ABSTRACT
Story development can be broken down as a methodical process, predicated on heavy research of successful character dynamics, story structure, action beats et al. In all forms of independent filmmaking, be it animation or otherwise, there generally tends to be more inherent creative freedoms when it comes to how rigidly a story is developed and structured. As overused—and, oftentimes, misused—as the saying “the possibilities are endless” can be, on the subject of story generation for an animated project, it genuinely applies. While a story headed up by a single lead is reliant on his/her ability to carry a story on his/her own, one headed up by a pair is reliant on their chemistry. Adam Elliot’s storytelling, by contrast, indulges a far healthier and more socially aware impulse to bring these issues out into the open. In many ways, a good story is just like a very good joke, well told—it is all in the timing, and there’s a punch line.
