Workflow: A Practical Guide to the Creative Process

by Doron Meir

Overview

A pro isn’t just a person who can do it well. It’s a person who can do it well every time, on demand and on deadline; which is why the key to being a professional creative is having a great creative process. Whether it’s writing a book, animating a shot, designing a game level or composing a soundtrack—ultimately, we’re all facing similar challenges. Since we share challenges, we can also share solutions. This book is a practical guide, featuring a universal creative process that can streamline any serious creative work, on any scale.

Key Features

Universal approach: applies to any process that starts with an idea and ends with a refined product.

Profound and light: combines conceptual ideas with practical tips and fun anecdotes.

Caricatures and samples: helps visually clarify ideas and processes.

Variety of creative fields: draws on examples from writing, animation, game design, 3D modeling, music, sculpting and more

Printable summaries: provides visual outlines that can be used as cheat-sheets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138058552
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/13/2018
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Doron Mayer has more than 20 years of experience in a whide range of creative fields: animation, storyboarding, illustration, design, writing and art direction. He has worked on both small-scale projects and large, world-class productions including The Secret Life of Pets, Shaun the Sheep, Disney mobile games and much more.

Table of Contents

Preface. How to Get the Most out of the Book. Part 1: Controlled Chaos. The Bucket and the Pipeline. Controlled Chaos. Your Inner Creative Dream Team. The Creative Atom. The Power of the Process. Part 2: Capture. What is Capture. Capturing Techniques. Logic and Intuition. Safety Rules for Capturing. Part 3: Dream. Inspiration in 3 Easy Steps. Raw Materials. Building Concepts. Safety Rules for Dreaming. Part 4: Explore. Not a Walk in the Park. The Library and the Trip. The Premake. Safety Rules for Exploring. Part 5: Make. Dr. Artist and Mr. Critic. A Shopping List. Cool, Calm and Collected. Safety Rules for Making. Part 6: Pro. "Just Do It". Simple Chunking. Scaling Up. Working in Context. Part 7: Process Mastery. Under the Hood. Six Steps. Fine-Tuning. Case Studies. Little Red Riding Hood — The Real Story. His or Hen's. AppSpace. Glossary. Cheat Sheets.