same thing, go to school then comeback home and do his homework and eat dinner with his family.
Until one day when he was walking to school, he saw an old women crossing the street. While he was still starring at the old woman he sees a car heading straight for the lady
Because of that, the young boy ran as fast as he could to jump in a save the old women's life;which was actually a fairy that could grant a wish for people.
Because of that the old women was grateful of the young boy saving her.wanting to repay the young boy for saving her life, she asked the young boy to make a wish of any kind
Because of that the young boy wished for money for his family so they could rich and have a better life, also to have a better future.
Until finally the fairy waved her wand, then she told him to run all the way home. When he got home there was so much money it almost made the house burst of cash.
Ever since then the young boy's family was happy and prospers because of the young boy saving the women's life.
Colour Palette Study
Beat-Board
Reflection activity
One of the major beats in Finding Dory would be at near the start where Dory gets hit by a group of stingrays and remembers everything about her past.
- This Major beat would be put in Until one day... part of the story spine
Breaking into minor beats
- Dory remembers her passed from being hit so she remembered where she lived.
- Dory therefore swims as fast as she could to the end of the reef to find her parents
- Dory then gets stopped by Nemo and his dad because Nemo's dad doesn't want Dory to go
- But it didn't work so then Nemo, his dad, and Dory go looking for her parents out there
Sketch Book Activity
When the young boy walks to school ( Major Beat )
- letting the young boy see the old woman ( Minor beat )
- making him run in and saving her ( Minor beat )
- which causes the old woman wanting to give him a wish ( Minor beat )
The young boys wish for money, for his family ( Major Beat )
- the fairy makes his wish ( Minor beat )
-she then asks him to run home and see ( Minor beat )
- Once he got home there was loads of money ( Minor beat )
