Breaking Down Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

01/11/2023 51 min Episodio 12
Breaking Down Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

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In this episode, J Ryan and Keira take a deep dive into Pixar Studio's 22 Rules of Storytelling, examining each rule and sharing examples of how they are executed in popular films and in their own writing projects. They also unveil Pixar's unique corporate creative process, "The Pixar Braintrust," and discuss how it came to be. Episode highlights:03:33               George Lucas, Steve Jobs, ILM & the birth of Pixar05:59               The Pixar Braintrust08:06               Character is King: Pixar Edition14:53               Diving into the 22 Rules of Storytelling18:07               When do you see the theme in your work?24:17               The End is the beginning…and the middle27:40               Learn what you like, then use it31:26               An obvious way to surprise yourself36:54              Keeping it real…no matter the circumstance 41:55               It’s such a waste, or is it? (Even after 14 years)47:17               Exercise: Fix a broken story