Models for Creating Animated Short Videos for Social Media
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-156-168
Abstract
The article explores the models of creating short animated films in relation to social media. Contemporary strategies and key production patterns are aimed at overcoming the audience’s short attention span, focusing on the viewer’s rapid engagement and fostering strong loyalty to the presented content. The evolution of methods — from specialized and modular approaches to the use of artificial intelligence — provides creators with powerful tools and simplifies the implementation of complex artistic tasks, while simultaneously posing new requirements to originality and visual storytelling.
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S. Changrun
Federal state autonomous educational istitution of higher education “South Ural State University” (national research university)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Song Changrun - post-graduate student, Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Desing (SPbSUITD). AuthorID: 1333146.
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Changrun S. Models for Creating Animated Short Videos for Social Media. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(2(68)):156-168. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-156-168
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