PIPER - How to Write a Short Film in Three Acts

If you looking to break into the animation industry, then writing a short film can be your ticket to representation and your first big assignment. But where do you start? In this video, we break down Pixar's ‘PIPER’ to show you how the three-act structure works and give you the SEVEN CORE ELEMENTS you need to include in your story to make it stand out. You’ll see how a simple but powerful story can be created using these storytelling elements.

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* Host and creator: Pietro Schito
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[carlospadinmartinez]

I'm impressed for how good your videos are, in just under five minutes you managed to dissect the story plot points in very simple and easy to understand manner. Keep up the good work.

[RainstormCheetah]

This is amazing advice, thank you! A few years ago I animated a little two-minute short, but left it at being fully hand-drawn animated but with no colour or finishing. Recently I've been thinking about coming back to it and not only finishing it, but touching it up since I've got considerably more experienced at animation than when I first made it. I'd also been thinking about figuring out what I could change to just improve it overall as well, since in hindsight it felt a bit flat to me.

This video has made me not only realise that I was lacking any such structure to the short, but also helped me see how I could, without deviating too much from the original concept, change it up to fit those proper act beats! I can already tell it's going to be a better story this time around; really, really appreciate this video!

(Also, have to agree: Piper is one of my very favourite Pixar shorts too! :D)

[ramdogproductions]

Love the clean graphics and breakdowns Pietro. I'm always checking your tips against my recent scripts Haha THNX

[renatozanardo]

Molte grazie, Pietro, immagino parli italiano molto bene