Storytelling resource - Pixar in a Box

MissMushy

Been working on a story idea (family thing) for a while and am finding this resource breaking down Pixar's storytelling methods very helpful. Videos interspersed with exercises .
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

And it is free!

@missmushy love Khan Academy, my kids have been on it since elementary school, also check out YouTube video_
"Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story" really good information, Chris
Andrew worked on Toy Story and wall-e

carriecopadraws

Oh man, I went to a Pixar Storytelling Masterclass once and it was incredible. I bet this is a condensed version of that. An exercise I remember doing was quick storytelling in this format:

Once upon a time, there was...
And they wanted....
Then one day....
And then....
And then...
And then...
Until finally...

MissMushy

@carriecopa yep - the story spine they called it. We did that in our Second City improv classes as well but that was so long ago I needed a refresher.
@C-Davies thanks for the additional resource - will take a look!