Andrew Stanton Storytelling

CueNotes
CaringIn the beginning, a story should show or have a promise that the story will lead somewhere.
WaliThe audience is compelled to deduce and deduct, but they don’t want to know they are doing it. (Absence of info draws us in)(2+2)
All well-drawn characters have a spine or a dominant unconscious goal they strive towards.
Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertaninty
honest conflicts that create doubt
storylines have guidelines not hard fast rules
BambiThe best stories infuse wonder

What I took away from this video is; to use what you know and draw from it, it doesn’t always mean plot or fact, but capturing a truth from your experience, and expressing values you feel to your core.

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