Pixar

First off, can I just say how completely excited I was when I found out that our reading assignment was on "The Secret of Pixar Storytelling"! I was a little shocked that this is something we are going to be learning about, because I feel like Professor Leeper has been trying to steer us away from the idea that Pixar films are worth watching, and trying to get us to watch things that aren't as well known...well aren't as well known to me anyway. Don't get me wrong, I have very much enjoyed the things we have been learning in class, and it has helped me to be more open minded about films, but Disney Pixar/ Disney anything is what gets me interested!

One of the things Stanton mentions in this paper is "Be wrong as fast as you can. Get your ideas onto the page. The real gold is mined later." I found this quote to be extremely encouraging to me, because often times, I have an idea for a story but then give up on it, because I can't get it right the first couple of times I try it out. After reading this, I found that it can take 3 years sometimes to get a story the way that you want it to be. I shouldn't be so quick to throw my ideas away when they don't turn out the way I planned the first time. It is a long process, and I guess patience is something that I'm going to have to learn if  I really want to create something that is worth watching and that I will be proud of.

Something else that I felt like was a great idea, was turning down the sound when viewing the reels to see if you can understand the flow of the story. I think that is a very vital part of creating a story, you should be able to understand what is going on just through the images rather than sound, and I think that helps you to determine whether your images are effective in the film.