How to Produce a Hit 3D Animated Feature

My friend Bob White just sent me this brilliant little how-to guide by a guy named HenningK on the CGTalk message boards. It is so brilliant and bang on, that it must be read by all. A couple samplings to whet your appetite.

The large cast of secondary, or supporting characters should also be very simple. Instead of personalities, each character should have one "thing" that they keep doing for the entire movie. Then, if the character suddenly does something else, it signals a turning point for everyone and the emotional climax of the movie.

The fart joke (by which I mean one of the characters farts audibly and another calls it "nasty" while waving a hand in front of his nose) should only be executed by a "nasty" supporting character... ideally a pig or skunk. Perhaps the character has been unpopular up until this point in the movie, but now the power of his farting (or some other personal hygeine or glandular problem) ironically saves the day somehow. This makes it seem like even unpopular kids have a purpose.

Much more is here, in 10 easy steps. Read on.

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