TV Animation 101: How a Hit Animated Show Gets Made

Learn the step-by-step process of how animated series get made from Brandon Gale, a Script Coordinator who has worked on LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE for Sony Pictures and MARVEL'S HIT MONKEY!

Plus! You'll receive scripts for hit animation series BOJACK HORSEMAN, ARCHER, and FUTURAMA, and "Brandon's Commandments of Writing" to help you create your animated series!

Congrats, you’ve come up with (or maybe even written) a pilot for an animated show. And it’s good, really good, maybe even a hit. 

But you’ve never worked in animation before and have no idea how the show will actually get made. What creative should you consider when creating your animated script? How do you go about getting your script made into an animated series? What are all the steps of an animated production? How long does the animation process take? There are so many questions you may have about the animation production process and Stage 32 is here to help answer them for you. 

The rules are different for TV animation than they are for live action, and the process is long and complex. In the current landscape, there are more ways than ever to make an animated show. But with each method – from hand-drawn flat animation to computer-generated 3D graphics – comes a toolbox of techniques and drawbacks that need to be explored to be mastered. Simply put, animation is a creative choice. And the choice needs to have meaning to your story.

And that’s only the beginning…your show needs to be written for the medium you’ve chosen, voice acted expertly, designed by a team of highly skilled artists, reanimated many times to make it perfect, then mixed and mastered all before it’s put on screen for the public to enjoy. Throughout the entire process, you’ll be working with a team of writers, animation directors with an animation studio, your TV network’s executives, and more, all in service of creating the same vision. It’s a long process, and may seem daunting, but it’s all in service of creating beautiful pieces of art. And so can you.

Join us in this exclusive Stage 32 webinar as Brandon Gale, experienced script coordinator, brings his expertise in animation – from his experience on films like LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE for Sony Pictures or shows like MARVEL’S HIT MONKEY – and provides you with a comprehensive overview of TV animation development and production. Brandon will teach you everything from how animated stories are crafted on the page to how the voices are recorded through the entire animation production process. If you want to create an animated series, it's imperative you understand the entire pipeline of how an animated show gets made. Brandon will provide you everything you need to know so you can have success in getting your animated pilot turned into a series!

You will be looking at examples from MARVEL’S HIT MONKEY, ARCHER, BOJACK HORSEMAN, and more as we answer your questions about the animation process.

PLUS! You'll receive exclusive downloads to help in your animation journey. Downloads include:

• BOJACK HORSEMAN Pilot Script
• ARCHER Pilot Script
• FUTURAMA S1,E13 – "Fry and the Slurm Factory" Script
• "Brandon's Commandments of Writing" 

Brandon on Teaching for Stage 32

“Working in animation has expanded my eyes to what a TV show can accomplish creatively. It’s been a truly rewarding experience, and I can’t wait to share the stories and the lessons I’ve learned with the entire Stage 32 community.”