Stories are a huge part of today's society. We use it for everything movies, television, books, etc. In this video Andrew Stanton tells us all of what he knows about storytelling starting from the end to the beginning.
In this video Stanton tells us storytelling is joke telling, knowing everything you are saying will lead to a singular goal. He shows us a clip from a movie he made that year called "John Carter." The clip fundamentally makes a promise. In 2008 he showed us a clip from the movie he made "WALL-E." The clip showed the most purest form of cinematic storytelling, storytelling without dialogue. In 1998 he had finished writing "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life'' and was completely hooked on screenwriting he found a quote by William Archer: "Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty." In their early Pixar days, they were just a group of guys going out on their gut. When they first approached Tom Hanks he asked, "You don't want me to sing, do you?", singing epitomized what animated movies were about in 1993. They wanted to prove that was not needed, make a new formula. A year later they proved storytelling has guidelines, not hard rules.
Another thing they learned was liking the main character. They made "Woody" likable and selfish, you can make him kind and generous as long as he stays the top toy. We live life like that, willing to play by the rules as long as certain conditions are met. When he was five he watched "Bambi" and saw the most major ingredient a story should have, but is often revoked: A sense of wonder. He then goes on to tell us, when he was four he found two pinpoint scars on his ankle and asked his dad what they were. His dad said he was born prematurely and came out too early he was yellow with black teeth. The doctor said he was going to die, and after many blood transfusions he lived. That was the first story lesson he learned draw from your experiences.
I have been considering becoming a screenwriter for movies and TV shows. I love movies and TV and I want to be able to do something with that love and passion. I have an admiration for screenwriters because of their gift of being able to tell stories, make us feel emotions. This video made me want to work as a screenwriter. All of the "clues" he told us I agree with. You have to have wonder in storytelling, wonder is pure and candid. Storytelling without dialogue is an amazing thing too. The "WALL-E" example was literally one of the most sweetest things I have ever seen, the amount of emotion they conveyed without saying a word was brilliant.
This amazing TED Talk made me want to become a screenwriter. Andrew Stanton's last three minutes made this talk emotional and made me feel inspired. I recommend this talk to future screenwriters, anyone who loves Pixar movies, or anyone who's almost died in childbirth.
In this video Stanton tells us storytelling is joke telling, knowing everything you are saying will lead to a singular goal. He shows us a clip from a movie he made that year called "John Carter." The clip fundamentally makes a promise. In 2008 he showed us a clip from the movie he made "WALL-E." The clip showed the most purest form of cinematic storytelling, storytelling without dialogue. In 1998 he had finished writing "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life'' and was completely hooked on screenwriting he found a quote by William Archer: "Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty." In their early Pixar days, they were just a group of guys going out on their gut. When they first approached Tom Hanks he asked, "You don't want me to sing, do you?", singing epitomized what animated movies were about in 1993. They wanted to prove that was not needed, make a new formula. A year later they proved storytelling has guidelines, not hard rules.
Another thing they learned was liking the main character. They made "Woody" likable and selfish, you can make him kind and generous as long as he stays the top toy. We live life like that, willing to play by the rules as long as certain conditions are met. When he was five he watched "Bambi" and saw the most major ingredient a story should have, but is often revoked: A sense of wonder. He then goes on to tell us, when he was four he found two pinpoint scars on his ankle and asked his dad what they were. His dad said he was born prematurely and came out too early he was yellow with black teeth. The doctor said he was going to die, and after many blood transfusions he lived. That was the first story lesson he learned draw from your experiences.
I have been considering becoming a screenwriter for movies and TV shows. I love movies and TV and I want to be able to do something with that love and passion. I have an admiration for screenwriters because of their gift of being able to tell stories, make us feel emotions. This video made me want to work as a screenwriter. All of the "clues" he told us I agree with. You have to have wonder in storytelling, wonder is pure and candid. Storytelling without dialogue is an amazing thing too. The "WALL-E" example was literally one of the most sweetest things I have ever seen, the amount of emotion they conveyed without saying a word was brilliant.
This amazing TED Talk made me want to become a screenwriter. Andrew Stanton's last three minutes made this talk emotional and made me feel inspired. I recommend this talk to future screenwriters, anyone who loves Pixar movies, or anyone who's almost died in childbirth.