Graphics Reference
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When looking for ideas, consider how you might make your audience laugh. This doesn't
mean your piece has to be funny. Laughter comes from recognition, appeal, and reaction.
It is an important consideration, since laughter is an expectation of the animated fi lm.
Rule #12: Do Something You Like
If you don't like what you are doing, it will show in the work and no one else will like it
either. Choose something that you like, that can sustain you for the months it will take to
produce it. Use your own life. Nothing can quite replace personal experience to infuse a
scene or a short.
Finally, for every rule, there is an exception to the rule. Learn the rules and then break them.
Getting Ideas
So, now that we know the rules of the playground, where do good ideas come from?
