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Q&A I have no artistic skill, but I want to write for animated shows/movies

See title. I love writing stories, but I usually imagine how they are like in show/movie form, specifically 3d animated ones. I don't feel like I have the skill to write a good book, but I do think...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:08:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar noClue‭ · 2019-12-08T10:08:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
See title. I love writing stories, but I usually imagine how they are like in show/movie form, specifically 3d animated ones. I don't feel like I have the skill to write a good book, but I do think I could write well for a visual medium, however, I absolutely have no artistic talent whatsoever to properly convey the images in my head to artists.

Is there still a place for someone like me, provided my writing is good enough? I'd love to dabble in that field, but I fear my lack of artistic talent might hold me back. I do have some experience using 3d modeling software, so I guess I could grab some models and pose them in a shot in a way to "sketch" the scenes in my head, but... yeah, that's about it. Is it unusual for someone like that to work in the field of animation? Maybe there are some examples of famous directors/writers who can't draw?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-11-09T01:43:53Z (almost 6 years ago)
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