Storytelling, Animation and Creative Posts.
Animation Notes From Richard Williams and Ollie Johnston.
Fuck Yeah.
Irvin Kershner Star Wars Empire Strikes Back DVD audio commentary.
Intellectual Curiosity
Creative Currency.
"When the external validation of success replaces our spiritual sense of purpose, things get messy."
Clues to a Great Story - Andrew Stanton.
Thoughts and experiences on making a movie.
22 Pixar rules of story telling by Emma Coates.
Interviews with Toy Story 3 Directors
What is at stake is nothing less then Life and Death.
Del Toro's words to live by.
Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules + bonus.
The Action Movie Fairy Tale.
Shatner Kirk vs Pine Kirk
Hayao Miyazaki's Starting Point.
Carlos Beana notes.
Why the hero journey's suck.
Anatomy of Determination.
Why and how we need better villains.
Cinematography Notes.
Story Development in Animated Features
Story
Visual discipline and training the critical eye. AKA I hate drawing! Why do I need to do it if I am doing 3D?
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(part 2)
Texture Painting Notes.
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(part 2)
(part 3)
What I tell myself everyday.
To all the people watching, I can never ever thank you enough for the kindness to me, I'll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask is one thing, and this is.. I'm asking this particularily of young people that watch: Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism - for the record it's my least favorite quality, it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen." - Conan 'O'Brien