Visual scripting is the coordination of words with pictures in sequence. This book presents the methods and viewpoints on visual scripting of fourteen film makers, from nine countries, who are involved in animated cinema; it contains concise examples of how a storybook and preproduction script can be prepared in visual terms; and it includes a discussion of the visual grammar of Sergei Eisenstein. Specific topics covered include scriptwriting for animation, cartoon strip into animated film, the storyteller's approach, the advertising message, the painter and the moving picture, typography in motion, scriptwriting for animation, writing dialogue for animation, storyboard for an animated feature film, the animated feature film on a budget, combined live action/cartoon feature film, the experimental film maker and designer, and the international panorama. Illustrations accompany the text. (JM)