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Write Animals Into Your Story With Confidence
Animals can carry emotion, drive plot, and create the moments audiences remember forever. But writing them well means understanding how they work on set. Get the knowledge that bridges the gap between your imagination and what's truly achievable — and write animal scenes that directors, producers, and audiences will love
We have an in-depth understanding of animal behaviour from Insects to Eagles.
Sharing this knowledge at the scriptwriting stage can not only create an animal character on screen that audiences never forget, it can also save a production thousands.
We love to hear from writers and creatives during a production's embryonic stage. When animals are a part of the story we have found that the earlier consultation with us begins, the smoother pre-production and filming will be and the more value the animal can be.
An early discussion with an animal trainer can be the initial spark for animal casting and animal action ideas that turn a cute dog scene into a valuable storytelling tool. When we first read a script or talk with a writer or other creative we focus heavily on the emotional set point of the story and why the animal has been written in where it has. Understanding the background and mood of the overall story and each scene helps us create an animal character that will support your story on a deep level and will never be forgotten.
Where our expertise can help:
When we first read a script or talk with a writer or other creative we focus heavily on the emotional set point of the story and why the animal has been written in where it has. Understanding the background and mood of the overall story and each scene helps us create an animal character that will support your story on a deep level and will never be forgotten.
We Review any animal action in a draft screenplay from a trainer's POV Discuss potential concepts of an animal character, assisting with an understanding of that species' natural behaviour, ensuring realistic and believable writing. Conversations about what is possible and achievable with film animals.