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Episode 37: Pixar Storytelling Part 1
In part 1 of our 2-part conversation, Fable and the Verbivore discuss some of the unique facets that help make Pixar’s movies some of the most effective and emotionally connected narratives seen in movies over the last 25 years. We feel that tips and tricks gleaned from their fundamental story elements have the potential to make any story, regardless of their medium, resonate more closely with their audience.
Our conversation touches on the emotional impact of the first 3 minutes of Finding Nemo which invests the audience in Marlin’s perspective, how changes the storytellers made to Toy Story 2 allowed the audience to experience clearly the emotional stakes of the story, and how the story makers setup Woody in Toy Story as a likeable character who has just had a condition for his life crossed which throws him into crisis.
We unpack several of the 22 Pixar storytelling rules while discussing how Pixar emotionally connects the audience to their characters, creates drama by figuring out in what situations their character thrive and throwing the opposite at them, uses their own experience and feelings to lend emotional authenticity to the story, and sets up safe spaces where it is alright to experiment with your stories and share your ideas without fear of failure.
Towards the end of our conversation, we discuss Pixar’s team approach to writing and testing out story elements along the way as a story is coming together rather than just at the end. This gives way to a conversation about giving feedback on a creative project in such a way that identifies an issue without being overly prescriptive as to how that issue should be resolved.
We also bring up some of the ideas that are behind our #100dayproject. We are now almost at the end of this project and would love to share the things we created on instagram. Feel free to check out our work under the hashtag #imitatelikeawriter.
We hope that you enjoy this episode and that you are staying safe! Keep creating and putting your unique voice out there!
Into the woods,
Fable & The Verbivore
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In part 1 of our 2-part conversation, Fable and the Verbivore discuss some of the unique facets that help make Pixar’s movies some of the most effective and emotionally connected narratives seen in movies over the last 25 years. We feel that tips and tricks gleaned from their fundamental story elements have the potential to make any story, regardless of their medium, resonate more closely with their audience.
Our conversation touches on the emotional impact of the first 3 minutes of Finding Nemo which invests the audience in Marlin’s perspective, how changes the storytellers made to Toy Story 2 allowed the audience to experience clearly the emotional stakes of the story, and how the story makers setup Woody in Toy Story as a likeable character who has just had a condition for his life crossed which throws him into crisis.
We unpack several of the 22 Pixar storytelling rules while discussing how Pixar emotionally connects the audience to their characters, creates drama by figuring out in what situations their character thrive and throwing the opposite at them, uses their own experience and feelings to lend emotional authenticity to the story, and sets up safe spaces where it is alright to experiment with your stories and share your ideas without fear of failure.
Towards the end of our conversation, we discuss Pixar’s team approach to writing and testing out story elements along the way as a story is coming together rather than just at the end. This gives way to a conversation about giving feedback on a creative project in such a way that identifies an issue without being overly prescriptive as to how that issue should be resolved.
We also bring up some of the ideas that are behind our #100dayproject. We are now almost at the end of this project and would love to share the things we created on instagram. Feel free to check out our work under the hashtag #imitatelikeawriter.
We hope that you enjoy this episode and that you are staying safe! Keep creating and putting your unique voice out there!
Into the woods,
Fable & The Verbivore