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in your audience. For the short, you want the visual of your location to get your audience
into the story quickly. Just as with your character designs, the location design needs visual
interest that makes us want to know more.
The following drawings show two possible variations for a scene that takes place in a
grandmother's house. The fi rst is a perfectly acceptable drawing of the living room. It sets
the stage, has room for action to take place, and gives a sense of who lives there. It is a
passive but functional space.
However, the second drawing has intrigue and implication. It is a location where something
has happened and more could happen. It is an active space. The furniture and accessories
have been carefully moved to the edges of the room. The rug has been rolled up, the mirror
taken off the wall. Tools lie prominently in the foreground and a hole has been broken
through the fl oor. It creates questions in the mind of the audience. Who has done this
and why?
Gary Schumer, Ringling College of Art and Design
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